Heated towel rail. Self-installation

You decided to change the heated towel rail. To implement this desire is easy, because You have only two options:

• Invite the master;
• Set yourself.

Now we need to decide which towel heater will be installed. There are also two options:

1. Water.
2. Electric.

You do not need to compare them. The choice should be made, starting from the technical qualities of the premises, as well as the proximity of hot water pipelines or water heating. After calculating the price and determining the complexity of the installation work, give preference to one of them.

In most cases, install a water heated towel rail. The price of such devices is comparable to electrical ones.

Their main advantage is the coolant, for which it is not necessary to pay for this purpose.

You buy a heated towel rack in the store. Installing it a lot of time does not take. Just keep in mind that before disassembling an old device and installing a new one, the water supply must be switched off.

What tools and materials will be required?

• Heated towel rail;
• Console;
• Polypropylene pipes;
• Welding machine for them;
• A knife for cutting pipes;
• Fittings and couplings;
• Ball Valves.

Before installing the heated towel rail, it is necessary to remove the old one, install the bypass and ball valves and weld polypropylene pipes.

Why do many masters choose polypropylene pipes?

First, they are light. Secondly, they are not subject to corrosion, they are cheap. And the most important thing is that for their installation, a bulky welding machine is not needed.

Reinforced with a special fiber, such pipes are durable and resistant to high temperatures.

So, we take the towel we got. Installing it will not be problematic.

The presence of various fittings makes it possible to freely connect polypropylene with pipes from metal. Mounting them is very simple. For these purposes, there are specially designed welding devices.

How to connect a water towel warmer? Its installation is regulated by SNiP №204-01-85. The ends of the heated towel rail are connected to the plastic structure by running. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the slope of the underwater pipe to the heated towel rail. Make it necessary for the course of the flow of hot water and withstand in the range of 6-12 mm for the entire length of the liner.

Water through the heated towel must flow from the top down, so the feeder riser must be connected to the upper bell.

The rules also regulate the maximum indentation that must be maintained between the installed device and the wall. For pipes with a cross section of not more than 23 mm, this is 35 millimeters, and if the diameter is not more than 50 mm, 23 millimeters.

To free the walls from excessive loads, which are present in the temperature deformation of hot pipes, the whole system is fixed not rigidly, but on supporting supports (brackets).

After completing the installation of the device, all connections are checked. If they are dry, then everything is in order.

And now you have a brand-new heated towel rail. Installation did not take much time, did it?