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Summary: Fitting or Installing a towel rail in the bathroom

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Fitting or installing towel rails can be a DIY job but please take very good care of all the plumbing connections you need to make. Fitting towel rails is usually done in the bathroom and they are usually installed instead of, or to replace a radiator. The towel rails below are available from Living House where you can find an excellent range of traditional, contemporary and funky designs. To fit a towel rail you will need to drain down your central heating system so see our projects section for help with this. To choose from a fantastic range of towel rails click on any of the images.

The easiest way to replace a radiator with a towel rail is to find a towel rail which is the same size as the radiator. If the valves of the two are the same distance apart, the job is much easier. If not however; you will need to add or reduce your pipework. These days towel rails hang on the wall for the most part, and as such the pipes supply pipes either need to come through the wall to meet the valve, or if your pipework is in the floor feeding your old radiator, you may want to extend it up the wall to meet the valves. This is not a neat option but it can be a great deal easier if you are not confident with your plumbing skills. The pipework can be shaped, using bends and elbows, above floor level to meet the valves, but for a better job you may need to take up a section of the floor to move the pipework into a "tidier" position.

Firstly mark the exact position on the wall where you want the towel rail and then mark the position of the valves in relation to this. This is obviously where you will need to get the pipes to, and you need to make the decision whether you are going to simply come up from the floor, or dismantle some wall to get a neater job. Compression fittings are easier to use for the novice plumber and if you are going to chase the pipes into the wall you need to sleeve them in a bigger pipes before filling the chase to stop any contact between mortar, plaster and pipes. Always put some tape, or a stop end, over the end of the pipe to stop anything getting in until you are ready to connect up. It is acceptable to use flexible "Speedfit" plumbing in central heating systems now.

Check the fitting instructions of your particular rail. The rail will need to be firmly in position before you connect up so double check your measurements! Make the required connections and re-set the central heating system.

Top Tools

Click on a tool below for additional information.

Comap Compression Fittings Pack of 100	Comap Elbow 15mm Pack of 10	Comap Equal Tee 10mm Pack of 10	Comap Straight Coupling 10mm Pack of 10
Comap Straight Coupling 15mm Pack of 10	Copper Tube 15mm 20m Pack of 10	Grundfos 15-60 Domestic Circulating Pump	Reducing Coupler Compression Fitting 15-22mm

Much more construction information is available in our bookstore. All the tools and fittings you need in the toolstore.

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