Alan fitted the electric towel rail/radiators this week while the electricians were there to sign off his work. Mine is in chrome to match all the chrome elements of my shower room.
While Alan's is in matt black to match all the black elements of his bathroom.
It's good to have some form of radiator in the bungalow, as these will be the only place to dry knickers and socks when you need them in a hurry after washing things in the colder, wetter weather of Winter. 😄
Can you even imagine colder, wetter weather at the moment, I know I can't!!
The reason for the lack of any other radiators in the bungalow is because we are having underfloor heating. Alan has been working out the layout of all the mats on the floor this week. He is hoping to start the gluing down of them either today or tomorrow, then the pipes will be inserted into their positions next week, ready to be tiled over.
Laying them out ahead of time means that he can double check that he has enough of the straights and curves as well as the blanks that he needs to cover all the floors.
It appears that there are indeed enough of what we need.
It's all coming together nicely.
But I am very impressed by my very skilled husband.
Sue xx
I’m impressed too! Maeve xx
ReplyDeleteI'll pass it on. 😀❤️
DeleteI’m very impressed too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'll pass it on. 😀❤️
DeleteI do like a towel rail. A crisp dry towel is one of life's little luxuries, and better for the environment if it means you don't need to wash them as frequently as they need to be if they don't dry properly. It's all looking great. You'll be very cosy in there.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand people that wash a towel after every use. Heated towel rails are brilliant aren't they. 😀
DeleteOur heated towel rail is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMaybe in years to come they will invent a way of being able to turn underfloor heating into underfloor cooling at the flick of a switch!
We should be fine with our tiled floors giving us a cool surface in the warmer weather, and then at the flick of a switch for each room, warm floors for cold weather. I know my current tiled floors have stayed lovely and cold all through the heatwaves we've been having this year. 😀
DeleteYou have definitely got a Treasure there, Alan is doing a brilliant job. I have a clothes airer straddling the bath, and we hang out towels there after showers. They dry very quickly at the moment! A scientist on radio 4 last week said "don't share towels, have your own, and it's perfectly ok to use 3 or 4 times before washing it"
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely perks marrying a qualified engineer . 😀
DeleteAnd to think when we were growing up, a family might only have a couple of towels for everyone to use over and over before wash day Monday.
Out of curiosity, are you using a heat pump or gas boiler for your underfloor heating??
ReplyDeleteI have seen various comments that heat pumps and underfloor heating are a good combination as the temperatures involved are much lower than for radiators. But...not so good for hot water??
I've just double-checked with Alan for the specifics. 🙂 But basically we have neither of your options as we decided to go all electric. We have a bank of 35 solar panels on the bungalow and garage roofs, with battery backup, so no gas is needed. The supply was removed completely from the property. For the hot water to the bathrooms and the underfloor heating, we have a 12kw electric combi-boiler with an integral water tank. The kitchen sink has a much smaller electric instant water heater, which fits neatly into the base cupboard next to the sink. Alan chose this system as he has a dislike of waiting for hot water to arrive at the tap, and wanted an almost instantaneous supply for all rooms. Obviously this will keep our water consumption lower too as this is metered. I hope this helps. 😀
DeleteThanks for the update.
Delete🙂 xx
DeleteI've always love heated towel bars--grew up with them in UK, but they are not found (or rarely) in the US. Whenever I come over the Pond to either the UK or Europe I know I will be able to handwash my clothing items and find dry them before more morning. Not to mention wrapping myself in a lovely warm towel after a shower. Such a great feature.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Alan's skills and fortitude are very impressive. My father was skilled like that and since he didn't have sons, I became his dogs-body for work around our homes. But he taught me how to mix cement, lay brick, put up drywall, prime and paint anything, hook up electrical appliances and a myriad of other tasks. Needless to say, I have always been the one in my household doing the 'heavy lifting.' Literally and figuratively, as this has often included moving furniture. Though a little less of it these days as I head into the second half of my eighth decade. :)
That sounds like a brilliant childhood. I learnt a lot off my Dad but not so much on your scale. But I was an accomplished painter and wallpaperer by the time I got married at 18, meanwhile my brother who showed absolutely no interest in being taught anything by our Dad has still never used a tool or a paintbrush in his life. It's astonishing to me for him to have gotten to 62 and not be able to do at least the very basics. 🤔
DeleteThat is pretty impressive, to install your own under-floor heating! Not having radiators will be nice for reducing visual clutter. Yeah, I can't imagine cool, wet weather either. We haven't seen a raindrop in almost two months!
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