Instant Hot Water in Bath
I added a valve and hose under the bath vanity to send water from the water heater back to the fresh water tank. My water heater is some distance from the bathroom, so running water till it gets hot ...
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The mod was rather easy on my trailer, pulling a hose through the furnace area, under the shower and up into the vanity area took an hour or two. I was able to connect to one of the two fresh water tank vent lines with a Y aiming it down stream towards the tank. Under the vanity, I just used a T in the hot water supply to the faucet. Then a quarter turn valve was added in the newly added hose. While I was at it, I also added shut-off valves to the faucet.
Some trailers may be easier and some may be next to impossible, it's just a matter of what you have to do to tap into the tank and fish a hose to the vanity. If it is a very short run, the water saving may not be great, but you would still have the tank heating benefit.
This is a rather simple job, and no need for adding pumps as has been posted here before.
The mod was rather easy on my trailer, pulling a hose through the furnace area, under the shower and up into the vanity area took an hour or two. I was able to connect to one of the two fresh water tank vent lines with a Y aiming it down stream towards the tank. Under the vanity, I just used a T in the hot water supply to the faucet. Then a quarter turn valve was added in the newly added hose. While I was at it, I also added shut-off valves to the faucet.
Some trailers may be easier and some may be next to impossible, it's just a matter of what you have to do to tap into the tank and fish a hose to the vanity. If it is a very short run, the water saving may not be great, but you would still have the tank heating benefit.
This is a rather simple job, and no need for adding pumps as has been posted here before.
