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Are Heated Towel Rails Safe? Everything You Need to Know (updated 2025)

Heated towel rails are a stylish and practical addition to any bathroom, offering warm, dry towels year-round. But if you’re considering installing one, you may be wondering: are heated towel rails...

An Autumn 2025 Upgrade You Deserve? The Best Heated Towel Rail

Don’t let the autumn chill keep you from enjoying your bathroom. Upgrade to the Gordon Heated Towel Rail and say goodbye to damp towels and musty odours.

Heated Towel Rail Power Consumption & Running Costs

Learn how wattage, design, and timer controls can keep running costs as low as a few cents per hour while adding a touch of luxury to your bathroom.

Heated Towel Rails: Your Ultimate Guide to Choosing and Using Them

If you’ve never used a Heated Towel Rail you might be wondering how they work, what they cost to run, and whether they’re worth the investment. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered with this comprehen...

Science-Backed Performance: Horizontal vs Vertical Heated Towel Rails in 2024

Why should you opt for a vertical heated towel rail instead of a traditional horizontal one? This blog explores the scientifically supported advantages of vertical towel rails, backed by our own in...

Heated Towel Rails in the Australian Summer: Battling Humidity

When most people think of heated towel rails, they immediately associate them with the chilly winter months—a cozy luxury for warming up towels before you start your day. But did you know that a he...

Introducing Loop: Our Newest Heated Towel Rail

Our Gordon Heated Towel Warmer has been the industry standard in vertical towel rails, and now we're finally excited to announce our latest innovation: Loop – a game-changer in bathroom comfort and...

5 key factors to consider when buying a Heated Towel Rail in 2024

  Heat Type, Construction, Style, Size & Energy Efficiency. Those are the 5 key considerations when choosing a heated towel rail for your bathroom. In this blog you'll learn why these key consi...

Are heated towel rails as efficient as radiators?

Heated towel rails and radiators on the surface may seem like totally different beasts, particularly if you’re used to the traditional ladder-style towel rails and rather austere wall radiators.

Why choose Eskimo for your radiator or towel rail?

Yes, all our radiators and our towel rails are electric, but that’s not the only thing that separates them from the competition. Let’s look at why you should choose an Eskimo over other options.

How to keep mould out of your bathroom

With many parts of the east coast of Australia enduring heavy rain and humidity in the early parts of this year, the subject of mould has again hit the headlines. What is mould and how can you keep...

Keeping warm in winter with a heated towel rail

While we normally start our posts with a summary of what the rest of the content is about, let’s discuss the elephant in the room (or should that be bathroom?) from the get-go. How on earth can a h...

Choosing the right size heated towel rail for your bathroom

So you're on the hunt for a heated towel rail but don't know what size to choose. Good news– we've got you covered in this blog post!

Heated towel rails: An affordable luxury you need

Let’s start this post by discussing the elephant in the room, which in this case is the title of this post.

Heated towel rails in summer: are they worth it?

If you have a heated towel rail in your bathroom should you turn it off when the warm weather hits or keep it running? The answer isn't what you might think!

Heated towel rail: A maintenance guide

You’ve just purchased and installed your new heated towel rail. Before your first shower with fluffy warm towels, have you ever wondered whether your new bathroom wonder needs any maintenance?

Quality, Absorbent Towels: A buyers guide for 2022

Before you go out and purchase new towels, take a look at our 2022 buyers guide for quality towels. It will make sure small, scratchy towels will be a thing of the past.

What’s that smell? How to keep bacteria out of your bathroom

If you’ve ever walked into your bathroom and had to turn around and walk straight out because of the smell, it’s time to investigate. While the reason for the smell could be the toilet (especially ...

Hydronic towel warmer vs electric towel rail

Walk into a store that sells heated towel warmers and you’ll soon find out that there are two main types, hydronic and electric models. What’s the difference and which is best for you? Let’s take a...

Should heated towel rails be left on?

With energy prices skyrocketing most of us are looking for ways to save. So, the question is, should heated towel rails be left on and how much will it cost?