heating rods for towel rails

[kilty55]

hi all,just been asked to install one of these electric heating rods into a towel rail on 2 jobs in a row,

seems they heat the towel rail when heating is switched of in summer very cheaply

do they give off the same power as off the heating system if it was on does anyone know?

always something new to learn in this line of work....loveit!

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

these are for daul purpose they work off the boiler in winter and work off eletric in summer this will depend on how many watts the element is 150 or 300 watts you can fit one with an heat controll so you can turn it up or down these are £30 to £40 dearer worth the money

 

[Colour Republic]

no won't get as hot as the main system but will heat a small bathroom, although their primary use is as a towel warmer rather than secondary heating. As Ray says depends on the wattage but 2 things to remember the larger wattage ones can be oversized for small towel rails. It's also worth getting one with a thermostat (these either come fitted directly to the element itself or a control unit placed in a cupboard) Word of warning though, some of the thermostats fitted directly to element are bloody ugly! so worth spending a bit more on something nice.

If you are just wanting an electric towel rail which isn't connected to the main central heating system then these are just normal towel rails filled with water and a touch of anti-freeze, a blanking plug fitted one end and the element in the other.