Choosing a heated towel rail 40 cm wide

A heated towel rail is a common accessory that can often be seen in the interior of modern bathrooms, even small ones. And this is not surprising, because in addition to its main function, thanks to which it got its name, it has several other areas of application. The article will discuss such products with a width of 40 cm.

At first glance, a small, neat, aesthetically pleasing device - a heated towel rail, even if its width is 40 cm, is an excellent assistant in the house.

The design of the room becomes stylish and modern. The owner of the bathroom only needs to correctly determine the option of the heated towel rail, its type, shape and size. To do this, it is best to start right away with an overview of the options available on the market and how they work.

There are heated towel rails according to the principle of their operation, design features, technical parameters, the material from which they are made, and the installation method. They are:

• water;

• electrical;

• combined.

The water option is considered by many to be the best. Its essence lies in the fact that it is connected to a heating system or hot water supply, it works like any other heating element or pipe with a certain diameter through which hot water flows. The advantages of such a heated towel rail are its safety and the absence of electricity bills. The disadvantages include a more complex installation, non-working condition in the summer when the device is connected to a heating system, the possibility of water leaks and corrosion. In addition, by installing a water heated towel rail, for example, having a center-to-center distance of 40 cm, and tying it to pipes, you can no longer easily replace it with another, larger one, or move it to another place if you want to change the design of the bathroom.

The electric option is a more common model in the interior of modern bathrooms in apartments. Having made the decision to choose an electric model, from the variety of products offered on the market, you can choose the one that will definitely fit the interior of your bathroom. If you want to change the design, you can easily move the unit to another place, or replace it with a new, more modern type of heated towel rail. The costs associated with using such a device are so small that they will not stop you when you go to calculating the consumed electricity and the payment for it.

As for the size, dryers for towels with a width of 40 cm are considered the best among the small options. Such models will perfectly fit into the interior of a modern bathroom in a "Khrushchev" or "Stalinka", the areas of which, as you know, are limited.

Heated towel rails come in different shapes and designs. Basically, you can find the following forms of devices:

• snake;

• ladder;

• plank.

Heated towel rails measuring 400 mm wide are mainly in the form of a ladder. This model is most suitable for electrical options, while snakes are equipped mainly by connecting them independently to the heating system.

It should be said that the disadvantages of this type combine the disadvantages of both a water and an electric unit. This is stationarity, and the presence of an electrical outlet nearby, and the payment for electricity, and the increased cost.

In order to choose the right heated towel rail for the bathroom, you need to decide on the design of your bathroom, compare its dimensions, determine the place for the future device and consider connection options. If you are inclined to install a water flowing element for drying towels, then you need to understand exactly how you want it to be. Naturally, the water view will carry two functions at once: a place for drying textiles and heating the room. But this is only in winter. An exception is the option of connecting a heated towel rail to the hot water system. Then hot water will flow through it all year round. Often, apartment owners equip water heated towel rails with their own hands. If you need to go to the store for him, then you should choose only based on the size of the room and the material from which the device is made. The most durable will be a stainless steel heated towel rail. If the room is small, then you should not choose a large device.

For the electrical version, it is very important to calculate the required power. It should be borne in mind that the wrong choice will lead to unnecessary costs. More powerful and larger sizes of heated towel rails have a higher cost. In addition, having incorrectly calculated the power of the device, you will pay extra money for the electricity consumed.

The best option for a small bathroom up to 6 square meters. there will be a heated towel rail 40 cm wide.

When determining the power of a future heated towel rail, you also need to know the difference in the design features of these electrical devices. They are:

• Heating elements;

• cable.

Heating elements for heated towel rails are filled with oil, the heating element itself is mounted in it, which brings the device into working condition. In contrast to them, there is no oil or heating element in cable versions. The device is heated using a heating cable and an inert filler like quartz sand.

In addition, when choosing an electric heated towel rail with a width of 40 cm, the following features should be considered:

• the power of the heated towel rail, which will be allocated the function of heating the bathroom space, is calculated from indicators of 120-130 W per 1 m2;

• perhaps the swivel option will fit better into your interior, where the heated towel rail can be turned 180 degrees, which is very convenient to use;

• if there is not enough space, and the area is large, then pay attention to the corner version of the heated towel rail, in which the width of one of the sides can be 40 cm, and the other - the same or different;

• many models are equipped with a timer that activates the device at a certain time, and he also turns it off.

More expensive models are equipped with a timer programmer, where you can set the necessary modes for all days of the week hourly.

The most demanded today are heated towel rails of the following manufacturers:

• Terminus "Euromix" - compact heated towel rail of low power for drying clothes;

• Terminus "Classic" - small-sized ladders with a maximum cable load of 121 W;

• "Nika" Modern LM –Elegant aggregate of different parameters with protruding brackets;

• "Sunerzha Galant" - has an organic design with heating tubes of 0.3 kW;

• "Trugor Bravo" - the trapezoidal brackets of the device are capable of heating up to 70 degrees.

Heated towel rails with an infrared panel began to appear on the market, which are also in demand and stylish design, but are not entirely in demand due to their high price.