Slow Hot Water - Why Your Hot Water is Slow and a Simple Fix!

!: Slow Hot Water - Why Your Hot Water is Slow and a Simple Fix!

Many people find it annoying that they have to wait for their hot water to reach the fixture. If you water heater is a substantial distance from your fixture, you could have a very long wait.

There are a number of factors involved with how long it will take for the hot water to reach your sink, but there are really four main variables. The first is how long the pipe is between the heater and the fixture, the second is the diameter of the pipe, and the third is the flow rate of the fixture itself. The last variable is how much heat the cold pipes pull out of the water on the way to your fixture.

Let's begin with the piping layout. When a home is built there are no plumbing blue prints to follow, so the plumbers just connect up the piping however the individual doing the job feels like it. Whatever is easiest often is the only criteria. I've encountered tract homes that have identical floor plans yet the plumbing is connected up substantially different.

If your heater is 30 feet from the fixture as the crow flies you probably have at least 40 feet of pipe. The simplest plumbing layout would have a pipe connecting from your water heater outlet, running either down to the crawl space or up to the attic, or even under the slab if you have slab floors.

Now add the 30 feet of pipe to the fixture, and the pipe running either up to the fixture or down to the fixture. So you now have at least 40 feet of pipe. However, seldom is the pipe run diagonally, usually following along beams or through walls etc, making right angle turns here and there. The pipe could be 50 feet or longer by the time it reaches your fixture.

The amount of water flowing through the pipe and the pipe diameter determine the speed at which the water flows. The flow rate of the water is most likely determined by the flow rate of the faucet or fixture.

At only 40 psi a ½" diameter copper pipe 100 feet long would have a flow rate of over 6 gallons per minute with a velocity through the pipe of over 10 feet per second. At that rate your hot water would arrive at your sink in about 5 seconds! Large diameter pipes would have even higher flow rates.

The Federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 required all faucet and shower fixtures made the USA to have a flow rate of no more than 2.2 GPM at 60 PSI. Since the pipe itself will allow a much greater flow rate, your water velocity in the pipe will be limited by the flow rate of the fixture. The larger the pipe is, the lower the velocity will be with a fixed flow.

At 2.2 gallons per minute, the velocity of the water in ½" diameter copper pipe is about 3 feet per second. If you are at a kitchen sink it will take about 16 seconds to get the hot water, assuming the flow rate of your fixture is 2.2 gallons per minute, if the cold pipe wasn't sucking any heat out of the water.

Normally bathroom sink fixtures are restricted to 1 gallon per minute or less, and many shower heads are 1 gallon per minute. At one gallon per minute the time to travel 50 feet would be 32 seconds.

Now we come to the part where the cold pipes are pulling the heat out of the water. There are some variables involved here, with the important ones being the ambient temperature of the piping material, what the pipe is made out of, and once again, the flow rate of the water.

Colder pipes absorb more heat, heavier pipe material hold more heat and so pulls more heat from the water, and the slower the water travels, the more heat gets removed. Insulating the hot water piping helps in that it keeps the pipes from getting as cold and reduces the ongoing heat loss from the pipes to the air, resulting in a higher temperature during usage.

The time it takes to get hot water at the fixture can easily double when the heat loss to the pipes is taken into account.

If you have a tankless water heater, then you are even worse off, since the whole water heater is like a long cold pipe. In order to get full temperature hot water out of the outlet it has to pass all the way through the heater from the inlet to the outlet. Instead of starting with hot water your starting with cold water and a cold heater, which takes time to heat. The owners of tankless water heaters need to add 10 or 15 seconds to the wait.

The fastest hot water delivery would be provided by using small diameter pipe, insulating the pipe, using plastic pipe instead of metal, and keeping the length of the pipe to a minimum.

The good news is that there are several products available that help you get your hot water faster without changing your plumbing system. Not only do you get your hot water faster, you don't run any water down the drain while you wait.

There are basically two approaches to the problem. One approach is to circulate warm water through the piping so that the pipe doesn't suck heat out of the water while it's on its way. This provides a substantial improvement in delivery time. These products consist of a small pump that mounts under the sink furthest from the water heater, which is temperature controlled, turning off and on as needed to keep the water in the piping system at between 85 and 95 degrees F.

The water is circulated from the water heater through the hot water pipes to the pump, and then on into the cold water line and back to the water heater inlet.

The down side is that the cold water pipes no longer have cold water...it's more like luke-warm, which some people don't mind, and some don't care for it. Another problem is that it uses a lot more energy since the water heater has to work harder to keep the water in the pipes at above ambient temperature.

