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I recently fitted a dual fuel heated towel rail in my bathroom, but installed the element in the top left-hand corner (where the existing bleed valve was) instead of at the bottom where I believe they are normally fitted. I've used it fine over the last few weeks but today forgot to turn it off after the typical half an hour I usually leave it on for. I went out for a couple of hours and came back to a strong burning smell... basically the element (600w) had overheated and much of the visible white plastic has melted. So although it still works okay, I think I need to get a new one. Questions...
1) don't these things have an internal thermostat that should prevent this from happening?
2) should I have installed the unit at the bottom rather than at the top of the towel rail? If so, would this have prevented the overheating?
3) if I do have to re-orient the element to enter from the bottom rather than the top (using one of these T-pieces I've just found out about that conveniently wasn't supplied with my kit) won't I need to re-jig my pipework?
4) if I buy a lower-rated element, can I keep it as a top entry without fears of overheating?
Thanks in advance...
1) don't these things have an internal thermostat that should prevent this from happening?
2) should I have installed the unit at the bottom rather than at the top of the towel rail? If so, would this have prevented the overheating?
3) if I do have to re-orient the element to enter from the bottom rather than the top (using one of these T-pieces I've just found out about that conveniently wasn't supplied with my kit) won't I need to re-jig my pipework?
4) if I buy a lower-rated element, can I keep it as a top entry without fears of overheating?
Thanks in advance...