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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Cold water in Florida? We joke about how nice the cold water feels when we go back north.
Another downside of the pumps is additional electrical costs. First, there is a pump that runs frequently to send hot water to the far end of the house. Then, there is the cost of heating the cold(er) water that is pushed back into the tank when the pump runs. The instant hot water might be worth it but there is going to be a cost.
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The amount of electricity to run a Watts recirculating pump is so small that it will never be. noticed. Anyone who says differently does not know what they are talking about. The motor in a Watts pump is of the synchronous type that is used in electric clocks. In fact, the Watts pump is a clock as you can set the hours you want the pump to operate, if you are concerned about the small amount of electricity it uses. The pump is VERY LOW pressure-just enough to keep water moving through the line.
If you are so frugal that the cost of electricity to run a Watts pump is a concern the fact that the pump provides near-instant hot water at your faucets and showers will offset the cost of the water you waste while waiting for hot water to arrive at the faucets and showers. As one of the RP's to the OP said, you wait "a minute" for hot water to reach the faucet on the far side of the house.
Whether the Watts pump costs money to operate or it makes for a net savings by way of less water usage, the convenience of having near-instant hot water throughout the house is a wonderful thing to behold. No longer will you stand outside the shower in your birthday suit waiting for the hot water to arrive or inside the shower trying to position yourself in the corner and out of the stream of cold water.