Hot water circulation pump
Was thinking of installing a 12-24V Hot water circulation pump between the hot and cold lines under our bathroom sink. The sink is farthest from the hot tank and it takes about 15sec of wasted water b...
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Nothing is easy. I had to compromise with Quicksilver and place the hot water heater between galley and bedroom. Center of 38' / 2 / 2 roughly 9' of insulated pipe counting zags and zigs.
Perhaps someone can explain this and help me understand. A recirculation system that recycles water through the cold water system is a loop is it not? Basically heating the cold water? Something has to flow, somewhere.
And do not Shur Flo and other pumps have non return valves?
A return to fresh water tank is easy to understand. It's the closed-loop description here that puzzles me.
Can pipe wrap element heating be used if temperatures are to exceed 100F? I saw a thousand watt under sink heater on a sailboat long ago but I have no idea if they are still available and or cost less than an airplane.
Perhaps someone can explain this and help me understand. A recirculation system that recycles water through the cold water system is a loop is it not? Basically heating the cold water? Something has to flow, somewhere.
And do not Shur Flo and other pumps have non return valves?
A return to fresh water tank is easy to understand. It's the closed-loop description here that puzzles me.
Can pipe wrap element heating be used if temperatures are to exceed 100F? I saw a thousand watt under sink heater on a sailboat long ago but I have no idea if they are still available and or cost less than an airplane.
