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Old 10-12-2013, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ldj1938 View Post
A system made by WWatts with a constantly running pump (or controlled by the built in clock) will run hot water to the furthest hot water in your house. There is a thermostatic switch that you place under this sink. When you draw cold water the switch closes so that you don't get hot water out of the cold tap. Works like a charm, inexpensive, and available at Lowes or Home Depot or probably online from Amazon or the like. I had a handy man install mine because you need to hook the plumbing into you hot water tank. End of story!
Can anyone provide an estimate (or guess) as to the cost of additional electricity to run a system like this? Would it be about or more than offset by the water cost savings?

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