The recirculating pump is on a timer, so it's available when I'm ready and not "on demand" all day long. The pressure is fine. Either I'm wasting, and paying, for water by having it run for quite a while before it gets tepid, or I pay for electricity to run the pump to get hot water when I need it. 6 of one, half-a dozen of the other. It's just another instance of not knowing - up front - that this is an issue. As for setting the water heater temperature 10 degrees higher and hoping for a better result, that, too, IMHO, adds additional expense for something that should NOT be an issue in the first place. Don't even get me started about gutters.... We love our house and are working to make it our home. Have no regrets in the least, just wish we had been made aware - or were more "on the ball" - regarding some things we just took for granted.
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