Installing a towel radiator

Bananaleaf

Hi all

Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get a towel rad fitted into my bathroom. I see that I can pick up a rad for as cheap as 100euro without valves (not sure how much extra these would cost), but I would obviously need a plumber to do the work for me.

1. Is this a relatively straightforward job or is there a lot more to it than just sticking the rad up on the wall?

2. We need to get a full heating service done on the house before moving in. Would it be a good idea to get the rad fitted at the same time?

Totally new to all this home stuff. Thanks in advance

fritzelly

I removed a radiator and installed a towel radiator refeeding the rads pipes to the towel rad without any real plumbing knowledge - pretty easy

I got a pair of valves off Chadwicks for about 30 euro - not expensive at all (depending on what you want of course)

Bananaleaf

fritzelly wrote: »

I removed a radiator and installed a towel radiator refeeding the rads pipes to the towel rad without any real plumbing knowledge - pretty easy

Think I got the valves off Chadwicks for about 30 euro - not expensive at all (depending on what you want of course)

Okay, I definitely can't do that I'm no way practical at all like that! Well done though and glad to hear it's easy enough

elperello

Try not to skimp on quality.
I have seen some get very shabby after a few years.

fritzelly

Bananaleaf wrote: »

Okay, I definitely can't do that I'm no way practical at all like that! Well done though and glad to hear it's easy enough

Just plan where the rad goes, get a copper pipe cutter and cut to the positions to feed the towel rad, use compression fittings to feed the pipe up/down or whatever to where its going - really easy and any plumbers will help you out.
Think it took me maybe an hour all told including drilling for the new rad - though I had prepared for taking it through the cavity first so no ugly pipes along the wall...

elperello wrote: »

Try not to skimp on quality.
I have seen some get very shabby after a few years.

Got the rad off ebay for about 100 euro (chrome) and valves from Chadwicks like I said - some 8 years later look as good as the day I bought them

Fwarder

Hi All,

I was thinking about changing the existing standard small radiator in the bathroom for the towel rad. At the moment, existing radiator has valves on both sides and it is also 50cm wide.

Towel rack I was thinking of getting would be this one : from screwfix (seems to have good reviews).

Since I never did the radiator change in my life, would that work? I presume that I could sort the width difference easily, and after it, I would only need to top up the system (I have 2 water tanks in the attic, smaller one is probably for heating?) and bleed the new radiator until the water starts to come out of it instead of bubbles/air?

That would be the theory at least

Thanks in advance for your help

Bananaleaf

Fwarder wrote: »

Hi All,

I was thinking about changing the existing standard small radiator in the bathroom for the towel rad. At the moment, existing radiator has valves on both sides and it is also 50cm wide.

Towel rack I was thinking of getting would be this one : from screwfix (seems to have good reviews).

Since I never did the radiator change in my life, would that work? I presume that I could sort the width difference easily, and after it, I would only need to top up the system (I have 2 water tanks in the attic, smaller one is probably for heating?) and bleed the new radiator until the water starts to come out of it instead of bubbles/air?

That would be the theory at least

Thanks in advance for your help

No real advice here, but I am the OP and I never did the changeover.

It was explained to me that I might actually lose heat in the room with the towel rad so as of yet I haven't made the change.

fritzelly

Having pipes coming up the wall to where the towel rad would be is gonna look messy, maybe an electric rad might be better...