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  1. P

    towel rail tail tight

    I recently fitted a towel rail, theres a slight weep on one of the tails, when I tried to remove the trail it started to tighten up Any ideas on why, I don't want to damage the towel rail in removing the tail but its got to come out
  2. brum

    Towel rail sizing

    Hi guys am doing a bathroom fit and replacing rad for towel rail I think 1200x600 flat chrome.I think this is more than adequate for room 1800x2600 2400 high 2 no outside walls,what do you guys think and what is the btus req for a room of this size as customer is a bit odd and has asked question...
  3. S

    Bathroom towel radiator

    Hi every one, I have a bathroom radiator problem, I have tried on numerous occasions to get the this radiator working, I have bled it umpteen times,when you touch the incoming pipes they are just warm,both valves are open,but still no heat,any of you guys got any suggestions. Colin
    • Shimsham
    • Thread
    • bathroom radiator towel
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    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  4. Deleted member 7121

    Towel rails

    Can you still fit bathroom towel rails on a domestic hot with pumped secondary ? Or has the regs changed ? Thanks
  5. A

    Heated towel rail problem

    Hi all, I am a non-professional trying to re-fit a small cloakroom. I am replacing an old, small towel rail with under floor heating. I am led to believe the rail was on a separate loop which is fed from the hot water supply and not the central heating. Having removed the rail I capped off the...
  6. W

    I’ve finally been defeated. I am throwing in the towel.

    I’ve finally been defeated. I am throwing in the towel. Been through a lot of adversity in my life, but have always been able to use cunning, strength and whatever intelligence God gave me to smite my opponents or find a solution to the problem. But now, I'm beat, done-in, had enough, and...
  7. J

    Electric towel rad

    Put a towel rad in with electric element, put 90 percent full, water and inhibitor, width 300x1600mm height chrome towel radiator, 400w element! All installed and towel rad stays warm at bottom but not at top, there is definetly water in it, my guess is an air lock and it needs taking off and...
  8. R

    Dual Fuel towel rail installation

    Hi, I've just installed a dual fuel towel rail. I've been led to believe that the heating element should be on the flow pipe. When I installed the rail, I didn't know which pipe was flow/return (don't ask - it's a long story!). Turns out I've put the heating element on the return. I can't...
  9. T

    Towel rad piping across the attic.

    Ladies & Gents, A little advice, please. I have a customer who wants her radiators in the en-suite and main bathroom changed from, 'on with heating only' to 'on at any time', ie conventional heated towel radiator function. The main bathroom is easy because I only have to take the pipe runs...
  10. D

    Towel Rad heating element ??

    Evening all , right heres my conundrum . I have made a few stainless rads for customers before , yes made welded etc not just stuck some fittings on ! My current customer wants me to make a towel rad using 28mm copper tube , the desing is simple enough as a series of bends , the down side is...
  11. D

    Towel rail element

    Afternoon chaps and chappesses I have replaced a bathroom rad with a shiny new dual fuel towel rad (Kudox) My issue is that no matter what I do, I cannot get the element even hand tight - always about a quarter to half a turn off If I was to tighten fully, the pipe entry would be out of line...
  12. P

    Oil heating/ towel rail question

    Easy for those in the know but can someone advise me whether I can have a water filled bathroom towel radiator with il central heating. I am sure this is the case and think this is what is in the existing radiator atm. I assume you can only get electric and water filled towel radiators?
  13. T

    Changing towel radiator

    Hi all, im planning to change my towel radiator and have a couple of questions. I managed to remove the old one without draining the system as I could remove the rad but leave the rad's isolator valves (note these are from the radiator and not part of the copper piping). The problem is that...
  14. L

    Over tightened towel radiator

    I think I've overtightened the thread on top of the radiator. It's leaking. How do I replace the rubber seal, without draining the system?
  15. K

    fitting towel rail in bathroom

    I want to fit a new towel rail in place of radiator in bathroom. I have a Combi Boiler system. I have closed off both valves on radiator and removed radiator from wall. With the radiator off I opened both valves but no water came out of either. Is this normal with a Combi boiler and how do I get...
    • kennymcd
    • Thread
    • bathroom fitting towel
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  16. M

    Micro bore pipe to a towel warmer?

    Hi all, a friend has just asked me to fit a small towel warmer in place of her old radiator in the bathroom. Problem is the old pipe work is 10mm bore and they are wider than the width of the towel warmer. She doesn't want the Lino ripped up so what's the neatest way of adapting the pipe work...
  17. M

    What centers for a 600mm towel rail?

    Does anybody know what centers I have to have for 1st fixing a 600mm curved towel rail? I seem to have 570mm in my mind for some reason.
  18. N

    dual fuel towel radiator questions

    Hi I am not a plumber nor experienced diyer and have some questions about ladder dual fuel radiators. The WWW seems to be a bit lacking.. :) 1) I was wondering how you choose your element wattage? Is it based on rad height vs element length or rad wattage vs element wattage? 2) there is...
  19. Neil T

    towel rads need a boost

    I've been to see an old customer who is having a problem with a couple of towel rads in a bathroom. It's a 'very' big old victorian house with 3 floors and basement (looks and feels like a hotel inside) and has 2 boilers in basement. Heating works perfectly for rest of house and customer...
  20. D

    Heated Towel Rail.

    Hi To everyone, this is my first post on this site hopefully I will get some help. As I have worked my way through my house decorating I have been replacing my old radiators for new. Because my house has a concrete ground floor the heating system runs through the first floor, running down the...

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