The warm-water systems will not work with tankless water heaters.

The second approach is to again mount a small pump at the sink furthest from the water heater, but instead of keeping the pipes full of warm water the pump is only activated when hot water is wanted. When activated these pumps pump the water rapidly to the fixture at higher flow rates than the fixtures could provide. When the hot water reaches the pump, it shuts off.

Since the water is flowing at a higher than normal flow rate it arrives more quickly, and since it is traveling at a higher velocity, the pipe absorbs less heat from the water. Again, no water gets run down the drain. These systems are called "demand hot water systems" since they only operate on demand, i.e. when the user pushes a button that starts the pump.

Demand type hot water systems will work with tankless water heaters as long as they produce enough flow. Some pumps do and others don't, so check with the manufacturer of the demand system to make sure it will work with your model of tankless heater.

The warm-water pumping systems are manufactured by Laing, Grundfos, RedyTemp, and others. The demand type systems are manufactured by Chilipepper Sales, Metlund, Taco, and others. Suggested retail prices range from about 0 to about 0.

Installing one of these systems not only provides the convenience of fast hot water, but can also save thousands of gallons of water per year. A typical family of four can save over 12,000 gallons of water a year.

Along with the water savings comes a reduction in green house gas emissions since energy is used to pump and treat the water in most residential water systems. And don't forget about the reduction in sewage, the same energy reduction applies to it.

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Instant Hot Water - Cheap and Easy

!: Instant Hot Water - Cheap and Easy

Instant hot water has a lot to be said for it. Not having to stand around waiting is one. Saving tons of water is another. Instant hot water can save you time water and energy, and along with those savings are other less tangible benefits. Reduced green house gasses are released into the atmosphere when you use less water since it requires energy to pump and process water before it gets to your home, and then again as sewage. If you have a septic system it can extend the life of your system. If you are on a well, your pump won't have to run as much.

There are a variety of systems on the market today that are designed to get you faster hot water. There are different views on just what "instant hot water" is. Some people say that you have to be able to get hot water within a second or two after turning on a tap. With most of these systems there is definitely a waiting period, which usually occurs before you turn on the tap, so not all people view all of these systems as producing "instant hot water".

For our purposes we shall define "instant hot water" as that which arrives within a few seconds of turning on the tap even if you had to wait before turning on the tap.

One way to have instant hot water is to circulate the water in a big loop from the outlet of the water heater, past each fixture, and on back to the inlet of the water heater. In my opinion this is the only way to really have "instant" heated water. You walk up to the tap and turn it on, and within a second or two it's there.

At first this sounds like a great idea, but after closer scrutiny it becomes obvious that this system is not so great after all. It is an energy hog! What you end up with is a giant heat radiating system that keeps the water heater working harder and more often to keep this big piping radiator hot. Even if you insulate the heck out of the pipes, the surface area to volume ratio insures that you will consume a huge amount of energy. Energy to heat water is much more expensive than the water that is being heated.

These continuously circulating systems also suffer from breakdowns due to the fact that heated water tends to form sediment even while being circulated. This sediment gets deposited on the surfaces of the pump parts and pipes forming clogging deposits which cause breakdowns.

Continuous circulating systems won't work with tankless water heaters. This is unfortunate, since tankless water heaters take longer to get the heated water than normal plumbing systems. More wasted water is the result.

Grundfos and Taco are two manufacturers of continuous circulating pumps and systems.

An alternative to the continuous circulating systems are the temperature controlled circulating systems that use the cold water piping as the return line back to the water heater. Like the previously discussed system, the hot water gets circulated in a big loop from the water heater, past the fixtures, and back to the water heater. The pump is usually located at the fixture furthest from the water heater, and the inlet connects to the hot pipe and the outlet connects to the cold water pipe With some systems the pump can be located at the heater, and just a valve at the fixture.

Since you obviously don't want your cold water piping full of heated water, the pump has a temperature sensing circuit, and the circuit shuts the pump off when the water gets up to about 95 degrees at the pump. The pump turns back on when the water temperature cools down to about 85 degrees. This means that when you turn on the tap you don't have to wait as long for the hot water to reach you since the pipes aren't as cold and won't suck the heat out as much as cold pipes would and so you get hot water more quickly. It certainly isn't instant though.

These "luke warm" systems as I call them also waste a whole lot of energy since they keep the pipes full of partially heated water. They don't use as much energy as the standard circulating systems, but they still use much more energy than a normal plumbing system uses.

