Towel - Radiator

Q1- What is a towel radiator?

Towel radiators are a type of radiators designed to dry towels in bathrooms and kitchens. They are now become a standard products in lmost every bathroom in the UK and worldwide.

Q2- What are they made of?

Towel radiators are made of mild steel. They are then either coated in white paint or plated in chrome. Chromation process may also involve nickel or copper plating.

Q3- What is shining example?

Chrome plating is an expensive process and to save costs many manufacturers keep the thickness of the plating to a minimum. When this happens the product looks shiny and solid to start with but in time the base metal will show through and rust will start to appear. This is not the case with towel-radiator.com chrome plating. Our chrome-plated products have  significantly higher corrosion protection – and they look better – because they’re plated with 40 microns of copper, 15 microns of bright nickel and a minimum of 60 microns of chrome. This method gives a high quality sparkling chrome finish that won’t start rusting just months after installation – which is what can happen with many bathroom radiators.

Q4- What is Silver brazed and hand polished?

Our central heating and filled electric rails are manufactured in Europe using silver brazed welding (as  opposed to the less attractive brass-brazed finishes you find on many towel radiators). Every rail is pressure tested to 13 bar four times during its manufacture.  And every weld joint is individually hand  polished before plating.

Q5- What is filled rail element?

Our filled electric rail uses the high specification IP64 rated, CE approved, 300 watt (or 600 watt for  larger sizes) electric element.  Its long life, self-regulating and energy efficient element is fitted to the right   hand side. At towel-radiator.com we only ever use top quality elements as these give a quieter operation and a constant  temperature. The cheaper elements that very often come with other products can be inefficient, unstable and noisy.

Q6- What is Dry element rails?

These stainless steel 201 rails are splash-proof IP34  which means they’re rated for use in bathrooms and other wet areas. The surface temperature is regulated by a steady state dissipation of heat from the low wattage  element. A supply cable is provided with the product along with wall mounted brackets. With these rails there’s no plumbing, no risk of rusting over time – and they use less power than a light bulb. The  polished finish will show no welding or assembly marks (which is not the case with most similar products on the  market).

Q7- What is a pipe centre?
The distance between the two pipes is called pipe centre. One of those pipes will be for hot water feed and should be connected to the radiator using a valve.

Q8- What is BTU?
A BTUBTUBTU, stands for British Thermal Unit, is a measure of heat energy of bathrooms, kitchens and other parts of houses. One BTUBTUBTU is the amount of energy needed to heat one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, measured at its heaviest point.

Q9- What valves do I need?

There are two types of valves.

It depends on the type of pipe connection you have in the room or bathroom where the Radiators will take place. If it is coming out of the floor you will need a pair of straight valves.

If it is coming out of the wall you will need a pair of angled valves.