Example:
Its early on a chilly morning and no water has been run at any
of the spigots in the home. The man and his wife both have to
be at work by 8:00 a.m. The alarm rings at 6:00 a.m. and he's
out of bed and into the bthroom for a shower, shave and clean-up.
He turns on the shower and waits his usual two to three minutes
for Hot Water; This early in the morning three minutes seems
like a long time. The Hot Water Heater appears to be only 40
ft. away. (Hot Water will usually travel at one ft. per second
from the Water Heater to the "Distant Most Hot Water Spigot")
Where the plumbing was placed in the home when it was constructed,
or how many feet of pipe exist, is unknown, but two to three
minutes can mean 140 ft. of pipe length for the water to travel
through.
Debate
and Action:
A Water Guardian Recirculation System
was installed: Cost $490.00. It took about an hour to install.
RESULTS! The alarm clock rings at 6:00 a.m., the remote control
button on the night table is pushed. He's out of bed in the
next minute and into the bathroom. He turns on the shower; the
water was Already HOT! HOW
ABOUT THAT!
How
the System Works:
When the
Button was Pushed the Recirulating System accepted the Transmitter
signal. The Motor created water pressure to open a one-way "Check
Valve" which was located under the "Distant Most Sink."
The Motor ran for 2 minutes, pressing the existing Cold Water
that is in the Hot Water Line through
the "one-way Check Valve and into the Cold
Water line, then back into the Hot Water Heater. Hot Water now
Replaces the cold water that was in the line. The Master Control
Unit, set for a 2 minute Run Time, shuts down automatically.
Therefore, no extra Electric or Gas has been wasted to heat
the water that wasn't used.
