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  1. TaylorN

    Hot Water Recirculation pump stops working and appears to overheat

    Grundfos makes a different model (UP15-29) that is supposed to be a direct replacement size wise, but is a little more powerful (+10watts)
  2. TaylorN

    Hot Water Recirculation pump stops working and appears to overheat

    ok. I'd guess 100-150ft. Couldn't I also replace the cartridge of the grundfos similar to the taco? do you just find the taco to be more reliable, or do they all pretty much last about 10 years?
  3. TaylorN

    Hot Water Recirculation pump stops working and appears to overheat

    Ok. Time to get a new one then because the pump will stop pumping after running for about 30mins, but still draw power. And if I leave it like that, it will never resume pumping until I unplug it and let it cool off. Any reason to get a taco cartridge recirculator vs the taco smart plus...
  4. TaylorN

    Hot Water Recirculation pump stops working and appears to overheat

    Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I did notice they can handle in excess of 200F, but figured since the water is ~115F the pump housing should not be getting into the 145F+ range. That screams to me somethings up. Either the motor is shorted (or something like that) and going into thermal shutdown, or...
  5. TaylorN

    Hot Water Recirculation pump stops working and appears to overheat

    I have a Grundfos UP 15-18SU hot water recirculating pump to distribute hot water from my hot water heater throughout our 3600sqft house to showers and faucets. It runs for 12hours each day and has been that way for at least 4 years we have been living here. Just noticed a week ago that it...
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