Greenthumb77
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My California home sits on a concrete slab. The water system has no dedicated hot wrer return line. My handyman friend said he could install a dedicated return line by teeing from the hot water line that comes up from the slab in my bathroom at the furtherest point from the water heater. He said he the would then install a recirculation pump at the water heater. He said that doing this would keep the cold water cold and solve my slow hot water to my kitchen island
Is this approach a sound idea? Can a dedicated return line be done like this where the system is looped uner the slab. If so, should I use pex or copper for the return line. Also, should the pipe size be 1/2 or 3/4 inch.
Please let me know what you think.
Thank-you
Jim
Is this approach a sound idea? Can a dedicated return line be done like this where the system is looped uner the slab. If so, should I use pex or copper for the return line. Also, should the pipe size be 1/2 or 3/4 inch.
Please let me know what you think.
Thank-you
Jim