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Recirculation Pump
Instead of waiting for the cold water to warm up when you turn on your faucet or shower, this pump will keep hot water circulating through your water pipes, so it’s ready for you when you need it.
The pump is called a hot water recirculating system.
It easily installs right at your water heater and connects inline with your hot water pipe.
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Simple, Smart, and Eco-Friendly
A hot water recirculating pump isn’t just convenient, it's designed to save you water and energy. No more wasting water by dumping cold water down the drain while waiting for hot water to arrive. Plus, since the system has wi-fi connectivity and smart scheduling options, you can control when the pump operates.
Don’t worry. The pump uses very little power. About the same power of a 5-watt light bulb.
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How does the system work? There are two components to the recirculating system. The pump and the thermostatic valve.
The recirculating pump:
Which is installed right at your water heater on the hot water line leaving your water heater. It’s a simple, straightforward installation that takes about 30-minutes.
The thermostatic valve:
The second component gets installed at the furthest fixture from your water heater. Typically, under a kitchen sink or in the bathroom where it takes the longest to get hot water. The thermostatic valve is a small fitting (doesn’t use electricity) that is used to connect the hot and cold water line under your sink. You might be wondering “why would you connect the hot and cold water line?” Good question, I’ll explain…
How the operation works:
The thermostatic valve (installed under your sink) opens and closes based on the temperature of the water. When the valve detects that the water has cooled off to 93-degrees, it opens up. The pump then activates pumping the fresh hot water through the hot water pipe all the way to the thermostatic valve. When the thermostatic valve senses the fresh hot water, it then closes. The reason we have to connect the hot and cold water lines together is so that the cold water has a way to go back to the water heater to be reheated. So, instead of dumping cold water down the drain, it recirculates back to the water heater using the cold water line so it can be reheated.
Now you might be wondering, “I’m gonna have hot water in my cold water line?”
Sort of. Only for a quick second. And you won’t notice. But don’t be alarmed. You’re not going to have hot water discharging from your cold water line.
The system briefly uses the cold water line for circulation back to the water heater. But it does so in a controlled way that prevents a lasting temperature change in your cold water supply. The thermostatic valve stops allowing any flow into the cold line as soon as the hot water arrives at the valve. This means the hot water doesn’t continue pushing into the cold line- it’s just a quick loop that virtually goes unnoticed.
It can be a bit confusing to fully understand, but I can assure you that a hot water recirculating system works, and works well. Additionally, we’ve been installing hot water recirculating systems since 2005. So, we know they work.
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