10mm microbore rad system, can I fit towel warmer with 15mm?

[greg123]

Hi guys,

With the bathroom floor out and joists just replaced I'm also upgrading from a radiator to towel rail. The rads run on 10mm microbore to 15 or 22mm copper. It would make it a lot easire (due to bits lying in my box) that I fit the new towel rail with 15mm copper from the 15/22 main pipes. Can I do this or will I cause an imbalance between the flow in the towel rail vs all the other rads?

Finally, it's a medium size bathroom on the outside corner of a 2 bed semi, the towel rail is big at 1200mm x 750mm x 22mm rails, but we have big towels - will I need to relocate and keep the old radiator? It was a 1500mm single and was warm enough. I don't want to overkill, but I don't want to have to rip the floor up in winter to retro install.

I did search and wiki but didn't come across the answer really.

Pointers appreciated, Greg.

 

[Agile]

Yes, but you will need to balance the new addition with the lockshield only open a 1/4 turn.

Towel rails give no useful heat when covered with towels.

Tony

 

[Blasphemous]

greg,
Did the Rad come with any Instructions or the box indicate the BTUs of the Towel Rail? Personally I think they are mostly carp but you can get some with decent enough BTUs. As Tony says, once you have a few towels on there the heat into the room will be naff. But as Mrs Housewife says, 'But it looks good though doesn't it'?... Yeah whatever, and will you be bothered about the aesthetics when the winter comes?

 

[greg123]

lol love your style

It's 830w (2850 BTu's) but as Tony says it's not going to do much if it's covered by towels. It has a purpose, I'm fed up with a wood towel rack in the middle of the room and fed up with damp towels. What I'm not convinced of is that it will replace the rad, so I'm thinking to move the rad and still have it in the system.

Greg.

greg,
Did the Rad come with any Instructions or the box indicate the BTUs of the Towel Rail? Personally I think they are mostly carp but you can get some with decent enough BTUs. As Tony says, once you have a few towels on there the heat into the room will be naff. But as Mrs Housewife says, 'But it looks good though doesn't it'?... Yeah whatever, and will you be bothered about the aesthetics when the winter comes?

 

[greg123]

Thanks Tony. I'll do that.

You answer a ton of these questions, do you have a paypal for donations?

Greg.

Yes, but you will need to balance the new addition with the lockshield only open a 1/4 turn.

Towel rails give no useful heat when covered with towels.

Tony