[Biker Dog]

Originally Posted by collie1228

Try this:

Ask This Old House TV | This Old House

Click "Watch Full Episodes" at the top.

Thank You

[samhass]

The entire system...water softener, huge carbon tank, and the instant hot water apparatus ran $2625.00 installed. The instant hot water part was 475.00 of it. It is a Grund Fos.

[TrudyM]

A quick solution that does not require a plumber but may require an electrician is the pump (Autocirc Undersink Instant Hot Water Circulating System-$240 at Home Depot) I have in my house in Seattle. It was very inexpensive compared to getting a plumber and pumps the hot water into the cold line and is on a timer or auto.
Autocirc Undersink Instant Hot Water Circulating System-ACT-E1 at The Home Depot

The hoses hook up easy but you need a GFI plug under the sink so you can plug it in without the cord running up to the top of the sink. ( I ran it myself but most would need to call an electrician as you would need to jack off an outlet on an adjacent wall or fish down from the one above the sink)

I had it to keep the pipes from freezing by installing it at the sink farthest from the hot water heater. If you leave it on auto it runs any time the water in the hot line drops below 85degrees. It makes the water in the cold line warm at times for a few secs, but it a cheap and easy fix. We are creatures of habit and have it set to run just before we get up and switch to all night in the winter when frozen pipes are an issue.

[jhrc4]

To all of you who answered my request for help...A Huge Thank You...There is a solution, so once again Thank You.