All about towel warmer eccentrics

The modern plumbing industry offers the consumer a variety of designs that provide the right microclimate in the bathroom, keeping warm. These include a heated towel rail, represented by a variety of types. When installing the structure, a wide variety of fittings are needed, among which there is an eccentric.

The eccentric for the heated towel rail externally is a Z-shaped adapter endowed with offset axes of the threaded parts, without which the structure cannot be installed. Eccentrics are made from different materials - bronze, brass, stainless steel or copper. When choosing an eccentric, you should pay attention to several parameters.

• Manufacturing material. It is considered optimal when the material of the pipe coincides with the material of the accessory, which ensures the same thermal expansion, excluding leaks. For steel pipes, it is better to buy parts made of bronze or brass, and for plastic pipes, any type of adapter is suitable.

• Shoulder size. This indicator indicates how much the cylindrical axes are displaced. The indicator can be 2, 4, 6, 8 cm or more.

• Design. The part may or may not have an internal thread on one side.

• Eccentric length. There are three types of models on the market - short, elongated and standard.

The eccentric is designed for a maximum distance between pipes up to 150 mm. The cost of an accessory depends solely on the manufacturer and the quality of the material.

Eccentrics, despite their compactness and simplicity of design, play an important role in the installation and reliable functionality of the heated towel rail. Often they are sold together with a heated towel rail, however, as practice shows, for high-quality installation, it is better to purchase a part separately, which will match the parameters as much as possible. Today, eccentrics are used not only for installing a heated towel rail - they are needed to connect or connect the mixer to the pipeline.

To get the optimal eccentric, especially when you have to do the installation yourself, you need to study the types of parts, their features, technical parameters.

Today, manufacturers offer many types of eccentrics for installing heated towel rails, different in shape and size, which can be conditionally divided into two main categories.

• Equipped with male threads on two sides, one is 1/2 "and the other is 3/4.

• Union nut models. These are constructions equipped with 1/2 thread on one side, and with a nut or "American" thread on the other.

When choosing an accessory, you should pay attention to the chrome-plated eccentrics, which are characterized by excellent wear resistance, high protection against corrosion, durability, as well as visual appeal.

Besides, eccentrics are divided according to the configuration: a part with or without a reflector. A reflector or "cup" is a decorative ring that performs an important function in protecting the attachment site as well as closing the pipe exit from the wall, making the site more aesthetically pleasing. The most popular are towel warmer eccentrics with a diameter of 1 inch and an offset of 32 mm. With strict adherence to the instructions, even an inexperienced craftsman can install a fitting for the subsequent installation of a heated towel rail.

Despite the diminutiveness of the details, their installation requires attention and strict adherence to the sequence. So, the installation of fittings consists of 9 steps.

1. The adapters are carefully screwed into the supply pipe fittings. In this case, the part should be twisted deeply, without tightening, so that it remains possible to correct the position, if necessary.

2. The union nuts of the heating structure are put on the eccentrics. In this case, the nuts are not tightened too much.

3. The position of the heater is checked. If necessary, the fittings are corrected.

4. A special masking tape is glued to the junction of the lead thread with the eccentric. To memorize the position of the fitting, a mark is placed on the tape.

5. Scotch tape is cut so that the mark remains on the adapter and on the pipe.

6. The structure is carefully disassembled.

7. The tow is wound with a sealant and twisted to the position marked earlier on the tape.

8. Sealing gaskets are mounted on the heated towel rail nuts.

9. The heating device is finally fixed and the "American women" are tightened.

A person with experience can complete the installation the first time by winding up the tape, without making marks or disassembling the structure, carefully adjusting it.