phxphun
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Our kitchen sink is farthest from the heater and takes quite a while to get warm water to. We'd like to conserve all that wasted water, so have decided to add a hot water recirculator. There seems to be quite a large price range between models, so I'm wanting to get an understanding of what I need to considered before purchasing.
The house has a dedicated return line built-in, but the previous home owners had at some time removed the pump. We'll be installing the pump on a 50 gal GE Geospring Hybrid water heater we just installed.
My preference would be to have a pump that's going to last at least 8 years, is as energy efficient as possible, and provides instant hot water at the kitchen sink (of course). It would also be nice if the installation were as simple as possible.
My questions are:
Is it better to install the pump on the dedicated return line (pumping the returned water into the drain at the bottom of the water heater). Or is there an advantage to the type that attaches to the hot water line at top of the heater and requires a 'bypass connection' installed between the hot and cold lines at the furthest point of use in the house. (We see a model at the big box stores for $200).
There are various flow rates across different models. Is pump capacity something that needs to be considered?
Any tips or experience shared would be greatly appreciated.
The house has a dedicated return line built-in, but the previous home owners had at some time removed the pump. We'll be installing the pump on a 50 gal GE Geospring Hybrid water heater we just installed.
My preference would be to have a pump that's going to last at least 8 years, is as energy efficient as possible, and provides instant hot water at the kitchen sink (of course). It would also be nice if the installation were as simple as possible.
My questions are:
Is it better to install the pump on the dedicated return line (pumping the returned water into the drain at the bottom of the water heater). Or is there an advantage to the type that attaches to the hot water line at top of the heater and requires a 'bypass connection' installed between the hot and cold lines at the furthest point of use in the house. (We see a model at the big box stores for $200).
There are various flow rates across different models. Is pump capacity something that needs to be considered?
Any tips or experience shared would be greatly appreciated.