Radiator/towel radiator

[scottygio]

I plan to swap my existing bathroom radiator with a towel radiator. A straight swap over i would have thought however the instructions for the towel radiator says the towel radiator should not be used in a direct central heating system because they contain inhibitor! Anybody understand this?

thanks

scott

 

[doitall]

A direct system doesn't contain inhibitor

More info on the boiler etc.

 

[Paul Barker]

I canot think of any material that a towel radiator can be made from which isn't compatible with modern inhibitors. I wold quiz the manufacturers about their stupidity.

 

[Nige F]

See if you can identify the country of manufacture from the instructions Bet it`s China and so is the printing ........like most goods today

 

[arasca]

I plan to swap my existing bathroom radiator with a towel radiator. A straight swap over i would have thought however the instructions for the towel radiator says the towel radiator should not be used in a direct central heating system because they contain inhibitor! Anybody understand this?

thanks

scott

hi
you can get more information from the fallowing site: www.towel-radiator.com

 

[marinareyna]

I’d check the wording with the manufacturer first. It sounds like the issue may be the type of heating system, rather than the inhibitor itself.
If the connections match, it may be a simple swap, but make sure the towel rail is actually suitable for your system before fitting it.

 

[fixitflav]

I’d check the wording with the manufacturer first.

Might be worth checking the dates on this thread!

 

[marinareyna]

Fair point! I missed that the thread was quite old. The advice still applies, though I’d always check the manufacturer’s current instructions before swapping the radiator.