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A towel rails radiator or a heated towel rail is a feature designed to heat towels before using them. For many years, European hotels have used them as combined towel- dryers/racks. The towel warmer is a bathroom heater suitable for both drying and heating towels and the environment. There are two versions: traditional ones that are plumbed like a radiator with water heated from a central boiler, and electric ones where an electrical resistance heats water or oil contained in the unit

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  1. Claudia14

    Re: heated towel rail stopping working

    My towel rail is not electric but separate to central heating and has been working consistently but since the 2 port valve was replaced on Monday because the radiators were not working it has stopped working, if I go into the loft and press the flame button on and off it seems to come back to...
  2. notsohandyman

    Radiator Pipe Advice Sought

    Hi all. The current towel rail is 1000mm x 600mm and ideally I'd like the pipes coming straight from the ground into the rail. The distance between pipe centres is 695mm. I can get a 750mm wide rail but the centres with that are 705mm and that additional 10mm could cause too much strain on...
  3. ameliacm

    Safe to remove this heated towel rail without draining it?

    Hi there, Can I simply undo the screws on this heater towel rail, make sure it's off and prop it up while I paint the wall behind it? I saw tutorials that said to drain towel rails but mine doesn't have any controls, just a switch outside the bathroom. Thanks!
  4. P

    Blocked GCH pipe to towel rail. Can I just swap to electric?

    Hi I’ve got a blockage somewhere that’s preventing the GCH bathroom towel rail from heating. Plumber has offered to try and resolve it at £100/hour. It sounds like there’s no guarantee the blockage can be found and/or fixed. So I could be pouring money down the drain trying to resolve the...
  5. tigersb

    Cold Radiator and towel rail

    I have a caravan with a brand new heating system.The Valliant combi boiler is working fine but one radiator and one towel rail are stone cold.I have bled both and also tried to balance the radiators with no success.Even when I shut off all other radiators the problematic ones still don't heat...
  6. B

    Water filled towel rail overheating

    I have a water filled towel rail which has been working for several years. It is now getting very hot and making a noise. Do these loose water over time and need topping up? Could this be the problem or a faulty thermostats or element? Any way to diagnose the problem? Thanks
  7. B

    Traditional column towel rail with frame

    Hi, This part of my radiator has recently started dripping, tried a new washer and ptfe tape on the thread but I think it’s coming from where that nut meets the radiator. What the best way for me to renew the bit that goes into the radiator without draining down. Or anyone know how to reseal it...
  8. R

    Towel rail installation

    I have had no end of trouble recently fitting a heated towel rail. First problem is tightening the fittings so that it is tight in the correct position/orientation for the flow/return pipework, these have o rings for sealing but are not always water tight at the correct position. Also some of...
  9. J

    Heated towel rail turn off

    I have a combi boiler (Baxi Duo Tec) I have two radiator towel rails one of which is in a room we don't use so would like to turn it off. Neither of these two have thermostats, (rest of the house does.) Any help appreciated on how to switch off one of them.
  10. Pwarrener

    Heated Towel Rail Sizes

    Hi, I have just redecorated my bathroom and am looking to buy a new towel rail which is 400w x 600h. I have just realised that the pipe centres are 375mm apart, and it looks like the standard for this sized towel rail is 350mm. Does anyone know where I can get a 400x600 towel rail with pipe...
  11. C

    Heat Towel Rail Switch - Clicking Noise

    Hi there We have a heated towel rail in our bathroom - Heller brand (well the switch is anyway). Was installed about 10 years ago. We have on a timer, comes on in the morning and back again in the afternoon, overall works well. However the Heller Switch / controller has been making a...
  12. S

    Cannot turn towel rail off

    I have a heated towel rail in both the upstairs and the downstairs bathroom. The one upstairs is super hot all of the time. I bought the house a year ago and I knew this radiator was plumbed into the hot water but I only have the hot water coming on in the mornings but this towel rail stays...
  13. D

    CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP - DUAL FUEL TOWEL RAIL ADVICE

    Hi Everyone, I hope someone might be able to help me please. I have recently paid a fortune to have my en suite shower room refitted and part of this was the fitting of a dual fuel towel rail. I have been having some problems with it but have recently noticed that one of the valves seems to...
  14. StevePJ81

    Towel Rail Stopped Heating Up After Leak

    Hi everyone, About a year ago we moved into a new property which has a towel heater as part of the Central Heating System. There are no thermostats as part of the valves, so after a quick look on google I believe it is a manual heater. In the summer a leak developed on the left hand side...
  15. A

    Towel Rail on boiler circuit

    Hi everyone, In my house the boiler (standard heat only) is in the garage and the flow and return run in 28mm under the first floor bathroom and into the airing cupboard across the landing where the cylinder, pump and motorised valve are I want to put the bathroom towel rail on the main...
  16. Barisk

    REMOVING A TOWEL RAIL

    Hi , I’ve just bought a house and there’s a big towelrail on one of the radiators, it looks really ugly and no use to me , I want to remove it and wanted to ask if it is ok to remove the towelrail and put blank cups on ? Would it affect anything else with heating?
  17. T

    Removing siezed tails from a brass towel rail

    Hi, I am replacing an old towel rail that has started leaking with another old one the same size. The original was made of steel and has rusted through in several places so that it is weeping from several places. The replacement is made of brass so this shouldn't be an issue however I am having...
  18. D

    Replacing radiator with towel rail - help needed

    Morning all. Wondering if you can help. I'm re-doing my bathroom and thought I'd replace the radiator with a towel rail. The plastic pipes seem to be speedfit (or similar). I can't see a brand on them and they say 15mm (but they're clearly 10mm). The current pipes won't stretch to the new...
  19. S

    Towel Rail Valve Fitting

    I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to work out the best approach to fitting valves to my new towel rail, but i just don’t have the experience to know the best approach and would appreciate input from you guys. If i get this wrong, it’s going to be a major PITA to correct...
  20. U

    Should I expect my towel rail (non electric) to be fitted like this

    I’ve paid good money for a bathroom installation. This follows on from having an en-suite installed last year. Both involved replacing existing radiators with flexi pipe behind them with towel rails. When my towel rail was fitted in the en suite the plumber fitted with two very short pieces of...
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