A bathroom is a very important place for every modern apartment, because in this room not only all sanitary and hygienic needs of a person are met, but also washing and sometimes drying of clothes. Due to the high humidity inside the bathroom, a complex microclimate is formed, which has a negative effect on the decoration of the walls, ceiling or floor, the state of furniture and plumbing.
To make the bathroom warm and comfortable to wash, and the laundry to dry faster, a heated towel rail is installed on one of the walls of the room. In this article we will tell you how to properly connect a heated towel rail to a heating system or hot water supply.
What is a heated towel rail?
A heated towel rail is an additional heater for a bathroom that heats a room to an acceptable temperature. Its device is quite simple, it is a curved pipe fixed with special brackets on the wall of the bathroom. It performs the following functions:
Note! A heated towel rail is a curved metal pipe that is attached to the wall in the bathroom. Metal is a good conductor, so it transfers heat well to the surrounding space. Thanks to this, it becomes warmer and more comfortable inside the bathroom.
Types of heated towel rails
Before connecting the heated towel rail to the heating system, you must select the appropriate model. Plumbing shops have a huge assortment of bathroom coils. They differ in material from which they are made, shape, pipe diameter, connection method and price. But the most important characteristic is the type of coolant that is used to heat it. There are the following types of heated towel rails:
Please note that from the point of view of operation, the most reliable models are water heated towel rails. They work reliably throughout their entire service life and rarely break. However, their functioning depends on the presence or absence of hot water in the pipes. The electric coil is warm, even the heating is off.
How to choose a coil?
Do-it-yourself installation of a heated towel rail is a routine operation that even an inexperienced master can handle. Before starting the installation, it is important to correctly determine the correct model of the device. When choosing, you need to take into account the following characteristics of the device:
Please note that in order to successfully install a coil in your bathroom, you need to accurately determine the correct model. Maximum attention should be paid to the diameter of the heated towel rail pipes and the distance between the connection points. If these parameters do not correspond to the place of connection, then you will have to use adapters to connect, which often cause leaks.
Connectivity technology
The scheme for connecting a heated towel rail to hot water supply (hot water supply) is quite simple, so you can cope with this task without involving a third-party master. During installation, the coil is built into the general heating or water supply system and becomes an integral part of it, therefore, its installation must be approached very responsibly. This operation is performed in the following order:
Please note that if the coil model is of the water type and operates on central heating, then it is recommended to replace or repair the heated towel rail at a time when the heating issue ends. If the work has to be done during the heating season, in order to shut off your riser, you must contact the management company.
Installation errors
Experienced plumbers believe that the scheme for connecting a heated towel rail to a hot water riser is so simple and straightforward that even a non-professional master can cope with its implementation. However, during installation, problems may still arise that affect the operation of the equipment. The fact is that water is supplied to the pipes of the coil under pressure, due to which all the connection points are subjected to a large load. Most often, malfunctions during the operation of a heated towel rail occur for the following reasons:
Important! Connecting a heated towel rail to a hot water supply system in apartment buildings is usually carried out directly to a common riser according to the project. The working pressure inside the coil is at least 6 atmospheres.