RE: Bathroom Towel Rail Sizing and control

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would echo those sentiments as well. SWMBO is often complaining that
our (very nice looking) heated towel radiator does not heat the room
enough. I have subsequently had to add an electric fan heater to the
room to provide a boost when required. - And before any screams of SHOCK
HORROR!!! It is a bathroom rated fan heater, with a pull-cord operated
switch, mounted high up on the wall above the bathroom door, well out of
reach of just about anybody, except perhaps Mr. Robert Wadlow.... It's
also controlled by an X10 DIN module in the loft, and switched by an
SS13 "stick-a-switch" on the bathroom wall.

So I'd say, go ahead, and stick in that big huge beastie!

Paul G.

-----Original Message-----
From: Clive Dilley [mailto:clive.dilley@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 January 2005 16:46
To: UKHA_D Group
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Bathroom Towel Rail Sizing and control


Hi Simon - I can't remember the "rules" I used to install my
bathroom
towel
rad, but it was certainly a higher value BTU than the small rad I
replaced.

I just used a regular valve for it (although I have got therm. valves on
all
the other rads) the reason is that I seem to recall reading that it is
best
to have atleast one "normal" valve in a gravity-fed hot water
system - I
can't remember why.

The other reason is that they are not that hot ... by the time you have
damp
towels on them, not that much heat goes into the room itself. In fact I
have
seen examples of people having both a heated towel rail and a normal rad
in
a bathroom. They are after-all, designed to warm towels (and look good)
and
not that efficient at heating the surrounding room in my view.

I use a underfloor heating system (controlled by HV and linked to my
early
morning wake-up call routine)  to supplement the heated towel rail (mine
is
450mm x 120mm)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Ryley" <simon.ryley@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:36 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Bathroom Towel Rail Sizing and control


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> Slightly off topic this one, but it does have relevance.
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> I am about to buy a new towel rail for the bathroom in the flat.  To
> give the most towel hanging / warming space, I am looking at a 1720 *
> 600mm monster.  However, I'm concerned that the heat output will be
too
> much and the room will end up being way to warm.  Being a bathroom the
> door is mainly shut, so the heating system thermostat in the hall
won't
> be aware of the high temp in the bathroom.  Does anyone know if the
> standard rules for sizing rads to rooms also work for heated towel
rails?
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> A solution may be to have a temperature control of the rad using some
> kind of automated valve.  The flow to the valve could be kept at a
> sensible level when the room isn't being used, but boosted after a
> shower to help dry the room and the towels out...
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> Anyone else have a similar system to this?
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