Electric towel warmers... are they electricity hogs?
Stacey Collins
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Comments (2)The cheapest and easiest solution to warm your bathroom would be to add the heated towel rack and a warming light/vent like the one from panasonic. I would be weary of any contractor that would try and lower your original concrete slab. Once you remove your tile and smooth down the leftover thin set, you glue or tape down the heated flooring mats/wires then cover them with SLC or mortar and let it dry. Then you install your tile or membrane as normal. The added height will be about 1/8". Are you redoing the tile outside the bathroom? Is the same type of tile?...See MoreHow to choose which brand of towel warmer?
Comments (14)Warmers produce heat, then they have to transfer that heat to the towels. So a starting point is to compare watts or BTUs from one model to another to ascertain heat output. Output-wise, the more BTUs the heater can generate the faster it'll be able to heat the towels. The more surface area that is in contact with the towel, the faster the heat will be transferred. If you want to leave it on 24/7 then a low-BTU model might suffice, or a model with round rails might provide adequate heat transfer to the towels. If you want it on a programmed timer or if you just turn it on when you get into the shower, or if you need to batch heat towels one after another, then a high-BTU model with flat rails might be better. A nice touch is that the higher BTU models can serve as room warmers too. Personally if you want a true towel warmer I'm a fan of Runtal or Myson. From the towel warmer perspective the Runtal Omnipanel is a great warmer. Myson has a similar design with their Interlude series. I'm not familiar with Amba. My experiences with Mr. Steam and Warmrails is that they are fairly low-BTU units and thus suited for more casual use than serious warming. They work mind you, and they have their fans. Nothing wrong with that. But they are not as versatile as the higher BTU units. If you see some outputs listed in watts and others in BTUs, multiply watts by 3.41 to get BTUs. Example, 100 watts equates to 341 BTUs....See MoreElectric Towel Warmer question
Comments (2)That is a "Bad Idea". Crazy Talk. In the UK you will see water run towel warmers in the shower. There is a body dryer with approval for showers but an Electric warmer in the shower is a little on the "Unsafe Side". JW...See MoreElectric Towel Warmer ... do you have one?
Comments (3)We have a Runtal Solea in our recently remodeled master bath and love it. We're upsizing from the 33" or 34" model to the 54" because it only warms the towel where it is in direct or near direct contact. We'll put the smaller one in our son's/guest bath currently being remodeled. He's pretty happy to be inheriting this little luxury!...See Moreweedyacres
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