Towel radiator

[jez]

Hi, anyone know what size towel radiator thingy I would need for a bathroom measuring 2.64M length x 1.7M width x 2.6M height?

Can I use one as a straight swap for a central heating radiator?

jez.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Not if you want any heating in the room. Towel radiators don't give off any heat when they're covered in towels. Even with no towels, they give off less heat than the same sized radiator.

[Set Square]

It's impossible to say what the heating requirement is just from the dimensions - so much depends on the construction and insulation characteristics.

If you have a conventional radiator at the moment which is adequate - but not much more - replacing it with a towel radiator of the same size will be hopelessly inadequate - 'cos towel radiators have pretty pathetic heat outputs due to their small surface areas. If you want a towel radiator, install one *in addition* to a normal radiator rather than *instead of* it.

[jez]

Thanks guys. Are ladder radiators the same thing as towel radiators?

jez

[Set Square]

Pretty much.

You should be able to get a figure for the heat output of any towel radiator you might be considering - and compare it with the figure for your existing radiator. Size for size, your towel radiator will give you far less than half the output of a normal rad - and that's *before* you put towels on it!