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.
