Hello Just looking for a good heated towel rack. A while ago I really wanted hydronic which seems to be the best and can be controlled very nicely with a T-Stat but I am getting away from oil baseboard heat. Therefore electric seams better these days. They say 150 watt dry element rails heats up quick, but nothing beats the heat output of the 300 watt glycol filled rails. Athough the top rail is not glycol filled for expansion and does not heat. I am also looking for a modern style heavy guage Brushed Nickel or Satin Nickel which makes finding a good one a little harder. Answer - What's the difference between a filled electric towel rail and a dry electric towel rail? http://www.heatandthings.co.uk/customer-service/faqs.aspx Hydronic 500 BTU/HR Towel Warmer http://www.thesteamstore.com/mr-steam-h542-hydronic-towel-warmer.html 150 Watt Dry element Towel Warmer http://www.signaturehardware.com/product14357 300 Watt Glycol filled that Accommodates optional robe hook Towel Warmer http://www.signaturehardware.com/product17329 What do you prefer and what do you have? See pic below Click to Enlarge
My first experience with heated towel racks was in England. At first I thought they were frivolous, after I used a heated towel rack for two weeks I am a fan. If I had to remodel a bathroom I would put them in for my woman. She hates the cold.
Thanks for your comments. Myson is the best Hydronic system but Runtal is way up there with their hydronic and electric systems! We decided to go with the new modern white powder coated Runtal OmniPanel (Glycol Filled Electric Towel Warmer) The powder coated radiate better heat than stainless steel or brass! Click pics to enlarge
I've never heard of such an animal. Seems kinda' nice though. Are they for heating the towel only or do they work for heating the room?
Hi Nate I can explain. The world leader in heated towel racks, a company called Myson is based in England. I was just talking to one of my neighbors who recently visited her daughter who lives outside of London. She said it rains every morning there and towels can stay very damp under these conditions. Putting them in a dryer once or twice a day is not a good solution. I have been to London myself an noticed that also. Therefore, a heated towel rack is the best solution! See Myson UK towel warmers http://www.myson.co.uk/products/towel_warmers.asp Who else has a Dual Fuel towel warmer! Works on Electricity when Central Hydronic Boiler system is down! Granted that is not much of a problem here, but using towels everyday, it just may be a good change of pace to try something different and live like people in jolly old England.
Don, We used to have and electric towel warmer (forget the mfg) in the old house and the wife liked it a lot. It actually worked really well for drying the towels and keeping them from smelling sour quickly. We went with the electric since the house was already built and a hydronic was not really an option. When we remodel the master bath we will install one again.
Good to hear Bob Thanks, my wife was reluctant about getting one! We just got the Towel Warmer mounted and plugged in today! It took a week to order and was missing the mounting screws! The sheetrock mounting toggle bolts that came with the rack seemed thin and frail! So before we put the sheetrock in, we put 3/4" plywood between the studs on runners for some heavy duty blocking! Then we used 2" Galvanized Deck screws to mount the towel rack so the kids can sit on it and it will not budge! The white powder coated Runtel Omnipanel flat panel design has more area for heating the towels and the metal used radiates much better than chrome or steel! It is Glycol filled, only 250 watts, 2.3 amps and 800 BTUs/HR so it will be inexpensive to run. This model has the optional AC plug with GFI built in so we could take it with us if we move. See pics Click to enlarge
Don, she may have been reluctant but believe me when she gets out of the tub or shower and gets to wrap up in a warm towel that feels like it came out of the dryer there will be no complaints!!!!
mmmmmm..... Never heard of such an animal. Will have to file that in the back of the head for when we redo the bath room one day...
