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Dual fuel towel rail
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Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. -- Tim Lamb |
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On 01/02/2017 18:48, Tim Lamb wrote:
Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. Why not put the towel rads on their own zone? -- Adam |
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writes On 01/02/2017 18:48, Tim Lamb wrote: Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. Why not put the towel rads on their own zone? Hmm.. Lots of extra piping as two rads are at the ends of the house. Might need to steal a manifold outlet as the system is ordered. Hmm.. -- Tim Lamb |
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Dual fuel towel rail
On Wednesday, 1 February 2017 18:49:13 UTC, Tim Lamb wrote:
Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. I've never found a need for one. If towels aren't dry by next day they're folded up too much or excessively wetted, either of which is trivial to avoid. NT |
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Dual fuel towel rail
Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , ARW writes On 01/02/2017 18:48, Tim Lamb wrote: Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. Why not put the towel rads on their own zone? Hmm.. Lots of extra piping as two rads are at the ends of the house. Might need to steal a manifold outlet as the system is ordered. Hmm.. Wouldn't it be better to put it on the flow side rather than the return? It'll be a very tepid radiator otherwise I would have thought. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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writes Tim Lamb wrote: In message , ARW writes On 01/02/2017 18:48, Tim Lamb wrote: Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. Why not put the towel rads on their own zone? Hmm.. Lots of extra piping as two rads are at the ends of the house. Might need to steal a manifold outlet as the system is ordered. Hmm.. Wouldn't it be better to put it on the flow side rather than the return? It'll be a very tepid radiator otherwise I would have thought. I don't know the expected return temperature. There can't be much drop across the circuits as the layouts are not spiral and the simple zig/zag would lead to a noticeable differential across the rooms. I am beginning to think this is a step too far. Our current set up is for the boiler to bypass through the bathroom radiators so we are a bit spoiled. -- Tim Lamb |
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On Thursday, 2 February 2017 21:13:40 UTC, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , tabbypurr writes On Wednesday, 1 February 2017 18:49:13 UTC, Tim Lamb wrote: Any experience? Screwfix offer a raft of towel rails, some of which claim dual fuel function. With wet underfloor heating there is a plan to use electric towel rails (timer controlled). Tempting to route the floor heating return pipe through a modest sized rail and save the electricity during the winter months. I've never found a need for one. If towels aren't dry by next day they're folded up too much or excessively wetted, either of which is trivial to avoid. You don't share a bathroom with a wife?:-) It's not something we've ever found a challenge, it's trivial after all. NT |
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