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A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping a body or a surface. It draws moisture through direct contact.
In households, several types of fabric towels are used, including hand towels, bath towels, and kitchen towels. At the beach, people use beach towels.
Paper towels are provided in commercial or office bathrooms via a dispenser for users to dry their hands. In households they are used for minor, precision, or particularly dirty jobs of wiping, cleaning, and drying.

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  1. I

    Towel Rail on Hot water system

    Hi all Hope you can help... firstly, I'm not a plumber, but l like to be hands on If possible and try to understand things if I can. The problem I have is I had a new radiator/towel rail replaced in my bathroom which I tiled a while back. I had a local plumber plumb the radiator in which I...
  2. T

    Replacing heated towel rail on combi system

    I have got a Worcester Bosch combi boiler heating system with a MagnaClean filter. The heated towel rail in the bathroom is white and rusting, so I plan to replace it with a chrome rail to reduce the likelihood of future rusting. Am I right in thinking that when I disconnect the existing towel...
  3. B

    Replacing Towel Rad - Slightly shorter width problem (Photo)

    I'm replacing my towel radiator in my bathroom. The new one I bought, while it has the same overall dimensions, is slightly narrower than the old one where it is connected to the flow and return pipes. What are my options here? Is there some sort of adjustable value I can use to sort this or...
  4. Scott_D

    New build - rad to towel rail

    I have been asked to change a rad to a towel rail in a new build bathroom As you can imagine it’s 10mm plastic out the wall Has anyone got an image of 10mm plastic into a towel rail so that I can show the customer how it will look if I just swap as they have asked? Do I have any options other...
  5. Gavin Rafferty

    Towel Rail strange happenings...

    Hi all, I am new here and looking for some advice. I recently installed a towel radiator in the bathroom to replace the old radiator. The towel radiator will not heat up. So far I have tried: Turning off all other rads Bleeding all rads Checked that TRV and lock valve are fully open Closed...
  6. S

    Towel rail valves open or closed!

    Hi I’ve just fitted a towel rail. Should both valves be open to fill it? And stay open once filled and bleed? Thanks
  7. A

    Correct height of towel radiator above floor

    Hello, Just doing first fix pipework for a bathroom and two ensuites. Just wondering what the convention for height above floor for towel radiators is please? I will be bringing two chrome pipes out of the stud wall at the correct height for angle valves. I am also putting extra timber...
  8. M

    Towel rad with electric element?

    Hi lads. I haven’t done one of these for quite some time but I’ve been asked to fit the towel rad with an element but the supplied valves are straights. It’s 500mm wide but whoever done the first fix have set the pipes at 400. Do I need to use one straight valve and one angled valve out of the...
  9. C

    Cold heated towel rail!

    Hello, I would love some help sorting out a cold towel rail. The whole thing is cold, including the pipes leading in and out. We have had it about three years and it used to work but hasn't worked for ages, nor has the radiator also in the loft which I will post about separately. I have been...
  10. C

    Problem with old towel rad pipes

    Hi all My first post here and after a little advice, please. I have a downstairs shower room and the old towel rail (now thrown away) had pipes that are under the concrete floor. Since throwing the old rad and refurbishing the room I’ve noticed the pipes are an odd size. The centres are 425mm...
  11. W

    Are towel rad heights measured from rungs or side ends?

    Googled it but didn't find an answer. Not critical but just wondering, so I am.
  12. B

    Towel Rad Inadequate

    Good afternoon all, sorry if this seems like a stupid question but I am looking for advice. We recently had our bathroom done and were advised a Radox RXPS-1800400-CH would be man enough to heat the room. It isn’t, having done a bit of homework I think I’m going to go down the route of a...
  13. A

    Replacing towel warmer with designer radiator that can still hang towels on.

    Customer has asked for a towel warmer to be replaced, they want a designer radiator, anthracite colour, and still be able to hang towels on it. the wall space is limited. 400mm wide rad is the max it will take, preferably with bottom entry straight valves. Between 1200-1400 height. I cant...
  14. S

    Cold heated towel rail

    I recently had the plumber round because I had to have a new thermostatic valve on one radiator, another radiator wasn't working and the three way valve was faulty. It turned out the pump had to be replaced as well, but in getting the problem found all rads had to be turned off. I turned off the...
  15. N

    Towel Radiator smelling

    Hi can anyone help. Last year a new towel radiator was fitted in our bathroom. It was fine until a few months ago when i noticed a smell. It smells like metal or pickles. The heating wasnt on over the summer so was only a slight smell but now with the colder weather, whenever we put the heatting...
  16. A

    Daft question - lining up towel rail valves?

    Hi folks, Installing a new towel rail and it has two valves at the bottom that screw up into the towel rail with 90 degree valve taps on them, when I ptfe and tighten them it all works fine, they just reach fully tightened position at wonky directions. How can I ensure they tighten at nice 90...
  17. M

    Bathroom heated ladder towel rail - which valve to use?!

    Hiya I’m new to this forum and in need of some advice for my new home please! The bathroom has a chrome heater towel rail radiator and at the bottom on each side there is a valve...I’ve tried adjusting them both but they don’t seem to do anything so I’m just intrigued as what their purpose is...
  18. R

    Heated towel rail is cold

    I turned the central heating on tonight for the first time since the Spring but the towel rail in my bathroom won't heat up. I must have turned the rail off a couple of weeks ago, when I attempted to add inhibitor. After trying to follow an online video on how to add inhibitor I gave up and...
  19. R

    Adding inhibitor to towel rail radiator

    Hi, I've just watched a video online on how to add inhibitor to central heating. I know I've got to turn off both valves at bottom of towel rail first. I did the left hand one easily, but I'm struggling with the right hand one. The one on the left had a cap which came off easily and I then...
  20. H

    Towel Radiator not heating up

    Hi, I have a towel radiator that is causing me a bit of a headache. I worked fine until the heating came back on after the summer. The radiator never heated up after that. I've taken the floor boards up and found that the radiator has 2 feeds from the heating supply. Can't work out why its...
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