Best Towel Warmers

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Towel warmers are becoming more popular not only to enhance the look of bathrooms, but they also serve many purposes.

While a towel warmer is simply a decorative radiator designed to heat towels, they can also assist in heating the entire bathroom! The following paragraphs will discuss the many purposes of a towel warmer.

Towel warmers are used in more places than just bathrooms. They can also be found in places including:

* spas
* sauna areas
* pool areas
* exercise areas
* shower areas

Not only are they decorative, towel warmers are designed to have your towel nice and warm for you when you get out of shower or bath. This is not the only benefit of owning a towel warmer.

A towel warmer not only warms towels before or after a shower or swim, they can also assist in heating the entire room, especially when used in the bathroom. How effective your towel warmer will be in heating the room will depend on the make and model, as well as how many towels are placed on it to be warmed. The more towels on the towel warmer will cause less heat in the room, the few towels on the warmer will increase the heat in the room.

Adding a towel warmer to a room can assist in making the air healthier to breath. Since many harmful elements exist where air is most damp, a towel warmer can help eliminate some of them. These elements include:

* mold
* mildew
* dust

When the excess moisture in the room is removed, it prevents the growth of mold and mildew, as well as aids in the prevention of dust mites.

Towel warmers are a great way to add a touch of elegance to your bathroom, or other appropriate room of your house. They are available in a wide variety of shapes, styles, sizes, and colors, to match and meet any need or desire.

While heated towel warmers can help heat your bathroom during the colder months, many people wonder about the warmer months.

Can they still warm their towels, as well as gain all the other benefits of a towel warmer, during the warmer months, without over heating their bathroom? The following paragraphs will discuss the use of towel warmers during the warmer months of the year.

A heated towel warmer can be used year round in most bathrooms without the bathroom becoming too over-heated. During the summer months, a towel warmer can actually help eliminate the moisture in your bathroom, while making your towels the perfect temperature for all the comfort in the world after a bath or shower. Most towel warmers do not heat the towels to the level of an actual dryer, but they will be the perfect temperature to wrap yourself in, especially if your home has a central air conditioning unit.

As mentioned above, a towel warmer can help eliminate moisture in your bathroom during summer months that can cause mildew and mold spores to grow. By eliminating these elements, not only will you be making the air healthier to breathe, but you will also be eliminating any odors that may be absorbed into the excess moisture, as well as odors caused by mold and mildew.

During the summer months, towel warmers can be even more beneficial. Not only can they give your bathroom a “spa” effect, but you can also dry your swim wear on it, as opposed to running the dryer. Not only can running the dryer be more costly, but dryers can damage delicate swim wear. Towel warmers are commonly low energy devices, and are ran constant. Some models use no more energy than a light bulb.

Using a towel warmer during summer months is not only possible, but reaps many benefits. Do not worry about a towel warmer making your bathroom unbearably hot during the summer. In most cases, this will not happen.

If you have a swimming pool or spa you can benefit from having a towel warmer installed close to the pool/spa area.

Towel warmers aren’t just for bathrooms. In addition to heating towels and robes, they are very useful drying towels and bathing suits. Evening dips in a spa are great, especially on chilly nights, so enjoy getting out as much as you enjoy getting in by installing a towel and robe warmer in your spa shack or pool house.

There are basically two designs of towel warmers for pool and spa use.  Enclosed cabinet warmers are usually made of Red Cedar and are fully enclosed to keep out the elements. Some cabinet warmers have duel compartments, one with hooks for robes, towels and suits and another unheated compartment for storing folded towels.

Additional details of cabinet warmers:

* Stand approximately 6 feet tall
* Are approximately 3 feet wide
* Approximately 17 inches deep
* Plug into any grounded outlet
* Cost about $1800
* Optional fan to circulate heated air
* Optional light that turns on when door is opened
* Optional timer to conserve energy
* Optional temperature adjustment

Mounted hydronic warmers are made of hollow metal tubing that is placed in line with hot water plumbing that runs to your spa or pool. Because these are not completely safe from the elements, these are best installed inside a spa shack or pool house.

Additional details of hydronic warmers:

* Virtually free to use if installed in line with other hot water plumbing
* Installation is easy if done during original construction or remodeling of spa or pool shelter
* Come in a variety of styles, number of rungs and finishes
* Take up very little space
* Relatively inexpensive starting at $300
* Repairs may require hiring a plumber

Whether you choose a cabinet warmer or a hydronic one, installing one will ensure you won’t have to suffer through icy towels or robes again.

The main use for towel warmers is, of course, to keep your towels warm and comfy for use out of the shower or bath.

However, towel warmers do so much more than that! If you are considering installing towel warmers in your bathrooms, look at all the benefits you will enjoy:

1. Towel warmers not only warm your towels, but they will also dry and keep your towels fresh between uses! By drying your towels after use more quickly, it will prevent them from smelling musty and unappealing. This can actually lower your electric bill, as you use your towels for a longer period of time and have less laundry!
2. Towel warmers are great around a pool or spa! You can dry your beach towels and bathing suits on a towel warmer for repeat usage.
3. Towel warmers can dry off your winter clothes! Think of that room just inside that gathers all your damp winter coats, pants and socks. When you place these items on towel warmers, you will prevent them from getting mildewed while also getting them warm and toasty for the next time you go outside. If you are someone who loves the outdoors in the wintertime, towel warmers can make a welcome addition. Great for drying ski, sled and snowboarding clothes.
4. Skip the towel rack and counter – place your delicates on a towel warmer! Think of all the laundry that you must hand wash and lie flat to dry. Using a towel warmer can dry the items much more quickly and keep them from smelling. If it can’t be tumble dried, it can be dried on a towel warmer!
5. Towel warmers can gently warm baby clothes and blankets! Why put your baby in a cold bed at the start of the night. Give them the extra comfort of clothes and blankets gently warmed on towel warmers.

With all the uses for towel warmers, they can be a welcome purchase in any home.

One of the main advantages of having a hydronic towel warmer to help heat your bathroom, is you do not have to worry about it getting wet.

Even though most often, hydronic towel warmers usually require the professional installation by a plumber, this type of towel warmer is most commonly purchased with the intent of helping to heat a bathroom. There are many reasons why people find hydronic towel warmers more efficient in heating a bathroom. The following paragraphs will discuss some of the differences between electric towel warmers, and help explain why hydronic towel warmers are more effective in heating a bathroom.

One of the main advantages of having a hydronic towel warmer to help heat your bathroom, is you do not have to worry about it getting wet. By being connected and ran by your central hot water system, there will be no electric heating elements present with a hydronic towel warmer, that can potentially cause electric shock. There are no limits as to where you can have your hydronic towel warmer installed. As opposed to electrical models, hydronic towel warmers can be installed in places likely to get wet.

Another advantage a hydronic towel warmer has over the electrical models is that they hydronic towel warmer will heat up much faster. Most hydronic towel warmers can warm up in less than 5 minutes, while it can take some electrical models up to an hour to reach peak temperatures. While most hydronic towel warmers are left running constantly, most electrical models have timers, so they can be programmed to come on and go off after a designated time span has lapsed. This fact alone makes a hydronic towel warmer a more popular choice when you want your towel warmer to help heat your bathroom, although both types of towel warmers are cost efficient.

Most people who are shopping for a towel warmer to help heat their bathroom chose hydronic models for many reasons. The above paragraphs discuss only a few of these reasons. If you are looking to purchase a towel warmer to help heat your bathroom, you should do your research. Make sure all of your questions are answered.