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Principle of operation and connection of a water heated towel rail
A heated towel rail or design radiator is a small heating system that operates year-round regardless of the ambient temperature. After reading this article, it will be easier for you to select and install the desired model of a heated towel rail.
Content
- What is a heated towel rail?
- Water heated towel rail video
- Towel dryer connected to an open heating system
- Towel dryer connected to a closed heating system
- Heated towel rail connected to the hot water system
- Working and pressure testing
- Methods for connecting a heated towel rail video
- Adjustment of heat transfer of a heated towel rail or design radiator
What is a heated towel rail?
To a Russian resident, the name of the heated towel rail speaks of a pipe in the bathroom through which the hot water system of an apartment building passes.
With the help of this pipe, the bathroom was heated and due to the good heating of the metal part, things have long been dried on these pipes.
To protect these pipes from corrosion, these pipes were constantly painted.
Over time, specialized heated towel rails appeared, with their help things are perfectly dried, the bathroom is heated and they look much more modern, have a different shape and together with the name of a heated towel rail, the word design radiator appeared in everyday life.
In principle, these two words combine the same heating and drying mechanism.
According to the method of work, heated towel rails are divided into two types - water and electric heated towel rails.
Water heated towel rail
Water heated towel rails are heated due to the liquid coolants passing inside the pipes, most often it is hot water, and sometimes antifreeze.
When choosing a water model, pay attention to the water pressure in the system, since water can be different.
Towel dryer connected to an open heating system
If your heated towel rail is connected directly to the heating system, and this system is leaky, i.e. is an open system - it constantly receives oxygen, which provokes corrosion of the metal.
Hence the conclusion: models that are susceptible to corrosion cannot be connected to such a system.
You can find out what type of heating system in your house is at your organization (housing department).
For open heating systems, stainless steel, brass or copper heated towel rails are suitable.
Towel dryer connected to a closed heating system
Closed systems have a small percentage of oxygen in the coolant.
In such a system, heated towel rails made of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, etc. can be connected.
But it is necessary to consider whether the pressure and temperature of the coolant are suitable for this model of a heated towel rail (usually this is indicated in the model passport).
But you must understand that when you connect a heated towel rail to the heating system (of any type), your heat source will only work during the heating period, in the summer it will go on long vacations.
Heated towel rail connected to the hot water system
In apartment buildings that have centralized hot water, towel dryers are usually connected to a hot water riser.
Such a connection gives warmth to the bathroom in the summer, when the heating is turned off.
But the water in the hot water supply is again saturated with oxygen and this leads to corrosion.
Conclusion, you need to use stainless steel, brass or copper heated towel rails.
Working and pressure testing
A very important point to consider when choosing a device is the pressure in the system in which it will be installed.
In multi-storey buildings, both the heating system and the hot water supply system have high pressure and therefore the device must be purchased with a sufficient margin of safety.
Otherwise, during pressure testing, and in this case, the pressure is raised 1.5 times higher than the worker, the pipes may burst and fill the room with hot water.
Methods for connecting a heated towel rail
Regardless of the type of coolant, any water model of a heated towel rail should be powered into the system.
Models have a diverse design and their connection method is different. P and M - shaped models, using angular adapters, are connected to the side, sometimes ladders are also connected to the side.
Although most ladders and many other similar designs are connected from below.
Sometimes models connect diagonally, sometimes vertically.
But when connected vertically, i.e. to one collector above and below, a jumper must be installed.
Adjustment of heat transfer of a heated towel rail or design radiator
All heated towel rails, which are connected to the heating system or hot water supply without installing special fittings, work without adjustment.
If you install a shut-off valve at the entrance to the heated towel rail, you can manually change the flow of coolant.
Modern thermostatic devices are equipped with a thermostatic valve.
Such a valve smoothly regulates heat, you can set the desired temperature on it, the valve will open and close independently.
Currently there is a huge assortment of thermostatic valves.
If the heated towel rail in the bathroom is connected directly to the riser, i.e. It is part of the riser, such a unit without a bypass cannot be provided with shut-off or temperature-control valves, otherwise the water circulation in the whole house will be disturbed.
After receiving such information, you can accurately determine the choice. Contact your Texet cordless telephone sales organization to inquire about the model of the heated towel rail that interests you and go ahead with your purchase. Delivery of goods can be arranged using the same cordless telephone.
