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towel warmer on recirc loop

paul lessard_3
paul lessard_3 Member Posts: 186
in THE MAIN WALL
I place a bypass around the volume control which would be a fixed trickle of water to keep it all moving?
I consider all this only because If this lady takes her bath for 45 min and grabs anything but a hot towel the next thing she'll grab is a phone.
does any of this make sense?
thanks paul lessard... (;~])

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  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    towel warmer on recirc loop



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  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    towel warmer on domestic recirc loop

    Anyone done one? Doable? Thanks!


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  • paul lessard_3
    paul lessard_3 Member Posts: 186
    I'm thinking of doing one with a volume control in the wall NM

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Be careful...

    you don't set up an amplifier for some bacterium, like Legionella P...

    It'd probably be OK piped in series with hot going to the shower... When you take a shower, you warm your towels.

    It wouldn't be a very productive space heater, but they rarely are, covered up with towels...What is the R value of a good Terry Cloth towel anyway...

    Proceed with caution.


    ME
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    I did mine as the highest farthest element of a gravity DHW recirculation loop. It heats and works fine BUT there is that risk of Legionalla.

    Could absolutely kick myself for not getting the oil-filled electric model.

    Myson literature states that the rather common practice of hooking it up in series with a shower will never produce the warm, fluffy towels as intended. Of course the gravity flow is gentle, but it does take a long time to make the towels really fluffy.

    I believe that in the UK they are commonly attached to ranges like Agas that are constantly "on".

    Another option is to build a mini hydronic system (usually a very small electric heater) just for the warmer--service access, leak protection and equipment problems can make this difficult.
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    Would it

    rust?
    Retired and loving it.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928
    If you're talking to me...

    and about the "dedicated mini hydronic system" believe that rust/corrosion might be the problem. (Don't quite understand "why" though in a closed system.) Supplier in KC MO told me that the little electric heaters they had been selling for the purpose died a VERY early death and he no longer recommended the method.

    Myson warmers themselves are plated/powder coated brass/copper and have a very high working pressure and are rated for potable water use. Very well made and exceptionally finished but you certainly pay for the quality and importing.
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