Replacing bathroom rad with Towel Rad

[Alex Boothby]

Hi all,

First of all apologies for joining then immediately posting a question! I know how annoying this can be. I wpuld love to return the favour if you visit computerforums.org if you ever need any compoooter help!

So I want to replace the current bathroom rad with a towel rad.

I have a combi boiler.

The pipes coming out of the ground are 500 mm apart.

This is what it looks like

I was thinking if I was to buy a towel rad 500mmwide, i could replace the angled valves with straitones, and it would fit on nicely? Sound Sensible?

If I am to replace the valves I am guessing I wouldneed to drain down the system first and the replace with inhibitor? I've heardthis is easy on a combi boiler? Would you agree?

Any help muchly appreciated

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Yes, if you can get same width rad should be simpler than altering pipe work.

 

[Chalked]

A 500 towel rail has 450-460mm centres. The will be about 50-70 from the wall. So a little alteration would be needed.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

perfectly fine and easy with the right sized rad. you shouldn't need to drain down the whole system just knock the pressure off you will be fine.

 

[Chalked]

Oh. And someone in the house needs to aim better!:welcome:

 

[Frelon]

Be aware that some towel rails are more likely to be referred to as towel warmers! You will find the bathroom does not heat up when you have towels on the radiators, as the towels become good insulators!
You will also find reports on this forum of leaks with chromed finish radiators. Do a lot of homework before buying your rads.[emoji106]

 

[quality]

I tried this

 

[Frelon]

That is what I call belt and braces

 

[Alex Boothby]

Oh. And someone in the house needs to aim better!:welcome:

Ha! Its rust. Weird though, I've never seen a rad do that before?

Thanks for all your help. Much appreciated.

The depth from my wall to where the pipes comes out of the floor is only 40mm, so I am struggling to find a rad that will work with this. Many of them have a depth of like 90-100mm so this woudnt work?

Do you guys think NoLinkingToThis kudox-flat-ladder-towel-radiator-chrome-1100-x-500mm (sorry it wont let me hyperlink) would work? It looks like it has a smaller depth.

Many thanks once again in advance

 

[Welder]

If you are staying in the house do it properly. Bite the bullet and get a stainless one otherwise you will be replacing it every 2-3 years. Unless the warmer is stainless, NO ONE offers a warranty for early rusting where dampsbtowels are placed on it. You have been warned. Oh, also, put in the biggest you can otherwise the space will be cold. A polished rad only outputs half that of a white one then thats reduced by covering with towels. Have fun.