Does a Recirculating Hot Water Pump Really Work? Jim Says Yes, Here is Why

Подписаться 69 тыс.

Просмотров 1,3 тыс.

50% 1

Thanks for watching! We hope this video helps you decide to install a circulating hot water pump in your home.
Subscribe for more plumbing tips from the Grumpy Plumber.
#plumbing
Tennessee Hayride by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Artist: audionautix.com/

Хобби

Опубликовано:

7 июн 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 24

@mikebash6920 Месяц назад

I ran a return line in my house and it works with gravity, no pump needed . You just have to be careful how you run your lines. Also a good idea to insulate both the feed and return lines.

@The4Crawler Месяц назад

Great video. I've looked into it for my house, but I can't justify the cost of installation vs. the water savings. It would be many decades to pay back and factoring in pump replacements over time, it may never pay back. Now, if the city I live in were to offer a decent rebate for the installation, I might reconsider. But in any event, the most I wait for hot water is 30 secs. The way the plumbing is run, there are 2 separate hot water runs, one to the kitchen and a 2nd to the bathrooms so there are 2 "farthest" fixtures.

@brittblanton8342 Месяц назад

Thanks for the info Jim 👍

@rayvelasco2059 22 дня назад

Most Excellent ¿

@ChuckP25. Месяц назад

Hey Jim - great video. I have a recirc. It's great. If you don't believe me ask your digital thermometer. Grundfos pump!!! Thumbs up.

@tyoung1687 29 дней назад

Great videos and I’ve learned a lot, mostly what not to do, thank you! My problem is waiting for hot water. It takes 2-3 minutes for hot water to reach my taps, doesn’t matter whether it’s the kitchen, upstairs BR, downstairs bathroom, lower level, but once the hot water is running, I have a good very hot and continuous supply. Why does it take so long for the hot water to reach the taps?

@TheGrumpyPlumber 29 дней назад

If you don’t have a circulating pump, you have to wait for the hot water. The water cools off in the pipe and when you turn the faucet on, it takes awhile for the hot water to get to the faucets. If your water heater is located in the basement, you can install a gravity circulating line that doesn’t need a pump.

@Fred2-123 Месяц назад

I computed the electricity cost of my recir pump. $19/yr. Cheap for the benefits of instant hot water.

@mikev.1034 Месяц назад

👍👍

@l4xx03luyf6l0to Месяц назад

Can you post a link to the one you mentioned?

@TheGrumpyPlumber Месяц назад

Grundfos is a UPS 15 circulating pump. It comes in stainless steel and they have them on Amazon.

@JamesBrown-db9pk Месяц назад

its ok just make sure copper is type m or k not m to thin leaks

@Red_Twizzler Месяц назад

use Type K if you want it to last. Type L is standard. Type M isn't used much anymore. Plumbers don't even carry it.

@56Spookdog Месяц назад

Jim I’ve asked this question before without a response, can I run my fridge water dispenser line behind my stove and if the answer is yes should the line be copper?

@JamesBrown-db9pk Месяц назад

it can b anythin ss is wat we use or coppa not plastin mice rodents chew thu

@TheGrumpyPlumber Месяц назад

Use 1/4” soft copper tubing. Another way is…..if the refrigerator is not too far from the water source, use a 1/4” braided stainless flexible supply line. They come as long as 15’ and with a 1/4” compression union, you can connect them together.

@BomberoDeAcero Месяц назад

Summers here are super hot and people report that they warm cold lines. Is there a solution for that?

@TheGrumpyPlumber Месяц назад

You can insulate the cold water lines and if you do that, you might as well insulate the hot lines. When I lived in Michigan, the biggest complaint I had in summer was condensation on the toilet tanks. I would install a tempering valve to eliminate that problem.

@edmundhayes7982 Месяц назад

My plumber told me that they play havoc on the pipes and cause leaks everywhere. Is there any truth to this?

@TheGrumpyPlumber Месяц назад

Yes, your plumber is right. To avoid this problem, run the return from the last fixture to the pump in Pex A or B pipe. Most plumbers in my area are doing this in that way. I have found that 99% of the leaks are on the return line near the pump.

@edmundhayes7982 Месяц назад

@@TheGrumpyPlumber Thank you. I purchased this home, and it had a recirculation pump. It has no return that I see. The home is 20 y/o/

@TheGrumpyPlumber Месяц назад

The recirc line returns to the bottom of the heater, connected to the drain on the heater. You can increase the size of the return line about 10 feet before the pump. Normally the return line is 1/2” so increase it to 3/4”.