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Electrical towel rads

  • 22-05-2008 1:28pm
    #1
    bauderline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    I installed on of these in my current house and hooked it up using a feed into a socket that is in the roof space. I installed a timer on the socket so I could control when the radiator has heat.

    This works well for me and I would like to install a few of these in the house I am building at the moment. I like the idea of still being able to warm towels int the summer when the heating is not used much. My question is I guess you can't install the timer in bathroom as I am guessing its against code so were is the best place to locate the timer, beside the consumer unit ?

    Best regards, Peter.


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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,414 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    bauderline wrote: »
    Folks,

    I installed on of these in my current house and hooked it up using a feed into a socket that is in the roof space. I installed a timer on the socket so I could control when the radiator has heat.

    This works well for me and I would like to install a few of these in the house I am building at the moment. I like the idea of still being able to warm towels int the summer when the heating is not used much. My question is I guess you can't install the timer in bathroom as I am guessing its against code so were is the best place to locate the timer, beside the consumer unit ?

    Best regards, Peter.

    Well you can get a DIN rail mounted timer and install it in the consumer unit, provided there is enough space.

    I've seen them towel rails for sale, how much power do they use up? how long do they take to heat up? Could you have them come on when the electric shower is powered on? (just an idea, assumes you have an electric shower also)....


  • #3
    fishdog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭fishdog


    I saw them in Chadwicks for about €80.
    Could you have them come on when the electric shower is powered on? (just an idea, assumes you have an electric shower also)....
    Im sure you could. It may be simpler to have them come on with the light switch.

    I think they are low power, about 300 watts.


  • #4
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,414 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    fishdog wrote: »
    I saw them in Chadwicks for about €80.


    Im sure you could. It may be simpler to have them come on with the light switch.

    I think they are low power, about 300 watts.

    True, powering when light is on would be a good idea, although with only 300w they must take a while to get warm... unless the element is designed to take a higher current when its cold, then the current reduces as its gets up to temp.

    I'm not sure if it would be the best to power it directly from a lighting circuit, as there would be no RCD on it. Although this would probably be classed as fixed equipment....


  • #5
    bauderline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭bauderline


    The one I have takes about 30 minutes to warm up I think so you do need to have it on a timer say for a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the evening maybe.

    Thanks for the DIN rail timer tip, never thought of that, and a nice tidy solution...

    Following on from that you mentioned having room in the consumer unit, I am building a decent sized house and will have more than the usual number of circuits and want to put some computer and audio equipment etc. on circuits of their own. Can anyone advise of where to source one of the commercial type consumer units ? I am looking for the type that has the metal finish with a fair amount of capacity.

    Best regards, Peter.


  • #6
    MickLimk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭MickLimk


    Have a look at the Hager catalogue, they have a range of consumer units so you should be able to find one (or use two!) that fits your requirements. A lot of wholesalers stock this brand so should be able to order anything you see in here.
    http://www.hager.co.uk/index.php?scr=800&id=3303


    They also do DIN rail time switches (in the modular devices section) from analog clock to multi-channel digital 7 day timers.
    http://download.hager.com/hagergroup.co.uk/files_download/Hager_Product_Information/2007Catalogue/2007/4ModularDevices.pdf


    If you are going to the trouble of putting in separate circuits for audio and computer equipment, have you looked at incorporating the surge protection into the consumer unit? It may save you having to buy and use separate surge protection at each socket. Again Hager make these and are shown in the protection devices section of the catalogue.
    http://download.hager.com/hagergroup.co.uk/files_download/Hager_Product_Information/2007Catalogue/2007/3ProtectionDevices.pdf

    Maybe most other RCB/Consumer unit manufacturers also do this range of components but this brand are the ones I have used in the past.


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