Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: dunecritter on February 10, 2014, 11:30:50 am
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Does anyone out there use a towel warmer box and if so what is it, where can one buy one, and do you like them?
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I made one, there's pictures on the board someplace. But your in AZ what do you need it for those cold 60 degree nights ;D
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Well don't tell anyone but us AZ natives are sissy's
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I have a good friend in Yuma. I go there almost every year. Not this year though. Wish I was there now. 17 days in a row with lows below 0. Which is funny because the record is 60
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I don't have a box, and what we use is indoors. The hot tub is about three steps away outside the master bath.
Anyhow, we have towel warmer racks that stand on the floor and plug in to the ac outlet.
I like to use them after I shower, in the winter time.
Don't know how well they would work outside.
We like them and have them in all the bathrooms.
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I also built one. Haven't seen the pictures of the one Tman122 built but i made a box 25"x25" and bought 2 replacement grill racks for the towel shelf. Put in a couple 100 watt drop lamps for use as heaters and then lined the whole thing with Reflectix insulation and tada instant towel warmer. I did change out the 100 watt drop lamps out with a 500 Watt halogen lamp because the drop lamps were just not heating the towels to our liking. That halogen lamp definately does the trick.
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I also built one. Haven't seen the pictures of the one Tman122 built but i made a box 25"x25" and bought 2 replacement grill racks for the towel shelf. Put in a couple 100 watt drop lamps for use as heaters and then lined the whole thing with Reflectix insulation and tada instant towel warmer. I did change out the 100 watt drop lamps out with a 500 Watt halogen lamp because the drop lamps were just not heating the towels to our liking. That halogen lamp definately does the trick.
Would you be kind enough to post a pick of your handy home brew box? This sounds like a great project!
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I also built one. Haven't seen the pictures of the one Tman122 built but i made a box 25"x25" and bought 2 replacement grill racks for the towel shelf. Put in a couple 100 watt drop lamps for use as heaters and then lined the whole thing with Reflectix insulation and tada instant towel warmer. I did change out the 100 watt drop lamps out with a 500 Watt halogen lamp because the drop lamps were just not heating the towels to our liking. That halogen lamp definately does the trick.
LOL when did you build yours? I built mine in the year 2006. Same except expanded metal for the rack and an outside switch. Check here.
http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,8335.msg100132.html#msg100132
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I built mine about 4 weeks ago when the one the wife bought for me stopped heating. It is funny because looking at your pic you posted..it looks awfully similar. I will get some pics of mine in a week or so. (going to Gatlinburg when I get off work Friday morning. I like the thermometer in the top of yours just might have to steal that idea....
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I have one of the store bought ones. You can see it in my thread in the "show us your hot tub" section. We like it, but you need to turn it on about 15 mins before you plan to get out so the towels will be nice and toasty.
http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,16194.0.html (http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,16194.0.html)
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I have one of the store bought ones. You can see it in my thread in the "show us your hot tub" section. We like it, but you need to turn it on about 15 mins before you plan to get out so the towels will be nice and toasty.
http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,16194.0.html (http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/forum/index.php/topic,16194.0.html)
Hi Spoiledrotten,
I looked at your towel warmer in the other thread and was wondering if it was purchased from "Brookstone"? I was going to get one of these for my wife, but she has some serious chemical sensitivities, and I noted in the reviews on the Brookstone website that there were some reports that the towels would have a peculiar smell on them when they came out of the warmer. Have you ever noticed this with yours? Thanks.
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I don't smell the towels due to my senses being burnt up from the hot tub chemicals.
Just kidding about that. But seriously, I haven't noticed any smelly towels when they are removed from the warmer.
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Thanks Spoiledrotten,
I just ordered the same towel warmer online. For anyone else who is interested, it is currently for sale at $30 off, and there is also a 5% discount coupon you can find online.
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I have the Brookstone, it's still putting off plastic manufacturing fumes when it heats. Used less than a dozen times so far though.
Towels don't really have an odor anymore, it's more the room it's in.
Couple more uses and I think they will dissipate.
It works and works well. I can get my towel out long after the cycle ends and it's still warm.
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Thanks rin-spa-aic,
It is the Brookstone I just ordered. From the pictures of Spoiledrotten's towel warmer I had assumed it was also from Brookstone and since he said there were no fumes, I ordered it. I'll just keep my fingers crossed it is O.K. Thanks again for the information.
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How warm do the towels get in the Brookstone warmer? Do they get as toasty warm as the blankets they give you at the hospital? (Which I have priced, btw, they are extremely expensive).
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When my wife bought mine, she paid around 90 - 100.00. If was a gift to me so I didn't aske too many questions.
Those at the hospitals are really warm due to the fact that they cost you around $632.00 each. But they hide that in your bill so you won't notice. ;D
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I also have the one from Brookestone but it had started to malfunction and immediately turn off while it was coming up to temperature. Below are a couple of pics of the one I built.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk228/ntmad8tr/f7944d09fe5c89c21b5ce3ea124a9d98_zpse64c4dbf.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk228/ntmad8tr/8239e36609f1f6f1bcb650f49ce16c92_zps11836dc7.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk228/ntmad8tr/9c2cc667236551464c08503421f4c108_zpsd1b349fc.jpg)
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Nice job ntmad8tr!
Good thing about that style is that during the summer when you don't need your towels warmed, you can put a Boston Butt on there and smoke it while you soak. Throw some hickory chips in there and you're good to go. :D
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And it would probably do just fine, I made the mistake of having both those lamps on when I first used it and they pretty much burnt a towel. I now have one on and the other is just a spare for when the bulb goes out in the other.......