Electric Towel Rail Concerns in Bathroom.

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Hello All,

I recently removed a faulty electrical towel rail from a bathroom. The control panel was not working properly. The thing did not heat at all. It had a label on it saying Kingfisher International. Model.DD3LU-500a. Rated IP24. "Double insulated" with the square within a square logo. It had a 2 core flex. No C.P.C. That conerned me. How can a liquid filled heated towel rail not need earthing?


I believe that Fix Screw sells the same model.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/electric-pre-filled-towel-radiator-980-x-550mm-white-800btu/3012p#product_additional_details_container


Z.

mapj1:

Why should it not be double / reinforced insulation inside ? - All it needs is the element to be coated with a further layer of something, after the metal jacketed ceramic coated Nicrome, so a single fault cannot make the case live.

Probably a good choice for PME houses...

Problem may be that if the label is lost, you cannot be sure.

M.

 

Mike, most electric towel rails that I come across are earthed. Years ago they were oil filled where oil is a good insulator electrically. Nowadays to save money many are water filled, perhaps with an anti corrosion inhibitor. There is more of a chance of the thing becoming live due to an internal fault in my opinion. Also is IP24 good enough for a bathroom electrical appliance?


Z.