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Do you need an electrician to install a heated towel rail?
Note: The heated towel rail must be installed by a professional service agent or qualified person. Make sure you have read the safety information before installing.
How close can a towel warmer be to a shower?
A towel warmer can’t be installed in a shower enclosure. A heated towel rack needs to be installed at least 24” away from a wet location like a shower, tub, etc.
How do you install a hardwired towel warmer?
Installing a Hardwired Electric Towel Warmer. Use a stud finder to locate the studs in the area you wish to place the towel warmer. Shut off electrical power at the main service panel. Position the towel warmer over the outlet box and mark the locations of the screw holes for the wall brackets.
How easy is it to install a heated towel rail?
The easiest way to fit your new towel radiator is to replace a radiator of the same width. This means you’ll be able to choose from a much wider range of replacement radiators – and the job isn’t too difficult to do with modern plumbing fittings, which are very easy to work with and need no heating or soldering.
How long does it take to install a heated towel rail?
Installing the heated towel rail will take around 2-3 hours, with extra time added on if new piping is required to replace the old.
How are heated towel rails connected?
A standard heated towel rail is a towel rail that is connected up to your central heating system, just like your radiators. Your radiators and heated towel rails are connected up to this pipe network and are heated up by hot water.
What is a hardwired towel warmer?
The wall-mounted towel warmer, supporting hardwired or plug in installation. This electric towel heater can dry and remove moisture of towels quickly, make them soft and clean.
Is it hard to install a heated towel rack?
Best of all, with the right preparation and tools, installing a heated towel rail is a simple D.I.Y. project that you can do in just a few hours! Say no to cold and damp towels and hello to a luxurious showering experience every time.
How high should a towel warmer be from the floor?
Installing the Towel Warmer Too Near the Floor The bottom of the towel warmer should be located 36-inches from the floor to prevent leg and foot burns.
How long can you leave a towel warmer on?
Heated towel rails are designed to be left on all the time and there are no safety issues to consider if you decide you want to keep them running. A standard heated towel rail will typically come on and off in accordance with the main central heating system.
Are towel warmers a fire hazard?
So no, your towels absolutely cannot and will not catch fire.
How do electric towel warmers work?
How do towel warmers work? There are two basic types: electric and hydronic. They contain electric-powered, low-watt elements within the towel rail. Some use a “dry” element that heats wire installed in the tubes of the towel bars, while others use a “wet” element to heat oil or water inside the towel rail.
Can you install a towel warmer upside down?
Yes, but not all towel warmer collections. The Italian towel warmers (Antus, Vega, Sirio, Quadro and Elory) can be mounted in any direction you desire (upside down or sideways) and will still perform just as they are expected to.
Where are the valves on a towel radiator?
Straight valves should be used when the inlets are at the bottom of the towel rail and the pipes are protruding from the floor. Angled valves will be needed if the water needs to be diverted at a 90-degree angle. This is often the case when pipes and valve inlets are situated at the side of the radiator.
Can you put a plug on electric towel rail?
Plug-in models All that is required to be installed is a power outlet (unless you already have one in the correct location), and then the heated towel rail can be installed and plugged in. The cable usually comes out the bottom or side of the heated towel rail and will be visible when plugged into a power outlet.
What are the two valves on a towel radiator for?
One valve accounts for the amount of hot water that enters the radiator. The other valve, referred to as the lockshield valve, balances the system by regulating how much heat the radiator gives off.
What liquid do you put in an electric towel rail?
If you want to fill a radiator for electric use, you need a special solution of 85% deionized water and 15% Ethylene Glycol (car anti-freeze). This solution needs to be poured into your electric towel rail before you switch it on, as it is this solution that gets hot and causes your rail to give off heat.
Do you fill an electric towel rail with water?
The entire towel rail does not get hot Top-up the towel rail by removing one of the top plugs and fill it with water only allowing around 10% of the height for expansion when the water gets hot. If you are refilling a towel warmer from empty then a combination of 85% water and 15% corrosion inhibitor is recommended.
How do towel rails work?
How does a heated towel rail work? Hydronic (Standard) heated towel rails are simply plumbed into your central heating system and work by being heated up as hot water is circulated through them. The element heats up the fluid and the towel rail is heated by a process known as convection.
Why is my heated towel rail not getting hot?
You may notice that the towel rail is not heating up and, specifically, the top rungs of the rail are colder than the bottom ones. You may also have heard knocking or tinkling through your pipes and radiators. This is usually caused by trapped air and bleeding will normally solve this.
Is a heated towel rail enough to heat a bathroom?
A towel rail will heat a bathroom efficiently, provided that it’s sized correctly for the space it’s in. A small heated rail, such as the one pictured below, is designed for hand towels and likely won’t make much of a difference to the temperature of your bathroom in winter.
