Electric Towel Radiator

moonpenny

Hi! I want to buy an electric Towel Radiator/Warmer for Bathroom but am unsure about a few things.
I want a pre-filled radiator with a single heat element. The (on/off) switch will be located on the other side of wall on the landing.
When looking online at different ones to order it askes if you want "without valves / Inline valves or angled valves" Can someone explain to me what these are and what they do? Thanks!

coffeehound

Hiya. Some heated towel rails / radiators can be heated either by hot water, or by electric, so that you can use electric when the central heating is off over the summer, for example.

If you want to use electric heating only, it should be possible for a plumber to block off the holes where the valves would go, in that case. But perhaps it would be easier all round to choose an electric-only rail / radiator in the first place as there are plenty to choose from.

dunroving

moonpenny wrote: »

Hi! I want to buy an electric Towel Radiator/Warmer for Bathroom but am unsure about a few things.
I want a pre-filled radiator with a single heat element. The (on/off) switch will be located on the other side of wall on the landing.
When looking online at different ones to order it askes if you want "without valves / Inline valves or angled valves" Can someone explain to me what these are and what they do? Thanks!

Do you currently have a regular (central heating) radiator in the bathroom? If so, you might be able to convert to a dual-fuel rad, with the help of the valves you are reading about.

moonpenny

coffeehound wrote: »

But perhaps it would be easier all round to choose an electric-only rail / radiator in the first place as there are plenty to choose from.

Yes, I thought I had explained that I want an electric only radiator.
My question was - what are the different valves for, are they just for central heating radiators?

moonpenny

dunroving wrote: »

Do you currently have a regular (central heating) radiator in the bathroom? If so, you might be able to convert to a dual-fuel rad, with the help of the valves you are reading about.

Yes, I have a small radiator in the bathroom run off the central heating but after a complete bathroom refit last year I don't want to disturb tiles on walls and floor.

My existing radiator is small and I don't want to take any heat away but need to dry towels so thought an extra electric one would be ideal.
I was confused about valves when looking to order but now I think they don't apply to electric only radiators. Is that right?

coffeehound

Correct. If it has got valves then it is not electric only.