Electric Heated Towel Rails

Whether a heated towel rail can warm the whole bathroom will depend on the towel rail’s heat output and your bathroom’s requirements. Electric-only towel rails are primarily used to dry and warm towels. However, in some cases, an electric towel rail will provide a higher heat output compared to a rail that’s hooked up to your central heating system. In this case, you may end up with a heated towel rail that keeps your towels and your bathroom warm and cosy.

Electric towel rails don’t use a lot of electricity – unless you run them 24/7. You’re the one in control of how often they run. Just switch them on when you want warm, toasty towels.

Yes – that’s the great thing about electric heated towel rails: they don’t have to be hooked up to your central heating system. You can switch them on and off as and when you need them, especially in the spring and summer months when you don’t want to turn your full heating system on.

You don’t need a plumber to fit a heated towel rail since they’re electric and not hooked up to the central heating system. However, you may wish to contact a qualified electrician to install your heated towel rail. Each towel rail also comes with easy-to-follow instructions.

Electric towel rails usually take about 10-30 minutes to warm up, depending on the model size and how cold it is. Allow an hour for your electric towel rail to reach max heat on the coldest of days.

No, you shouldn’t leave your heated towel rail on all the time. You only need to switch the towel rail on just before a bath or a shower to achieve nice, toasty towels.

The size of your new electric towel rail depends on whether you want a towel rail that just keeps your towels toasty or one that heats up the whole bathroom.

To ensure you’re purchasing a radiator that heats up your bathroom, you need to know the rate of heat loss (which you can work out by performing a heat loss calculation). You’ll then need to ensure that the BTU (British Thermal Units) output or the output in Watts of the radiator is greater than the heat loss of the space.

You can calculate the heat output of your bathroom by using our BTU calculator.

All our radiators and towel rails undergo a 200-hour salt-spray test to ensure they comply with BS EN 442, meaning they’re built to withstand everyday life – from steam to shower splashes. On top of that, many of our electric rails are made from stainless steel – a fantastic, rust-resistant material. Stainless steel contains chromium, which forms a protective oxide layer that prevents oxidation and rusting.