Moving a heated towel rail in the bathroom to another wall (video)

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Content

  1. How to transfer an electric heated towel rail?
  2. Towel transfer
  3. Preparation and site selection
  4. Equipment and tools
  5. Procedure for transferring a heated towel rail
  6. Putting the heated towel rail into operation
  7. Conclusion

When repairing a bathroom, a room is often remodeled. In this case, you have to transfer the heated towel rail to another wall. The transfer of an electrical appliance is easiest to do, but with a device connected to heating or water supply hot water, there are problems that can be solved with experience and knowledge, or by seeking help to professionals.

Transfer the heated towel rail to another wall

How to transfer an electric heated towel rail?

Moving the heated towel rail to another wall will be much easier if the device is running on electricity. It is a household heating device, which is installed as follows:

  1. The location of the heated towel rail is selected at a height of at least 130 cm and a distance closer than 60 cm from the grounded parts of the sanitary equipment: bathtub, shower, pipelines.
  2. A hidden electrical wiring is made and a socket in a waterproof design is installed. You can install a switch outside. Electricity is supplied to the bathroom through a separate circuit breaker and an RCD with a leakage current of not more than 10 mA.
  3. The heated towel rail is removed and then fixed in a new place.
  4. Earthing of all metal parts of the room is provided.
  5. Finishing work is being carried out.
  6. The device is connected to the network.

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Towel transfer

Transferring a heated towel rail with hot water to the opposite wall is much more difficult, because you need the ability to own a welding machine or soldering iron to install polypropylene the pipeline.

Preparation and site selection

When the towel warmer is being transferred, coordination with the authorities servicing the housing stock communications is necessary. Moving the appliance inside the apartment changes the characteristics of the heating system of the entire apartment building. Therefore, you must obtain permission from the management company. Due to the fact that installation of a new heated towel rail to another place will lead to a change in the hydrodynamic characteristics of the system; specialist advice should be obtained.

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Tip. When choosing the installation location of the appliance, it is recommended to pay attention to the space above the washing machine. It is believed that such placement is the best option. If the machine has front loading, the cover should not touch the heated towel rail when opened.

We select a new location for the device and begin preparation

When choosing a new place when moving the heated towel rail, you should be guided by the requirements of SNiP and common sense:

  • heated towel rail in the bathroom located at a distance of not less than 0.6 m from any equipment;
  • if the device has a U-shape, it is placed at a height of not less than 1.1 m, and M-shaped - not lower than 0.9 m;
  • a vertical device in the form of a ladder is mounted so that it can reach its upper part;
  • a place for a heated towel rail is selected taking into account a convenient supply of communications;
  • it is necessary to install shut-off valves and bypass - the device jumper pipe - so that when unforeseen situations it was possible to shut off the water supply through your device and at the same time not disconnect it from neighbors;
Bypass with tap to turn off the water
  • when replacing old pipes with new ones, their diameter should be the same or larger, it is also necessary to reduce the length of the connection as much as possible;
  • so that the new pipeline withstands high water pressure, steel pipes are selected without seams, and polypropylene pipes with a layer of aluminum;
  • to prevent the appearance of air congestion in the system, large level differences should be avoided, for which pipe laying is done with small deviations;
  • the design of the heated towel rail is chosen to be convenient for connecting to the supply pipes, and the thread of the connection should be the same (it may differ for imported models).

Heating appliances for apartments in multi-storey housing are selected from stainless steel and without seams. Brass products are more suitable for private homes, since there is less likelihood of water hammer in pipelines.

Before moving the heated towel rail, it is advisable to inform the neighbors about the temporary shutdown of hot water. Overlapping the riser with hot water is done after agreement with the management company.

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To transfer the water dryer to another place, you need to get permission, agree with the Criminal Code and with the neighbors

Equipment and tools

To work on transferring a heated towel rail, you will need tools:

  • sets of keys, including gas and adjustable;
  • grinder with cutting and grinding discs;
  • apparatus for welding pipes;
  • hammer drill;
  • a set of dies for threading pipes;
  • plumbing flax with paste.

From the equipment you should purchase:

  • heated towel rail;
  • Ball Valves;
  • pipes and fittings.

All joints with hidden installation are welded. If there are plug-in connections, access is provided to them.

For work you will need special tools and materials

Procedure for transferring a heated towel rail

The procedure for moving the device will be as follows:

  • With the help of standard plumbing, the riser in the basement of the house is turned off.
  • Old heated towel rail is cut. If necessary, a part of the supply pipe is dismantled. The remaining nozzles must be of a length suitable for connecting a new pipeline.
  • At the bends of the supply and return pipelines, threads are cut using dies, and then ball valves are installed.

To seal threaded joints, flax with paste is used. The fum tape cannot be used here. It is advisable to install the device on quick couplings with a union nut (“American”).

  • The supply and return lines to the installation site are laid. If the distance is large, you should first calculate the pressure loss so that they do not significantly exceed the previous ones that were on the heated towel rail with the ego old location. The pipeline is laid on the wall or hidden in it under a decorative coating.

Important! Doing horizontal strobes on load-bearing walls is prohibited. Can this be done when there is an urgent need? The only possible option is a small grounded area on the diagonal. Horizontally running pipes can be hidden under the baseboard or behind a false wall made of drywall.

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Transferring a device requires many rules
  • With the help of the level, markings are made, holes are drilled in the wall, plastic dowels are inserted, and then fastenings and the device itself are installed on the wall.
  • The transferred heated towel rail is connected to the system through ball valves.
  • In parallel to the device, a bypass with a tap is installed to shut off the water.
  • An air vent is installed at the top of the heated towel rail.

Putting the heated towel rail into operation

After the end of work, water is connected, and then air is removed from the circuit. The system is checked for leaks. If defects are found, the riser is again blocked and the problem area is repaired.

If the supply pipe is hidden in the wall, it should be checked beforehand by creating double pressure in the heated towel rail branch.

At first glance, the process of moving the device seems simple. However, the equipment operates under high pressure and temperature. Errors or inaccuracies in installation can lead to an accident. It is especially important to make high-quality welding and sealing of threaded joints. In the absence of certain skills, work should be entrusted to specialists. Watching the installation video will be useful, but not enough to gain the necessary experience and knowledge. The price for transferring a heated towel rail can be lower if you independently prepare and finish the room.

The final part of the work - equipment inspection

Note: the price of transferring a heated towel rail to another wall in Moscow starts from 3,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg - from 2,500 rubles. This price does not include welding, pipe installation, wall chipping, thread cutting. The total cost of moving the device will depend on the length, diameter and material of the pipes.

Conclusion

When transferring a heated towel rail to the bathroom of a city apartment, preference should be given to a domestic product that is designed for our heating systems. Modern materials allow the replacement of the device and its installation in another place. With insufficient experience, work must be entrusted to specialists of the management company.

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