What's the best method upon filling a hot water bottle?

[AmexRuislip]

The wife uses one of those small funnels that fits snuggly in the hot water bottle.
No mess

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Light the fire and wait for the coals to go red hot, place the hot coals in the bed pan 30 minutes before you go to sleep, leaving plenty of time to ensure your chamber pot is empty and in the right position.

 

[portslade seagull]

With hot water obviously

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

The wife uses one of those small funnels that fits snuggly in the hot water bottle.
No mess

Just the hot water bottle?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Just the hot water bottle?

Haha, she leaves just a small gap to let pressure out whilst pouring hot water in.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I don't use one personally but am often instructed to prepare one for Mrs SS.

HWB stood up in the kitchen sink, no need to hold with hand, thus removing possibility of splash and scald. Half filled with boiling water and then carefully lift HWB and position against kitchen unit and lean gently against with thigh until water level just comes up over the top. Fit screw-top and then tip any excess water into the sink so there is zero air inside the HWB - ready to use.

 

[NooBHA]

Apparently there are many ways, personally I hold it up vertically and pour to fill.

But! Other people have varying degrees of fill level (more horizontal than vertical) to fill it right, apparently it eliminates possible air bubbles within the bottle...

So how do you do it? And what's the best method?

When I was a kid and we couldn't afford hot water bottles. We had Domestos bleach bottles all of us as kids after they were empty and cleaned obviously. There was only one way to fill it. Loosen the lid. Boil a kettle. Fill it up and screw the lid back on

 

[Dick Head]

I can't remember the less than polite phrased used by a City fan to describe NSC, but I'll hazard a guess this thread isn't going to warm his opinion of us.

 

[Tokyohands]

I wear a snorkel mask to protect my eyes and oven gloves to protect my hands then pour hot water all over my nads.

 

[Norman Potting]

Light the fire and wait for the coals to go red hot, place the hot coals in the bed pan 30 minutes before you go to sleep, leaving plenty of time to ensure your chamber pot is empty and in the right position.

Method used in our household but the chambermaid deals with it for us, as befits her station in life.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

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That is excellent and worthy of preservation.

 

[Commander]

This is going to be a late night! Great thread.

Personally, I prefer to fill mine with hot, fresh chickens blood. When it cools to the correct temperature, and only then, I like to stick my penis in it.

For some reason I genuinely just burst out laughing at my desk when I read that. It really tickled me for some reason.

 

[maltaseagull]

You must use that once a decade in Malta

It gets quite chilly indoors between December to March. Often colder indoors as no insulation, carpets or central heating. And we're a bit soft

 

[Taybha]

So many handy hints , i'm sure A&E staff at the Sussex will have lots more winter stories to tell their loved ones on christmas day to eradicate the total boredom that is christmas day .

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Apparently there are many ways, personally I hold it up vertically and pour to fill.

But! Other people have varying degrees of fill level (more horizontal than vertical) to fill it right, apparently it eliminates possible air bubbles within the bottle...

So how do you do it? And what's the best method?

I had no idea hot water bottles were still made. I thought the'd gone out in the 60s

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Just back from holiday in Italy, perishing here in contrast so broke out the HWB last night but leaked in bed due to, well, to repeat myself, perishing since last used in the spring. To save buying a new one, can I superglue the stopper hole and use microwave every night?

 

[W.C.]

What's the method UPON filling a water bottle?

Best method for what after filling a water bottle?

 

[LlcoolJ]

What's happening to this country? First I hear on the radio that millions of people are already in debt to the energy companies after using their central heating since AUGUST and now this!

Hot water bottles?! *flounce*

 

[Napper]

It needs to have boiling water in it for a few minutes first to heat up the bottle.

Once hot , empty it out then re fill with hot water , pinch the air bubble and put lid on.

Heating up water bottle first will give you an extra 45 minutes heat

 

[Taybha]

Put petrol in it and have a smoke in bed .