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Looking to get an electric towel rail for the (small) bathroom. I read that 'converting' your typical central heating type radiator into a dual or electric-only rad is simple to do with a blanking plug and a heating element.

Anything to stop me buying this one and adding a heating element?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202214458097?ul_noapp=true

I messaged the seller and they came back with "I am afraid not, it is suitable for central heating only."☹️

Funny that they do sell an electrical version (Dual fuel model) of the same rad:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1600-x-450mm-Heated-Towel-Rail-Dual-Fuel-Thermostatic-Anthracite-Flat-22-Rails/202495705908?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180409081753%26meid%3Dfac0e4426b5c4700b801f2b81132977b%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D202214458097%26itm%3D202495705908&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

 

Surely if I were to buy the £49-flavoured one and stick a heating element up there, then that would work??

 

I was simply going to follow the a la Harris methodology:

 

 

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Just buy the element and fit it.  you can even use it stand alone, i,e just as an electric towel rail not connected to the central heating.

 

Just remember if the pump is running your little element will be trying to heat the whole house,.

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Thanks! I have UFH in the bathroom also, but this is just going to be used in those months that I will ban the UFH from working (Feb-Nov !!  ? ).

 

If I don't get an element with thermostat, it will just be hot or cold, correct?

 

They'll soon learn not to touch it...or  brush themselves against it to get that everyday Xmas feel.... (????????)

 

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That's Christmas presents sorted then already! Only 10months to go too!!

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None of ours have been thermostatically controlled, and they don't seem to get too hot, certainly not hot enough to burn.  The ones we have now are wired to a time switch controlled circuit, so they come on for a couple of hours in the morning and again in the evening.

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