Kartell K-VIT Memphis Towel Rail – Chrome (All Sizes)

Kartell K-VIT Memphis Towel Rail – Chrome (All Sizes)

Memphis is a designer towel rail from Kartell with wide, flat bars on two slim round uprights, giving a clean, panel-like look. The twelve bars are set in four groups – two, three, three and four – with open gaps between the groups where folded towels can hang. This is the chrome version; Memphis also comes in Matt Black.

A bright chrome finish suits almost any bathroom and matches chrome taps, showers and accessories.

It comes in two sizes, both 1200mm high, in 500mm or 600mm widths. Choose your size from the dropdown.

Sizes and heat output

Choosing a size

Both sizes are 1200mm tall, so the choice is about width: the 600mm gives more room for wide bath towels and around a third more heat (2852 BTU against 2074 BTU).

If the towel rail will be the only heat in the room, check its output against what the room needs – a BTU calculator will give you a figure from the room's size, windows and outside walls. Kartell quote the output at Δt60, a standard test temperature. Many modern boilers, and especially heat pumps, run cooler than that, so the heat you actually get may be lower than the figure shown.

Fitting

Memphis is supplied with everything needed to fix it to the wall, and is pressure tested to 10 bar. Valves are sold separately – chrome valves will match; see our towel radiator valves.

The pipe connections are at the bottom of each upright: 450mm apart on the 500mm-wide size and 550mm apart on the 600mm-wide size (the “tapping centres”). If you are replacing an existing towel rail, measure between your pipes first – if the spacing does not match, the pipework will need adjusting.

On the 500mm-wide size the rail stands 96–106mm out from the wall, with the pipe connections about 62mm out from the wall. Make sure the wall can take the weight once the rail is full of water and towels: solid walls are straightforward, but stud and plasterboard walls need suitable heavy-duty fixings or a timber support behind the board.

Looking after the finish

Wipe over with a soft, damp cloth and dry to avoid water marks. Avoid abrasive pads, bleach and limescale removers, which can damage chrome plating.

Specification

• Range: Kartell K-VIT Memphis
• Colour: Chrome
• Finish: Chrome plated
• Material: Mild steel
• Mounting: Wall mounted
• Height: 1200mm
• Widths: 500mm or 600mm
• Uprights: 38mm round
• Bars: 12 flat bars on both sizes, 68 x 12mm
• Connections: ½″ BSP
• Tapping centres: 450mm (500mm wide) or 550mm (600mm wide)
• Pressure tested: 10 bar
• Fixings: Supplied
• Valves: Sold separately
• Guarantee: 5 years

Downloads

• Kartell technical data sheet – 1200 x 500mm (MEM500-1200)
• Kartell technical data sheet – 1200 x 600mm (MEM600-1200)
• Kartell fitting instructions – 1200 x 600mm (MEM600-1200)