Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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instant Hot Water
We love our new home in The Villages, but not a big fan of how long it takes the hot water to get from the water heater to the faucets. Does anyone have a recommendation for instant hot water?
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We added a recirculation pump about 6 months ago and while the HW is not "instant" it is many times faster to all faucets. I bought the pump at Lowes (around $200) and installed it myself since plastic pipe is easy to work with and there was an electrical outlet near the HWH but there are "handymen" around who will do it or you can pay a plumber. You also need to install a small "mixer" under the furthest sink from the HWH. The only other way is to run another line (return line) from HWH to furthest sink which is pretty much impossible around here. The only downside is when you turn on the COLD water you get a couple seconds of WARM water through the cold side.
This kind of explains how it works: Quicker Hot Water With a Hot Water Recirculating System |
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Before I added our pump it was about 40 seconds for the water to get WARM and another few to get HOT in our shower. With the recirc pump it's 10-15 seconds until full HOT in same shower. Kitchen is just about instant now but was close to 30 sec before for HOT. Other problem was washer, when set to hot using the "hi efficiency" (minimal water) mode it never got hot since so little water was used. We would have to remember to run water FIRST in a nearby sink which was A PITA. Besides saving a little water it was just so annoying having to always wait for hot water. Never was used to that because we had tankless HWH up north (gas) and HW was virtually instant anywhere. |
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Just a thought, I understand the newer homes have "instant/infinite hot water heaters' not the traditional 40 or 50 gallon hot water heater. I think that the recirculating system will work with the instant water heaters. It would be a good idea to check on this before installing.
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Ask Pablo: Will a "Water-Saving" Hot Water Recirculation Pump Really Save Me Money? | TreeHugger |
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I installed the Watts pump. It worked great for about 1 1/2 years then just quit. The pump cost me $200 at Lowes. I installed it myself, so no cost there. It was only warrantied for 1 year. I have never replaced it because I feel it costs less to just pay for the water.
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instant Hot Water
It's not always for the few pennies (if any) cost savings of the water, or for saving the environment, for me it's simply for the convenience. We all do things that aren't REALLY necessary just for the "convenience factor" then rationalize it as being for the greater good of our planet. Nope, for me it was simply the convenience of not having to wait 40 seconds for hot water.
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Did the pump actually quit? Often (I have read, not yet experienced ) its just the mixer attached to the sink which is $10 on eBay.
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