Towel Radiator or Tall Radiator?

anotheruser

We have a small bathroom downstairs.
It's about 2m square I guess, thereabouts.

It currently has a small (about 80cm tall) towel radiator. I was thinking of replacing this with a taller one but read online elsewhere that they're not that great at heating rooms.

I don't need the room to be really hot but sometimes it's really warm, other times not. The vent to outside isn't that great so sometimes sticks open I think.

So should I replace the towel radiator with a taller one, or look at one of those tall radiators?

Leaning towards the taller towel radiator as I don't think I need as much heat as the other radiator and it'll be less work if I get one that's the same size (not sure if a tall radiator comes in my size?).

The current towel radiator isn't electric - it runs off the central heating system.

Ruski

Fit a taller one, more space for towels (which inherently reduce the output of the radiator anyway) and let the TRV control the temperature of the room.

And there's a huge difference in the output/quality of an eBay/Screwfix towel rad compared ones found in 'proper' suppliers (I'll give CityPlumbing a nod here) the difference is worth the price (IMHO)



HTH

Russ

VfM4meplse

Unless it's a very small space, a towel radiator isn't going to heat the room adequately. A 2m sq space fits my definition of small.

Tom99

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I always go for a proper radiator with a rail above it to hang the towel on.[/FONT]

Grenage

It depends on whether you want/need to heat the bathroom.

We have a chunky towel rail in our bathroom, it's not a room we directly heat with a radiator.

Doozergirl

White towel rails wil throw out a lot more heat than chrome ones; do have a look at the BTUs when shopping.

I've just swapped ours (white, tall) for a column rad with a rail over. World of difference.