Radiator help, and fitting a heater element?
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I am looking to fit a radiator into my main bedroom before winter comes in, its only 500w x 600h and a double I hope. Does anyone know if there are any radiators out there that will accept a heater element for towel rails?
My room gets really cold and I currently have an electric oil radiator for the winter months but at 2kw it can get power hungry. The idea is the radiator will warm the room up with the central heating and the element will keep the rad warm when the heating turns off during the night without me heating the whole house up or using the oil heater. Other option is a towel radiator but not sure how much heat these radiate out into the room.
My room gets really cold and I currently have an electric oil radiator for the winter months but at 2kw it can get power hungry. The idea is the radiator will warm the room up with the central heating and the element will keep the rad warm when the heating turns off during the night without me heating the whole house up or using the oil heater. Other option is a towel radiator but not sure how much heat these radiate out into the room.
Be careful - friend of a friend was electrocuted recently by a faulty electric towel rail. Ferg my know the incident.
I haven't seen the exact report but apparently the radiator went live and when he put one hand on a cold pipe and the other on the rad - zap, dead. Leaves a widow and two children.
I haven't seen the exact report but apparently the radiator went live and when he put one hand on a cold pipe and the other on the rad - zap, dead. Leaves a widow and two children.
Simpo Two said:
Be careful - friend of a friend was electrocuted recently by a faulty electric towel rail. Ferg may know the incident.
I haven't seen the exact report but apparently the radiator went live and when he put one hand on a cold pipe and the other on the rad - zap, dead. Leaves a widow and two children.
Oh yes, I do indeed know about that. The element livened the radiator and pipework and Paul didn't have a continuity bond across the gap he created in the pipework. Terrible.I haven't seen the exact report but apparently the radiator went live and when he put one hand on a cold pipe and the other on the rad - zap, dead. Leaves a widow and two children.
A plumber was he I assume? 
Would have thought an RCD would have kicked in? Change of procedures now for working on systems with an electric assisted towel rail?
Anyway looks like i'm unable to find a standard type of radiator that accepts an element, a towel radiator may not look too out of place but concerned it may not have enough output to heat the room.
Insulation is being improved during this week, so may just stick with a standard radiator and buy a smaller electric radiator if I still get the chills this year.
Would have thought an RCD would have kicked in? Change of procedures now for working on systems with an electric assisted towel rail?
Anyway looks like i'm unable to find a standard type of radiator that accepts an element, a towel radiator may not look too out of place but concerned it may not have enough output to heat the room.
Insulation is being improved during this week, so may just stick with a standard radiator and buy a smaller electric radiator if I still get the chills this year.
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