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Replacement of electric heated towel rail
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.47 PM
I have an old Creda electric heated towel rail in the bathroom on which the white enamel is chipping off exposing the metal underneath. It needs to be replaced, but apart from the height/width dimensions, I'm not sure what else I need to consider when buying a new one. Can anyone advise? I've noticed that the wattage (output, presumably) on the old model is given as 84-100W, but most models I've found online are 150W. Would this be an issue?
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4 Answers
Samelectric
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hi. No issue the wattage just got more few what's don't worry you can replace with same model if even more wattage
Answered4 July 2022
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TDR Refined Electrics
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hi.
Your electric radiator is most likely powered from a fused spur. The smallest fuse within that spur should be 3 Amps.
A 150W heater would only use 0.63Amps so this would be safe as the amps within the spur should surpass this.
Amps=watts/volts
Amps =150W / 240V
= 0.63A
Answered4 July 2022
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Circuit Link Electrical
Rating: 5 out of 5
Towel rail should be controlled by 13 amp fuse spur, so there shouldn't be any issue.
Answered12 July 2022
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T & C Electrical
Rating: 5 out of 5
I would make sure that it is on an RCD protected circuit just in case this was overlooked before.
Answered26 July 2022
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