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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
Hi,
I want to use a standard radiator with an electric immersion heater within. Here are the links for what I want to use http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...74761&id=80064 and http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...80 5&ts=74650 Questions!? Will the heater threads fit in the radiator threads? Are they different for towel radiators? Where can I get a Blanking plug or cap for the other end of the radiator, or will I have to make one? (i'd rather not, I'm looking for a neat solution) what kind of oil? Multigrade? LOL! Thanks for reading Mark |
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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
Several points
1: why? won't be as convenient or look as nice as a proper towel radiator. 2: I'm pretty sure the heater won't fit. I expect the threads would be fine but on a towel rail the element screws in and goes straight along the bottom rail. On a pressed steel radiator (single or double) there is a crank between the valve fitting and the bottom water gallery. 3: cheapest engine or other mineral oil would be OK though (screwfix again). |
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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
1. Cost! And it will be tucked away under a worktop, so no point in
putting a pretty chrome job in when it wont be seen. 2. I will check that with the heaters and radiators at B&Q, thanks. 3. I figured that was the case. Last point, if I manage to jump through the hoops, do you know of a blanking cap for the other end? |
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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I want to use a standard radiator with an electric immersion heater within. Here are the links for what I want to use http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...74761&id=80064 and http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...80 5&ts=74650 Questions!? Will the heater threads fit in the radiator threads? Are they different for towel radiators? Where can I get a Blanking plug or cap for the other end of the radiator, or will I have to make one? (i'd rather not, I'm looking for a neat solution) what kind of oil? Multigrade? LOL! And a brief, but, I hope, sincere, prayer that the expansion of the radiator will exactly match the expansion of its contents as the element heats up. I'm unconvinced by screwfix's line "plumbed on non-plumbed towel radiators". Do commercial oil-filled heaters have an air space for expansion? The pairing of heater and radiator you've mentioned do indeed have the same power rating, but that means that to dissipate the power the radiator will be at around 70 degrees C. The corollary to this is that the running cost will be around 3p/hr, or say three quid a week, £150 a year. -- Kevin Poole **Use current month and year to reply (e.g. )*** Car Transport by Tiltbed Trailer - based near Derby |
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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
1. I would not have filled the radiator completely. The working
pressure of the radiator is 10 Bar. I do not believe that a 400w heater immersed in oil with an air allowance for expansion would manage to create that pressure. I would also have left the bleed slightly open for a while to confirm this. I was also considering thermostat control to prevent excessive temperature, but the radiator should have been able to dissipate enough power to obviate the need for it anyway. 2. Cost not an issue, warmth is! All a hypothetical argument, as the 90 degree turn into the radiator scuppers the idea. Are all radiators made like this? I'm going to use this instead, as it has a thermostat and is designed for the job. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...24433&id=69854 Thanks all for your help and advice |
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Using a standard radiator as an electric towel radiator
In article . com,
wrote: Last point, if I manage to jump through the hoops, do you know of a blanking cap for the other end? Got one in B&Q for the rad in my car. ;-) -- *I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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