Hiya,

Three weeks ago I got a chrome towel rail from eBay.

This was installed in the shower room by the builders who were doing
some work for us. It's an oil filled electric towel rail, (not plumbed
in to central heating).

The rail was only turned on for any length of time today as I wanted to
see how effective it was - however I've noticed that there have been
two or three, (literally), drips coming out of the valve piece at the
bottom. It's not condensation.

It's not leaking all over the place but, nonetheless, some form of
liquid is escaping.

Does this mean the rail is kaput? It never leaked a drop from when it
was installed till now - so I'm wondering if there is some sort of
pressure relief system that has let out some oil as it's been heated?

I guess that's wishful thinking, though )

Any advice appreciated.

RodC
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RodC wrote:
Hiya,

Three weeks ago I got a chrome towel rail from eBay.

This was installed in the shower room by the builders who were doing
some work for us. It's an oil filled electric towel rail, (not plumbed
in to central heating).

The rail was only turned on for any length of time today as I wanted to
see how effective it was - however I've noticed that there have been
two or three, (literally), drips coming out of the valve piece at the
bottom. It's not condensation.

It's not leaking all over the place but, nonetheless, some form of
liquid is escaping.

Does this mean the rail is kaput? It never leaked a drop from when it
was installed till now - so I'm wondering if there is some sort of
pressure relief system that has let out some oil as it's been heated?

I guess that's wishful thinking, though )

Any advice appreciated.

RodC
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www.expodition.com - for iPod users who love to travel

After two or three years mine did the same, it is very light oil, if you
put it on your finger then rub your thumb against it it will be self
evident. Mine has now stopped leaking, so I'll leave it be, there seems
no way to do anything about it anyway. :-(

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Mine has now stopped leaking, so I'll leave it be, there seems
no way to do anything about it anyway

OK, cool. Since it's been off, I've not noticed any more leakage.

I'll monitor it and see what happens.

Thanks and best regards,

RodC
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www.expodition.com - for iPod users who love to travel

I, too, have a towel bar that is leaking--very small amounts of oil. This happens when the unit is turned on. The unit is useless to me if it continues to leak. The first thing to do is to locate the origin of the leak. In mine the leak stems from the heating element. So, I took it apart and discovered that it is leaking out of the hole where one of the heating electrodes is fitted. The electrodes are fitted with apoxy. so I have cleaned the old apoxy out. Next step is to find heat resistant replacement apoxy. Then fill the warmer with mineral oil--I haven't found how much to use and then reassemble the warmer.