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  1. 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?
  2. 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
  3. 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...
  4. 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.
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. N

    Towel Rail Plumbed from above

    Hi i am renovating a bungalow we have installed a new central heating system. long and short of the story in the shower area my plumbers installed a chrome flat towel rail, which we piped from above so basically the towel rail is upside down. We did this as walls are paramount egg box and didn't...
  9. D

    Towel Warmer on domestic circuit.

    Hi All, Any of you fitted a towel warmer to a hot water secondary circuit? I'd imagine they'd have to be specifically made for the purpose, not all towel warmers will be suitable because of the corrosive effect of the 'fresh' water yeh? I'm considering this for my own place but, to be honest...
  10. M

    fitting Tornado towel rails

    Hey has anyone fitting Tornado Towel rails? Any one else had trouble getting the clamp part of the clip that connects to the radiator the clip firmly?
  11. W

    Towel rail brands

    Hi, I'm replacing the famly bathroom and want to fit a heated towel rail in place of the rad, along with electric underfloor heating. The towel rail needs to be a fairly big rail (four women in the house :smilewinkgrin:) and I'm looking at 1600/500, but the range of brands and prices is large...
  12. A

    replacing an 10 mm microbore radiator with an 22mm towel radiator .

    What would be the best & afficient way to tackle this job.???
    • a.s.k.4.p.l.s.l
    • Thread
    • radiator replacing towel
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  13. jonnyswamp

    Towel rail elemant wired to motorised valve

    Is there a simple power closed, spring return open motorised valve I can fit to serve a towel rad with a heating element, so that when element is switched on, the valve closes and there is no circulation around rest of heating circuit This is on an open vented system and would be just on the...
  14. A

    Narrow Towel Radiator

    HI We had a vey small room downstairs and looking for an electric towel radiator (does not matter if its chrome white or any other colour) the size needs to be between 200mm wide or 250mm wide here and here , i have found one but not sure how to convert it to electric, does any standard towel...
  15. P

    Towel Rad valve leak

    Hi, got a leak from within the valve but can see no way of taking the cap off to see what's going on. End of cap looks to be moulded on. Any ideas?
  16. N

    Towel radiator from plastic pipes

    Hi, we live in a newish house with plastic heating pipes dropped in the walls. In the wc there is currently a small rad, the pipes are central behind it and brought out onto microbore copper behind the rad which is ok as they are fixings don't show. I'm about to tile the room and at the same...
    • Nick SR
    • Thread
    • pipes plastic radiator towel
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  17. A

    Bathroom towel rails?

    I'm planning a bathroom remodel and wanted to replace my existing bathroom rad (will be too small and cast iron) with a towel rail and worked out I need something in the region of 1200w, am I being dense the largest towel rail I can find is only half that power rating? For the space I have...
  18. S

    Adding a Towel Radiator into new En-Suite

    Hi guys, Sorry to have to ask this one, especially when I have done it previously on a number of occasions. But, is it okay to simply tap into existing feed and return circuits on heating system for the additional radiator? I know that the boiler is capable of coping with the extra demand, and...
  19. L

    Advice: Towel radiator - Pipe centers : 790mm apart

    HI all, I am having the radiators for my combi boiler ch system replaced tomorrow. For the downstairs bathroom (size of a box room - quite small), I am trying to source a normal (not designer i.e overly expensive) chrome towel rad. If there is anyone who has sourced one, of decent quality...
  20. T

    Towel Radiator Tappings

    Does anyone else frequently get problems with the 1/2" Tappings on towel radiators. 90% of the ones I have seen are dog rough, usually a really slack thread, and often leak no matter how much jointing compound you put on. I generally just use PTFE or loctite on the valve tails, is there...

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