Bathroom Radiators: Efficiency, Style, and Heating Advice

[satreopalsen]

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice on bathroom radiators for a small to medium sized bathroom. I want something that heats quickly, stays energy efficient, and also looks modern. There are so many options like ladder radiators, panel radiators, and heated towel rails, and I’m not sure which works best for daily use.

How do you choose the right BTU rating for a bathroom, and does material like stainless steel or aluminum make a big difference?

Also, are dual fuel radiators worth it for year round convenience?

I’d appreciate any recommendations, installation tips, or long term maintenance experiences please share.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Firstly I hate heated towel rails, by definition they can't heat up too much as they're covered by towels so there's virtually no radiant heat with most of them, and I've seen a lot of these types fail routinely too, so I don't trust them.

At the moment I have a smallish oil filled WiFi enabled, programmable column heater I got to review, and if you remember to turn it on 30 mins before your shower it gets the bathroom nice and toasty.

One heater that never made sense to me though are the all-in-one fans/lights and heaters people fit in the bathroom ceiling. We used to sell heaps of them at the timber supplier, probably mostly cause they looked impressive, but I always thought it was completely mental to have the heater at ceiling level built into the device that the fans are sucking all the cold air up through it and out the vent!

If I was going to buy one now though, I'd get a wall mounted convection panel heater, something with a timer and programmability options.

 

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[Packard]

My electrician recommended an under-the-vanity unit with a blower. The blower certainly suggests a quick infusion of heated air. I have no recommendation, but a google search shows they are about $250.00 to $300.00. No plumbing involved. Just electrical hookup and fastening in place.

I currently have an overhead heat lamp. It warms you, but not the room.

(The above needs some further explanation. It will heat anything the light shines on, but it will not heat the air in the room. So the occupant and all the surfaces will be warmed, but not the air in the room. The warmed surfaces will eventually warm the room, but it is a very inefficient way to do so.)

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