There is a wide variety of towel rails available, so select one carefully to match your needs.
As rails can be mounted against a wall they are not very obtrusive and you should really choose the largest one that can fit neatly into the space available in your bathroom.
That way, of course, you'll be able to dry the whole family's towels at the same time.
It's a good idea to get rails that incorporate a pilot light as this will help you not to leave them on when they're not being used - always an easy thing to do.
It this is impossible make sure that the mains outlet point is fitted with a neon indicator.
After deciding where you're going to mount the rails, make sure that they can be safely fixed to the walls.
Check that they'll be level and mark their position before drilling and plugging the wall.
You can then screw the rails in place.
Floor-mounted models are also available, and will have to be screwed to the floor surface.
Towel rails obtain their power from a spur on the ring circuit via a switched fused connection unit fixed out of reach of bath or shower.
Fix this as close as possible to the towel rail However, as it's unlikely that the flex already attached to the rail will be long enough to reach the unit, you'll have run a length of 1.
5mm2 two-core and earth cable to a flex outlet plate mounted close to the rail, and connect in the flex at that point.