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    Towel Rail Bonding

    Hi Guys, looking for a bit of advice as I think I'm starting to confuse myself with this one! We have just finished a new bathroom for a client and I was informed by the plumber everything would be piped in plastic. It turns out however, that the towel rail is on old pipes and he has no idea...
  2. N

    Empty heated towel rail

    Haven't had a lot of dealings with towel rails, so I'm not too sure about this one...chrome towel rail about 900mm tall, not connected to the plumbing in any way, just heated via 300W electric heater element at bottom right. Also has threaded entries top left and top right with rubber bungs in...
  3. S

    Towel rail wiring

    Hi guys I need some help please! I'm replacing a standard on/off switch (left pic) with a digital timer (right pic) for my towel rail. Can anyone tell me which wires from the on/off switch go into the digital timer? (L1 and N1 had two wires in them whereas L2 and N2 only had one). Also...
  4. K

    Replacing a Towel Rail

    I am replacing a Towel Rail in a bathroom. I know that it must be RCD protected but if i go to the job change the FCU for an unswitched FCU at the towel rail and put an RCD FCU outside the bathroom for isolation am I right or wrong in thinking that as I have done work in the bathroom I need to...
  5. F

    Electric towel rail install at end of the bath

    Hi, ive been asked by a cleint if i can install there new towel rail at the end of thier bath high up above the taps , this would be in zone one... if the towel rail is above ipx4 and spur is positioned outside the bathroom at high level and protected by and RCD would ths be acceptable...
  6. D

    towel rail and porcelain tiles

    Hi, Just looking for an idea or two regarding a dual fuel towel rail. At the time of 1st fixing house client was unsure whether it was going to be dual fuel so we agreed to install the cable just in case. So i installed a switched fused spur outside the bathroom and left enough cable behind...
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    Towel Rail

    hi guys Been asked to add a towel rail in bathroom) via SFU off a new ring main i have just installed.Obviously new ring main is protected by 30mamp RCd but the existing lighting circuit has no RCD protection. Main bonding is in place, continuity of pipework established and the circuit (ring...
  8. O

    Electric towel rail element?

    Hi, have been asked to install an electric towel rail, when I looked at it it appears to be a "plumbed" towel rail, just two opening each side for central heating pipes. I have looked on line and seen you can buy the heating elements to screw in, is it just a matter of filling with water and...
  9. N

    Redoing a shower room, should anything be checked? Timer for heated towel rail?

    We have a shower room off our bedroom which was there when we bought the house. I think it was put in well as generally all the electrics and plumbing seem to be done well but that said the electrics were done 20+ years ago... We've certainly never had a problem with it! The electrics...
  10. C

    Electric Towel Rail Change

    Hi Just wondering on people thoughts! Been to look at a towel rail change for a old couple! Old lady has been battering the connection plug with her zimmer as she goes past bless her & its knackered! Old towel rail & at the moment doesn't look like I can source a replacement spare plug so new...
  11. M

    Changing Towel Rail elements - is this reasonable?

    I rent out a flat some distance away from where I live, and new tenants told me that neither of the 2 bathrooms' towel rails were heating. They are controlled by a Patterson Heating EC.512 Mains signaling control. Given that both were not working, I suspected that the channel settings for these...
  12. A

    Towel rail & timer unit amperage

    Hi, I have a NOBO electric central heating system. I have 300W towel rails in my bathroom. I didn't get a manual when I bought the flat, so have a few questions if OK: - Do I need to service electric towel radiators? Do I need to bleed them - as I have heard they are water filled??? - If I...
  13. T

    timer for electric towel rail

    im fitting a eletric towel rail in the bathroom via 5amp fused spur and i need to fit a timer to this, can the timer be fitted next to the fused spur and if so how do you connect the timer to the fused spur ? any help would be great thank,s...
  14. cbw

    Towel rail element

    Plumbed on central heating with additional element. How easy is it to change the element??? I have never done one and hate water!!!! Thanks, James
  15. sythai

    Exploding towel rail ... really ..?

    Went to back to second fix a bathroom today.. Customer had fitted a towel rail on the wall etc. He mentioned that he struggled to get a towel rail as the bloke in the plumb center said " any water filled towel rails with just an element and are not plumbed into the central heating system...
  16. sythai

    Electric Heated towel rail help please....

    Hi Chaps, About 5 years ago I installed fully electric towel rail, water filled and not connected to central heating (screwfix or B&Q one) Got a call off the customer today, top 6" is not heating up anymore - that's a new one on me ? Anyone come across this before ? Sy
  17. sythai

    controllable stat for towel rail..?

    Anyone know where I can get hold of a controllable stat for towel rail..? As opposed to just an element Many Thanks, Sy
  18. A

    electric towel rail

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but since it concerns a towel rail/radiator it might be. I've got a towel rail that is fed by the central heating system and also has an electric heating element in it. It gets warm when the central heating is on but the electric heating...
  19. W

    Towel rail in bathroom

    I have recently had a towel rail fitted in a bathroom which I want removed. Can I legally remove the towel rail myself as I am not qualified or must this be done by a Part P electrician? I know I can't fit a towel rail but not sure about removal. Many thanks
  20. G

    Dual fuel Towel Rail in Bathroom ???

    Does a 230V towel rail have to be 3m away from bath/shower?

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