First
Questions to Arise:
A.
Which sink is most distant, physically, from the
Hot Water Heater?
B.
How long did it take for the Hot Water to arrive?
C.
Under the sink, inside the sink cabinet, is there
a 120 AC Volt Outlet?
D.
Adjacent to the Hot Water Heater, is there a 120
Volt AC Outlet?
Step
1. Having decided which sink is the most distant
from the Water Heater unit, turn on the Hot Water,
look at your watch, and you will know how long
it took for the water to get to the Sink. Record
this time.
Step
2. Once the Hot Water arrived at the sink, "Quickly" go
backward, Sink by Sink, and check as to how long
it took for the hot water to arrive at the other
Sinks in-between. Record this time.
NOTE:
1. Under normal situations, water travels from
the Water Heater to the Distant Most Sink at about
1 ft. per second; If it took 2 minutes for the
hot water to arrive, this means that about 120
ft. of plumbing exist, under the floors, in the
walls, or both.
NOTE:
2. Quite often the plumbing was laid out in the
home to minimize amount of material and labor needed.
Therefore, we find that some homes have a single
line running from the Water Heater to the Distant
Most Sink, while some homes have a side branch
to other Sinks, or a Sink on the other side of
the home.
Step
3. If a side branch exist, record this also. Check
for the time it took for Hot Water to arrive
Step
4. Take a good look at the Under Sink Plumbing.
Does it look Good? Bad? or Old, and need work?
Step
5. Also, under the sink is there a 120 Volt AC
Outlet? How about in the Master Bath and Guest
Bath? Not normally; but, the kitchen sink usually
has 120 Volt Outlet for the Dishwasher and Disposal
unit.
NOTE:
If a 120 Volt Outlet exist under the kitchen sink,
look if the dishwasher is getting its voltage there.
If not, then move to the next step.
Step
6. Out in the Garage, or wherever the Hot Water
Heater exists, look for a 120 Volt AC Outlet, hopefully
within about 4 ft. from the top of the Water Heater.
Step
7. At the top of the Water Heater Unit you will
find the Plumbing for the Cold Water, with a turn
off valve in its line; Does this turn-off valve
have a lever or a rotary knob?
NOTE:
Lever type are easy to turn off but the rotary
knob is easy to Break; If water must be turned
off to install a Recirculating Motor in the Hot
line, turn off the water at the street connection,
not at the Rotor type of knob.
DECISION:
With knowledge gained at this time, should a Recirculating
Hot Water System be installed at the Hot Water
Heater, with only a 1-way check valve installed
under the Distant Most Sink?
Step
8. Click
on this link to see Options A, B and C.
Option
A provides a Picture of the Under Sink System while
Option B shows a Typical Water Pump retrofitted
to the Top of the Water Heater. Option C is plumbing
for a new home construction. Pictures are worth
a thousand words.
Step
9. Also, read and study the three methods of energizing
the system, to see which one would fit your work
day or retirement lifestyle. Clock, Push
Button, or Remote
Control (like a garage door). Either
use the links here or the buttons on the right
to access these pages.
Click
on the Free
Quote image to let us know how your home is
laid out and the Factory will provide you with
information on the best system at minimum cost.
