Fitting a wall mounted towel rail to pipes in floor

Busterboom

Hi All

I want to put a towel rail into our bathroom, but we just have the two copper pipes in the floor at the moment. Can I a towel rail like this? Will the pipes connect?

Gavin83

Yes but you'll need different valves at the bottom. Those connect to the wall, you'll need straight valves. If these don't exist then it'll be extremely difficult.

You might need to adjust the pipe positions depending on the width/position of the new towel rail compared to the old.

Busterboom

Thanks @Gavin83! Is this the sort of thing I'd need? 

Gavin83

Yes, that's the sort of thing you need.

Is the radiator Arezzo? You want the valves and radiator brand to match ideally.

BUFF

Busterboom said:

Thanks @Gavin83! Is this the sort of thing I'd need? 

That's a traditional style radiator that you showed so I would try to get traditional style valves to go with it if that is what you are buying. I would not be too bothered about the manufacturer of the valves & radiator matching.

I will point out that if heat output is important metal plating a radiator will drop output significantly from an enamel painted one. Also, a ladder rail with more horizontal tubes will have higher output.