Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Hot Water Re-circulation Experience
View Single Post
 
Old 02-26-2026, 12:19 PM
Altavia Altavia is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 5,295
Thanks: 2,148
Thanked 3,954 Times in 1,944 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jfassino View Post
I’m interested to get feedback from anyone that installed a water re-circulation system in their home after construction. We would like to have hot water at the faucet quicker and not run so much water down the drain waiting for warm water. I understand with new construction a dedicated return line is installed as a part of the system. For an existing home the cold water line is used. Several plumbing contractors said the retrofit system doesn’t work well.

We appreciate your feedback.
Do you have a tankless hot water heater?