Connection measurements for towel rails

[macadonald]

Hi guys,

I'm only planning ahead now as I haven't yet bought the towel rail for our bathroom radiator. In general are the connection spacers the same for most stadard chrome towel rails? I'm talking about where the central heating will connect. I want to have the pipes coming out of the wall, rather than out of the floor.

Looks neater I think

 

[seco services]

no they vary some are 400, 450, 500, 600mm etc

 

[macadonald]

Thanks, I realised thsi when lookgin at radiators to buy. I'm more interested in knowing how to install the pipe work in the walls if I do this before I buy the radiator. If I knew I was goign for the 500 size, could I place the centre of the pipes 500mm apart asd they come out of the wall?

 

[moggridgeplumbing]

Not necessarily. A 500mm towel rail will probably have 470mm pipe centres. Perhaps a good idea would be to buy the towel rail first, before you run the pipework.