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Towel Warmer

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212
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My wife and I are traveling and have this towel warmer in our bathroom with supply and return piping and also an electrical connection. I believe there’s an electrical heating element that you can program to keep the towel warmer on during the summer.

8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
Greening

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  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,778

    Towel warmer? With a 20° setpoint, wouldn't that be a towel freezer?

    EdTheHeaterMan
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,268

    20 degrees C is about 158 Fahrenheit.

    Alan must be out of the country.

    Greening
  • neilc
    neilc Member Posts: 2,842
    edited September 1

    uh, 20c is a lot closer to 68/70f, than 158

    known to beat dead horses
    ChrisJGreeningGGross
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,268

    Yes, you are right. I was reading the chart in the wrong direction……..that isn't a very warm towel.

  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212

    It only gets lukewarm, just warm enough to heat the towels. Seems like a lot of trouble just to keep the towels warm, but different cultures take comfort seriously.

    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,300
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1809224#Comment_1809224

    It's taken quite (absurdly) seriously here too. I had an emergency service call in August for radiant heat not working in the master bath. Yes, it also is set for 68° cooling at the same time.

    Needless to say, their definition of emergency wasn't our definition of emergency, so we made warm tootsies on Monday. Then I peeled them some grapes, and bowed out gracefully.

    Hope you're having a blast, Alan.

    PC7060Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

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