lzicc
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I installed a gas tankless hot water heater to replace my electric tank heater. I am in the process of building a 800 SF additional on one side of the house. There will be a master bathroom in the addition. The hot water heater is about 50' from the shower which means it will take time to get the hot water to the shower.
I was going to install a recirculating pump for the hot water, but most if not all do not work with a tankless water heater. What other options are out there? This is a Rheem water heater and Rheem makes a recirculating pump for this model, but the pump will run every 30 minutes. I only want the pump to run in the evening during the week days and all day during the weekend. It is wire directly to the tankless water heater, so I don't have the option to put this on a timer.
I also thought about installing a point of use tankless water heater in the master bathroom inline with the current hot water line, but I am not sure how that would work. Once the hot water came from the main house water heater, would the point of use adjust so that the water temp would stay steady.
I was going to install a recirculating pump for the hot water, but most if not all do not work with a tankless water heater. What other options are out there? This is a Rheem water heater and Rheem makes a recirculating pump for this model, but the pump will run every 30 minutes. I only want the pump to run in the evening during the week days and all day during the weekend. It is wire directly to the tankless water heater, so I don't have the option to put this on a timer.
I also thought about installing a point of use tankless water heater in the master bathroom inline with the current hot water line, but I am not sure how that would work. Once the hot water came from the main house water heater, would the point of use adjust so that the water temp would stay steady.