Thermostat in bathroom

[brizospark]

What's you guys opinion on room stat in bathroom, outside zone 2

I have a customer who wants a heated towel rail installed and controlled via a room stat that they would like in the bathroom to give an accurate gauge of room temperature

I thought it would be best to install the room stat outside zones and in bathroom itself, possibly at high or low level to keep even further out the way, or I even thought about going for a programmer/stat to give them more control

Anyone had a similar situation to this one?

 

[markc123]

crack on

 

[HandySparks]

If you really want to play it safe, fit a wireless (programmable) thermostat in the bathroom and the receiver outside the room or out of the way. Just make sure that the load rating of the receiver is enough, although I would expect it to be OK for a heated towel rail.

Edit: You can then put the thermostat within easy reach of the bath or shower if that's what the customer wants.

 

[Octopus]

If you really want to play it safe, fit a wireless (programmable) thermostat in the bathroom and the receiver outside the room or out of the way. Just make sure that the load rating of the receiver is enough, although I would expect it to be OK for a heated towel rail.

Edit: You can then put the thermostat within easy reach of the bath or shower if that's what the customer wants.

Then some uneducated muppet will come along and give it a C1!!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Most of us fit a lockshield valve on both ends of a heated towelrail and use it as a heat shunt / system bypass. Others fit a Thermostatic Radiator Valve. Others again would say sod that and fit an Electric Towel Rail with a built in thermostat and be done with it.

 

[brizospark]

Lock shield valve in electric heated towel rail,?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Lock shield valve in electric heated towel rail,?

It would have been helpful if you had mentioned that small point a bit earlier!!

 

[brizospark]

Well this is the electricians forum Geordie! Should have mentioned that it was an electric one

 

[Geordie Spark]

Well this is the electricians forum Geordie! Should have mentioned that it was an electric one

Yes you should.

Clairvoyancy was never my best subject!

 

[brizospark]

No your right it was plumbing!

 

[Geordie Spark]

No your right it was plumbing!

Actually it was engineering but we won't go into that for fear of confusing you.

 

[brizospark]

It seems like you were the only one getting confused in this thread!

 

[Geordie Spark]

It seems like you were the only one getting confused in this thread!

Why do you think that?

 

[brizospark]

You've confused this forum with the plumbing forum. Maybe you should put down the brown ale!

 

[Aindowsimon]

Similar issue we've placed a tamper proof stat pre set temp in bathroom's and en-suite's just today in fact all outside of zone 2 no issue I can think of , make sure rcd protected, and bob's you're mothers brother

 

[HandySparks]

It seems like you were the only one getting confused in this thread!

I made an assumption and happened to assume correctly. I can see how you could jump the wrong way though.

 

[brizospark]

Your spider senses were correct

 

[Geordie Spark]

You've confused this forum with the plumbing forum. Maybe you should put down the brown ale!

Not at all .. read my post #5 again - carefully - and you will see I addressed the issue of an ELECTRIC towel rail in the last sentence.

NO confusion on my part whatsoever. I gave answers relating to ALL types of heated towel rails - including electric ones.

 

[Geordie Spark]

You've confused this forum with the plumbing forum. Maybe you should put down the brown ale!

I haven't touched a drop since they stopped brewing it in Newcastle.

 

[brizospark]

I haven't touched a drop since they stopped brewing it in Newcastle.

Geordie that explanation is curcumstancial