There are two main reasons why our customers purchase a bathroom towel radiator:

1- To dry towels or clothes

If your main requirement of the bathroom towel radiator is to dry towels & clothes only,  you can choose any of our bathroom towel radiators. You have to consider the space you have available on your wall to mount the towel radiator and the required surface area of the towel radiator for drying your towels and clothes.

You also have to consider how to power and install your towel radiator. Please read our “How to install & power your bathroom towel radiator?” section below.

2- To heat their bathroom or kitchen as well as drying towels & clothes

If the main requirement of your bathroom towel radiator is to heat your room as well as drying towels & clothes you have to consider the following:

* How big is your bathroom and how much heat output do you require?

In order to calculate your heat output requirement, you need to know the size of your room. This can be calculated by multiplying the width and length of your room. Assuming that your room has a standard ceiling height, with good insulation and no large
windows, you will need 100 watt heat output from your towel radiator for per square meter of your room. For example, if your room is five square meters then you will need a towel radiator with a minimum potential heat output of 500 watt. We recommend that you purchase the largest bathroom towel radiator that fits on your available wall space as this will maximise the heat output and heat the room quicker.

On our website, within the product description of each our bathroom towel radiators, you will find the potential heat output of the towel radiator. Please note that the stated heat output values are based on bathroom towel radiator that are connected to a closed central
water heating system with incoming water temperature of 75 degree Celsius.

* How much surface area do you require from your towel radiator for drying towels & clothes?

This will be entirely your choice depending on your requirements. The bigger the width and height of the towel radiator provides you with a larger surface area, meaning you can accommodate more towels & clothes. But, you must consider the available space on your
wall to mount the towel radiator.

There are three ways to install and power your bathroom towel radiator.

a) By connecting the bathroom towel radiator to a Closed Central Water Heating System

This is the most common way of installing and powering a bathroom towel radiator. Just like conventional radiators, a plumber can connect the towel radiator to a closed central water heating system. The towel radiator is then supplied with hot water from the existing central water heating system.

For more information, pictures and required additional parts, please visit our Central Heating Connection Types  page.

b) By Using an Electrical Heating Element - Electric Use only

For properties without a closed central water heating system or if you do not wish to use your existing closed entral water heating system, you can install and power the bathroom towel radiator by using an electric heating element as a stand alone electric bathroom towel radiator. An electric heating element can be inserted into the bathroom towel radiator from one of the bottom vertical pipe connections. Once the bathroom towel radiator has been filled with normal water, the heating element will heat up the water inside. For safety reasons there are restrictions and regulations on where an electric bathroom towel radiator can be installed within a bathroom and how close the bathroom towel radiator can be placed to a water supply ie. to a shower or water pipes. You must consult a qualified electrician to discuss your installation requirements prior to purchasing your electric bathroom towel radiator.

By using an electric heating element to power your bathroom towel radiator, the potential heat output as stated within the product description on our website will not be met. All the heating elements in the market only heat up the water inside the bathroom towel radiators up to 60 degree Celsius for safety reasons, compared to an average of 75 degree Celsius water temperature when connected to a closed central water heating system.

Because of this fact, you will need to consider purchasing a larger bathroom towel radiator to achieve the required heat output for your room size when using with an electric heating element.

For more information, pictures and required additional parts, please visit our Electric only Use  page.

c) By Dual Fuel Use (Central Water Heating System & Electrically)

A bathroom towel radiator can also be installed and powered by combining both of the methods above. The bathroom towel radiator can be powered with hot water from your existing closed central water heating system when it is running during the winter. During the summer period when your closed central water heating system is off, it can be powered with an electric heating element.

For more information, pictures and required additional parts, please visit our Dual Fuel Use  page.

How to choose a correct heating element for your bathroom towel radiator?

There are three main factors to consider when choosing the correct electric heating element for your bathroom towel radiator.

1- Choosing a heating element with a suitable wattage for your bathroom towel radiator

Our heating elements come in different wattages. We recommend you to choose a heating element with the wattage which is as close to the potential heat output value of your towel radiator as stated within the product description. The principle is, the higher the potential heat output of a bathroom towel radiator the larger volume of water contained within the radiator, you therefore need a more powerful heating element (higher wattage) to heat up the water inside the bathroom towel radiator. Heating elements with higher wattages do not increase the potential heat output of the bathroom towel radiators but heating process will be much quicker. Please note heating elements with higher wattages will be longer in length and the bathroom towel radiator must be tall enough to accommodate the chosen heating element size. For example, if you have a short / small bathroom towel radiator, it will not be physically possible to insert a higher wattage heating element into the bathroom towel radiator.

2- Functionality of your heating element

We offer standard, thermostatic and digital & thermostatic electric heating elements on our website. They all have different features which can be found within the product description of each product. Please note that all our heating elements come with matching colour electric cable, no plugs (for safety reasons) and built in safety temperature sensors.

3- Colour of your heating element

We currently offer Chrome and White heating elements to match the look of your chosen bathroom towel radiator. Please note all heating elements come with matching colour electric cables.