Radiator

[Darn_27]

Hi,

This is my radiator in my bathroom. I want to change it to a towel rail. As a chippy I’ve done fair bit of plumbing but want advice on changing this.

What would be the best pipe lay out? It’s a 500 rad getting changed to a 500 towel rail. I know the tails come underneath. Could I put a 45 elbow on and go off that? Or would that look rubbish?

Thank you for your help!

 

[JimCrow]

Easier for you to go up to 600mm wide towel rad,
your 500mm rad will have pipe centres of approx 580mm,
a 600mm towel warmer will be anything between 550mm and 570mm centres.

 

[JohnD]

And it will not heat the bathroom much.

 

[Darn_27]

Easier for you to go up to 600mm wide towel rad,
your 500mm rad will have pipe centres of approx 580mm,
a 600mm towel warmer will be anything between 550mm and 570mm centres.

By the looks of the pipes, would you say that’s a 8mm or 10 mm pipe

 

[terryplumb]

Hard to tell from your pic. If you have an adjustable spanner ,close it onto the pipe and measure between the jaws of the spanner.