The towel dryer in the bathroom performs the function of drying clothes, creates a warm climate that eliminates the appearance of fungus, the formation of dampness, and also prevents the formation of an unpleasant smell on wet things.

Today's market is full of these products, with various designer decorations and color solutions. Well, the purchase is done. The next task is to install a heated towel rail. And when there is skill and the desire to do this work with your own hands, it will take a bit of theoretical knowledge that will help to properly and qualitatively install this unit.

Please note: the type of towel heater depends on the method of installation.

Consider the main modifications of

• Water
  .This type of everything is known since the times of the Soviet Union, such models are the most popular, require the presence of a heating system or uninterrupted supply of warm water. They are made of stainless steel, brass, copper, they have low purchase costs.
• Electric .There are floor and wall units, which are located anywhere in the room. Connecting them is possible in a closed and open method, when the wires are walled into the wall or are removed to the outlet. There are temperature controllers.
• Combined. Hybrids of the first two species, but most of all they refer to aquatic products. This design allows them to work even when the heating is off, and they are much more expensive than previous types.

The installation of a heated towel rail in the bathroom includes several types of work.

• Removing the old unit.
• Soldering of pipes.
• Fastening of cranes to the dryer.
• Jumper setting.
• Heated towel rail.
• The unit for welding pipes;
• Polypropylene pipes.
• Brackets and 3 ball valves.
• Couplings.
• Knife for cutting pipes.

What materials and tools are needed?

• Heated towel rail.
• Assembly for welding pipes;
• Polypropylene pipes.
• Brackets and 3 ball valves.
• Couplings.
• Knife for cutting pipes.

Attention: if the installation is to be carried out by metal-plastic pipes, the instability of the material must be taken into account. This method is quite economical and operative, the installation of the unit is carried out by the method of crimping.

How to install the heated towel rail by hand? Step-by-step actions of

Before dismantling the old device, it is necessary to close the hot water riser and only then remove the old pipes.

Mount the jumper. This, of course, is not necessary, but the advantages during the further operation of the product are substantial. You do not have to depend on the decision of others, wait until the water is turned off in the entire riser, and just take - and cut off the water supply to the towel dryer with ball valves, the water will go along the jumper without violating the pressure in the system.
This bypass installation requires a polypropylene pipe and ball valves. In some cases it is allowed to mount a crane in the middle of the jumper in order to remove air from the dryer and provide water flow in the main pipeline.

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Welding of pipes. Installation of the heated towel heater continues with the soldering of polypropylene pipes, although it is possible to take copper( expensive), steel( dimensional), metal-plastic( unstable).
The installation of the heated towel rail requires the connection of the pipe to a central heating system or to hot water supply units. It is allowed to connect the dryers to the heating systems with automatic water tapping.

The installation of the heated towel rail in the bathroom is carried out with the help of couplings( size 1 "x1 / 2" or 1 "x3 / 4").The inclinations of the piping are carried out along the flow of the coolant, up to 10 mm along the entire length. Puffing up to 500 ml can be horizontal.

Attention: the hot water supply riser must be located above the drying so that the water circulation is carried out in all directions to evenly heat the entire drying unit.

The height of installation of the heated towel rail is at a distance of 120 cm from the floor level, and at least 60 cm from all sanitary items and devices. Place the dryer above the washing machine is not prohibited, the main thing is that it does not interfere with the use of the unit. If you mount the product in the form of a ladder, you need to understand that the height will depend on the growth of the tenants in this room. Next to drying, there should be no electrical appliances.

The further stage of installation of a water towel-heater by own hands means fastening of the device and its testing. It is necessary to check the tightness of all joints, to probe all the seams. Leakage and formation of drops should not be!

Installation of an electric heated towel rail

This necessary device for drying towels can be an excellent decoration of the interior. Advantages are obvious: the product can be installed in any place, independently adjust the temperature of heating.

How to install a heated towel rail? First you need to determine the mounting location, calculate the voltage to the electrical network, ground the unit, reset the outlet, which must be protected against water ingress.

In any method of installing the dryer, it is necessary to build a safety shutdown device in a qualitative way, the tan should be pointing upwards, and the unit itself should be in an upright position. It is also important to adjust the distance between the wall and the equipment.

After complete installation, it is required to wait 15 minutes and only after that switch on the device.

Towel warmers can also be installed in the corridor, in the kitchen, in the room, or on the glassed-in balcony. This product is multifunctional, and provides the removal of humidity in the room, which is so necessary, especially in winter.
The power of this product is an order of magnitude lower than the conventional heater, and hence the electricity will be consumed less.
These are the ways to install the heated towel rail with your own hands. The work is not difficult, but very responsible. Let this piece of furniture for many years without fail serve its owners!