Replacing Radiator with Towel Rail

Anoneemoose

Hi all,

We are thinking of getting a chrome towel rail to replace a radiator in our bathroom but we are unsure of how it fits in. I have only had chance to look at pictures of them but the never show the fixings in the pictures.

Do they just attach to the current fixings or will we need someone to come and do some jiggery-pokery?

Thanks in advance.

Mr_Ted

;)Jiggery pokery needed;)

JohnB47

When we were planning our new bathroom, two fitters independently said that a white painted towel rail was better than a chrome one. I never got to the bottom of this but we went for a white one in the end and we're very happy with it.

F_Bear

when we re-did our bathroom we bought one for £50. then realised u need in-line values, would need to drain the rads to move the pipes........that are under the floor boards.........

safe to say the old radiator went back on! an dtowel rads dont give out much heat. much better to get a nice chrome towel holder above the rad

Clive_Woody

Mr_Ted wrote: »

;)Jiggery pokery needed;)

Now don't you go getting all technical on us, we aren't all experts when it comes to discussing the gubbings needed to fit these things!!!!

bloss0m

I hope you have taken into consideration that many tower rails no where near give off as much heat as a radiator, there designed purely to heat towels. I have both in my bathroom for that reason. The space for the pipes seems to be much closer together than most radiators.

Chunks

BlossOm is right. I did the same exercise in an ensuite, bathroom and cloakroom. I made sure that the rating of the towel rails (I went stainless steel) was close to the rads they replaced. Of the three rads replaced, the cloakroom was a compromise. The towel rail is about the same size as the rad it it replaced but the output is much less. Because it is just a cloakroom, it doesn't matter; the other two rooms are toasty.

The towel rails came with brackets (nice ones since they are seen) jiggery-pokery not needed in my case the brackets have adjustment (distance from wall). Try to get the centres to align if you can, makes installation easier.

Good luck

nickcc

It's also handy having a towel rail heating element as well as your central heating feed, during the summer when your heating is off you can then use the element instead. We took out the radiators in our Bathrooms and fitted the large white flat towel rails with the dual heat source, with thermostatic valves fitted we find that they are warm enough even during really cold spells.

Anoneemoose

Thank you all!

We really wanted to change it because the rad we have now has only been in 2 years and practically all of the paint has fallen off! Obviously it gets damp in the bathroom but the rad hasn't been knocked or anything to cause the paint to lift. I have one of those airer things over it with a hand towel hanging on the front to ensure that the towel doesn't touch the rad.

My mum has a chrome/stainless steel radiator which is fab - but too expensive! Maybe I shall just wait longer and aim for something loke hers.

Jonesya

Have you got space for a towel rail and a radiator?

As others have said, the rails don't give out much heat so I had kept the radiators and had an electric towel rail added.

Anoneemoose

Jonesya wrote: »

Have you got space for a towel rail and a radiator?

As others have said, the rails don't give out much heat so I had kept the radiators and had an electric towel rail added.

No. It would be one or the other so after the advice here, looks like the rad is here to stay - hopefully in a less manky looking form when we replace it!