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Heat Up Your Bathroom With a Towel Rail
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
When you visualize a bathroom, it always appears to be cold, wet and gloomy. On an early morning when the bathroom is chilled, bathroom towel rails are a relief. They provide not only hot towels and comfortable warmth, but also convenience. Besides warming up the bathroom, rails also reduce condensation which results in reduced mold and mildew.
There are three types of heated rails for bathrooms:
1) Plumbed-in warm rails- linked to the heating system, the functioning of this type of bathroom rail can be controlled. The heat comes from the central heating unit of your house. You can put on the function as and when required. The rail stops functioning when the central unit is off. This is the most inexpensive rail when compared to other rails.
2) Electrical rails- this bathroom rail is not attached to the central heating unit and thus works independently, unlike the plumbed-in rails. There's something like a timer feature in it as well. The greatest benefit of this towel rail is that it depends on electricity and thus you can easily control the heat as well.However, those who want to save on their electricity consumption should not opt for electrical rails.
3) Dual Heater rails- this type of rail is a combination of the first two types. It can depend either on electricity or on heating system, and is thus very popular. The quality of insulation, heating output of the towel rail chosen and the size of the bathroom determine whether the heated rail will be able to heat your bathroom or not. Calculate the amount of heat you need to heat the room fully by using British Thermal Unit (BTU, a unit used to measure heat/energy), and accordingly choose an appropriate bathroom rail that gives the required output of heat for your bathroom.
However, one thing you always need to remember is that heating your bathroom is not the real purpose of a heated bathroom rail. It is only an additional benefit you get and not a deliberate design feature. Ideally, fix the bathroom rail on the coldest wall of your bathroom, often the one with the window on. This will help in increasing the efficiency of the towel rail by allowing equal flow of heat throughout the room.
A rail requires no special care and maintenance. When the unit is disconnected and cold, you just need to clean with a cloth. Using solvents and abrasive products is not necessary for cleaning the towel rail. While manufacturing a bathroom rail, protection of environment is always kept in mind. A fixed quantity of a special fluid is filled in bathroom rails.
In case you think it is important to open the bathroom rail for repair, always take it to the manufacturer instead of going ahead on your own. When the useful life of the appliance is about to come to an end, it should be taken to a clean point for appropriate recycling of the materials.
There are three types of heated rails for bathrooms:
1) Plumbed-in warm rails- linked to the heating system, the functioning of this type of bathroom rail can be controlled. The heat comes from the central heating unit of your house. You can put on the function as and when required. The rail stops functioning when the central unit is off. This is the most inexpensive rail when compared to other rails.
2) Electrical rails- this bathroom rail is not attached to the central heating unit and thus works independently, unlike the plumbed-in rails. There's something like a timer feature in it as well. The greatest benefit of this towel rail is that it depends on electricity and thus you can easily control the heat as well.However, those who want to save on their electricity consumption should not opt for electrical rails.
3) Dual Heater rails- this type of rail is a combination of the first two types. It can depend either on electricity or on heating system, and is thus very popular. The quality of insulation, heating output of the towel rail chosen and the size of the bathroom determine whether the heated rail will be able to heat your bathroom or not. Calculate the amount of heat you need to heat the room fully by using British Thermal Unit (BTU, a unit used to measure heat/energy), and accordingly choose an appropriate bathroom rail that gives the required output of heat for your bathroom.
However, one thing you always need to remember is that heating your bathroom is not the real purpose of a heated bathroom rail. It is only an additional benefit you get and not a deliberate design feature. Ideally, fix the bathroom rail on the coldest wall of your bathroom, often the one with the window on. This will help in increasing the efficiency of the towel rail by allowing equal flow of heat throughout the room.
A rail requires no special care and maintenance. When the unit is disconnected and cold, you just need to clean with a cloth. Using solvents and abrasive products is not necessary for cleaning the towel rail. While manufacturing a bathroom rail, protection of environment is always kept in mind. A fixed quantity of a special fluid is filled in bathroom rails.
In case you think it is important to open the bathroom rail for repair, always take it to the manufacturer instead of going ahead on your own. When the useful life of the appliance is about to come to an end, it should be taken to a clean point for appropriate recycling of the materials.
