Re: Re: Re: Hot water wait time standard


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Posted by Greg Nugent on January 26, 1998 at 17:51:19:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Hot water wait time standard posted by Hill on January 16, 1998 at 04:43:25:

: :
: : : How long is too long to wait for hot water? Is there a
: : : recognized standard time for hot water without a recirc
: : : pump system?

: : There isn't really a set time to wait. I'd say if you had to wait more than a minute or so, you may want to install a circ pump.

: Waits round here in older homes vary greatly - minutes and minutes. A recirc pump and the pipeing is not an inexpensive deal... Hill
You may want to check out the Metlund system pump.
Basically, when you want hot water you push a
button (could be on the wall or could be using
a remote control). This activates a pump which
forces the standing cold water from the hot
water lines back through the cold water supply
lines. According to their literature this gives
you hot water in less than 10 seconds. This gadget
doesn't require any recirc piping and has
a "sweat free" installation system. It just
gets installed at the fixture furthest from the
hot water heater. When I checked about 6 months
ago they were quoting $375. In any case they have
a pretty cool web site with lots of informative
pictures and diagrams.




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