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    Replacing towel warmer with designer radiator that can still hang towels on.

    Customer has asked for a towel warmer to be replaced, they want a designer radiator, anthracite colour, and still be able to hang towels on it. the wall space is limited. 400mm wide rad is the max it will take, preferably with bottom entry straight valves. Between 1200-1400 height. I cant...
  2. S

    Cold heated towel rail

    I recently had the plumber round because I had to have a new thermostatic valve on one radiator, another radiator wasn't working and the three way valve was faulty. It turned out the pump had to be replaced as well, but in getting the problem found all rads had to be turned off. I turned off the...
  3. N

    Towel Radiator smelling

    Hi can anyone help. Last year a new towel radiator was fitted in our bathroom. It was fine until a few months ago when i noticed a smell. It smells like metal or pickles. The heating wasnt on over the summer so was only a slight smell but now with the colder weather, whenever we put the heatting...
  4. A

    Daft question - lining up towel rail valves?

    Hi folks, Installing a new towel rail and it has two valves at the bottom that screw up into the towel rail with 90 degree valve taps on them, when I ptfe and tighten them it all works fine, they just reach fully tightened position at wonky directions. How can I ensure they tighten at nice 90...
  5. M

    Bathroom heated ladder towel rail - which valve to use?!

    Hiya I’m new to this forum and in need of some advice for my new home please! The bathroom has a chrome heater towel rail radiator and at the bottom on each side there is a valve...I’ve tried adjusting them both but they don’t seem to do anything so I’m just intrigued as what their purpose is...
  6. R

    Heated towel rail is cold

    I turned the central heating on tonight for the first time since the Spring but the towel rail in my bathroom won't heat up. I must have turned the rail off a couple of weeks ago, when I attempted to add inhibitor. After trying to follow an online video on how to add inhibitor I gave up and...
  7. R

    Adding inhibitor to towel rail radiator

    Hi, I've just watched a video online on how to add inhibitor to central heating. I know I've got to turn off both valves at bottom of towel rail first. I did the left hand one easily, but I'm struggling with the right hand one. The one on the left had a cap which came off easily and I then...
  8. H

    Towel Radiator not heating up

    Hi, I have a towel radiator that is causing me a bit of a headache. I worked fine until the heating came back on after the summer. The radiator never heated up after that. I've taken the floor boards up and found that the radiator has 2 feeds from the heating supply. Can't work out why its...
  9. K

    Fix a leaking Electric towel rail

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum and this maybe not the right area to post so if wrong, please admin relocate. I have an electric towel radiator/rail in the bathroom and it's leaks water when it is turned on. I was told by a plumber that these radiator's are not repairable and it was better to...
  10. P

    Help with flushing towel rail system

    We had our house re-plumbed about 9 years ago with a sealed system with solar thermal panels. (We also had new boiler installation 5 years ago). Wanting to re-decorate the main bathroom I was surprised to see on removing the towel rail that the air vent plug at the top was corroded (the sealed...
  11. W

    Can you pipe a towel rad at the top?

    So pipes drop down from above and feed and return join rad at the top right and top left. Bottom left and right just have blanks. I'm thinking only problem would be bleeding. So then fit an auto-bleed up in the loft. Just would look so much neater for two chrome pipes to run down and join the...
  12. N

    Radiators not working, bathroom towel heaters not workin

    Dear all, I have a bit of problem with my heating. One of the radiators in my main bedroom is not getting warm enough and one radiator in my other bedroom is not getting warm at all. All other radiators are working fine as in getting warm quickly and really hot as well. I have two bathroom...
  13. M

    How to turn off towel radiator

    Good evening all, I have two towel radiators that are part of the central heating system that I cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn off/on. There are two white caps at the base of the radiator on either sides of the radiator as followed: and... When I remove these two...
  14. M

    Underfloor Heating & towel rad

    Hi, I am having water underfloor heating installed in a one bed new build flat. I intend to have three zone. Kitchen/Lounge, Bedroom & Hall/Bathroom. My problem is that I want to install a heated towel rad in the bathroom. What is the best way to acheive this. I have a three port manifold. I...
  15. ShaunCorbs

    Towel rad """"""""""

    come to fit a towel rad in a bathroom I first fix about a month ago on a false wall (now tiled) Nothing special just a standard towel rad with a shelf I get told :rolleyes: And get met with the owner and son carrying it up stairs Look at the weight of it, no that can't be right 40 sodding kg...
  16. A

    Chrome radiator recommendations, not towel warmer.

    Hi, Have a cust who wants a price to supply and fit a chrome radiator in their bathroom. Only 2.5m x 2.5m room. Does not want a towel warmer as do not give out much heat. Approx 400w x 1000h ish. Can anyone recommend a decent supplier/brand? Thanks
  17. V

    Towel warmer only on Electric .

    Hi Guys , I am putting a couple of extra Rads in a custs house . Plus a towel Rad . The towel rad is only going to be heated with an elecrtric element and not connected to the central heating . I have fixed the Towel rad with element onto shower room wall , but I am not sure wether to...
  18. P

    Fitting a heated towel rail

    Hello I will be fitting a heating towel rail in a bathroom with plasterboard walls. The room is being tiled at the moment. I need some good fixings to hold the towel rail. I usually use grip it fixings but these might be hard to use with the tiles. Can anyone recommend some good fixings for the...
  19. B

    Towel Radiator leak - complete plumbing dummy!

    Hi all I have a heated towel rack in my kitchen. I noticed recently that all the paint is peeling off the top and cracking down the length of the radiator. The white surface is stained with dark radiator water and the whole thing looks god awful. I want to repaint it, but am assuming that the...
  20. R

    Fitting a towel radiator between the boiler and pump?

    We have a gas boiler in the kitchen downstairs, and the 22mm feed and return go across the ceiling (in the joists) to the airing cupboard where the pump and valve (diverter valve for CH and HW) are. Between the boiler and pump the 22mm passes under our bathroom, and I would like to fit a towel...

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