Adding a heated towel rail above radiator

Richyfenn · 21 Oct 2011

Hi Everybody,

A follow up as at last I've managed to fit the towel rail, plumb it in and it's working better than I expected

I managed to take a picture so you can just about see what I've done in my tiny bathroom. It isn't getting as hot as the rad but it isn't far off, the rad gets too hot to hold on to in a few minutes and the towel rail is taking 15 to 20 to get to a similar point.

It will definitely dry towels so I'm pleased.

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Richyfenn
21 Oct 2011
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Thank you everyone for your help, this certainly works.

Rich

benaround3 · 4 Apr 2012

Presumably this is only hot in Winter?

phjonesNewideas · 4 Apr 2012

Eastern european plumbing idea.

DeltaT2 · 4 Apr 2012

Nice one Richy, glad it work out OK, well done fella...........

misterdubya · 4 Apr 2012

phjonesNewideas said:
Eastern european plumbing idea.

Totally irrelevant post

MJN · 4 Apr 2012

You should've routed the chrome pipe such that it also acted as a toilet roll holder and, more importantly, toilet roll warmer. Now that's luxury.

Mathew

dormermike · 4 Apr 2012

I think this is a great idea

If only i could figure out how to have a single rad on in my bathroom, i would definately do this.

Cheers

plumbswe · 4 Apr 2012

Richyfenn said:
It isn't getting as hot as the rad but it isn't far off, the rad gets too hot to hold on to in a few minutes and the towel rail is taking 15 to 20 to get to a similar point.
Rich

Hahaha thats inventive. Try closing down one of the valves on the bottom rad and you will balance them. A little tweeking and you should get them up to temperature simultaniously

simmey · 21 Jul 2012

i am about a year late to this post, but i wonder why the diy stores don't stock this add on, can i be the only one who's wanted this 4 years?
marketing possibility or not?

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Adding a heated towel rail above radiator

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