Again, as with the previous types of systems the luke warm systems will not work with a tankless water heater. They pump water much too slowly to activate the tankless water heater's flow switch, and so they would just circulate cold water around and around.

Manufacturer's of the luke warm systems include RedyTemp, Laing, Grundfos and Watts.

The good news is there is a type of system that gets you fast hot water, doesn't run water down the drain, doesn't use more energy, and even works with tankless water heaters. In addition it is inexpensive and easy to install. The type of system I am talking about is a "demand system". When you "demand" heated water, by pressing a button, the pump comes on and pumps the heated water to your fixture rapidly. As with the luke warm systems, the pump is located at the furthest fixture from the heater, and connects to the hot and cold lines.

Instead of being temperature controlled though, the pump only turns on when you turn it on. It has a temperature sensor built in, and when hot water reaches the fixture the pumps shuts off. At that point you have instant hot water when you turn on the tap. Since the heated water was not circulated, you did not use any more heat energy than if you had a normal plumbing system. Since the pump only runs for a few seconds each time, it only uses a dollar or two per year in electricity costs. If you have a system with a powerful pump like the Chilipepper CP6000 pump, you can get your water much faster than normal. The CP6000 pumps up to 3 gallons per minute, and many fixtures limit flow rates to less than one gallon per minute. So you can get your heated water up to three times as fast. And what you get is hot water, not luke warm water.

The demand type systems do not seem to have any drawbacks. They get you your hot water faster, saving you time. They don't use more energy than a standard system. They are inexpensive, or at least some of them are. And some of them work with tankless water heaters as well. As long as the pump is strong enough to turn on the heater, it will work.

The Chilipepper pump has the strongest pump on the market and will turn on any tankless water heater. Metlund makes several models, and not all will work with a tankless water heater so if you have a tankless water heater check with the manufacturer to make sure it will work with your model of heater.

Demand systems are typically inexpensive, the least expensive being the Chilipepper at about 0.00, and Metlund with several models under 0.00. Taco also manufactures a demand system very similar to the Metlund D'mand system. Often you can install them without even turning off the hot water to the house, just turn off the angle stops under the sink where you are installing it. You will need a 110 volt outlet to plug the pump into.

If you decide you are interested in a demand type system check with you local water company, as several water companies around the country offer their customers rebates of up to 0.00 for the installation of such a system to conserve water. So be green, help out the environment, and stop waiting for hot water.

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Residential hot water circulating systems provide the user with fast hot water providing a convenience for the user, and saving the water that would have been run down the drain.

Traditional circulating systems form a loop with the piping that connects from the heater outlet to the fixtures, and then back to the heater. A pump circulates the heated water through the loop. These systems provide nearly instant heated water at each fixture, but they are very expensive to operate. They waste huge amounts of energy keeping the pipe hot, and decrease the life of the heater. They are inappropriate for tankless heaters. Traditional circulating systems are made by Grundfos, Taco, Bell & Gusset, and others.

Laing makes a system suitable for retro-fitting to existing homes that don't have a dedicated return line, called the Autocirc. It is a small pump that mounts under the sink, and pumps from the hot water pipe into the cold pipe, and when itreaches 95 degrees, the pump shuts off. When the temperature drops to 85 degrees the pump turns back on and the cycle repeats. The pump can handle several fixtures if the plumbing layout is correct. This system uses a lot of energy since it keeps the plumbing full of above ambient temperature water, and the cold water line ends up with tepid water not cold. The Laing autocirc is not suitable for use with a tankless water heater.

Grundfos makes a similar circulating system for retrofitting into homes that don't have a dedicated hot return line. A pump connects to the outlet of the heater, and a thermally controlled valve is placed at each fixture in the home. The valves are connected between the hot and cold water lines. When each valve is cold water can flow from the hot line to the cold, and does so because the pump at the water heater outlet is providing pressure. When heated water reaches the valve, the valve closes. This keeps heated water near all the fixtures in the home with just one pump. However, like the Laing Autocirc, it doesn't really deliver hot water, just luke warm, and it replaces the cold water with tepid. The system is not suitable for use with a tankless heater.

Metlund and Chilipepper make "demand" hot water systems. Demand hot water systems are residential hot water circulating systems designed to work without a dedicated return, and are suitable for retrofit to existing homes. They also use the cold water piping for a return line. The demand pumps, like the Laing pump, are placed under a fixture where they connect the hot and cold lines. When the pump is activated by the user pushing a button, it pumps water out of the hot water pipe and into the cold water pipe, and shuts off when the hot water reaches the pump. Demand system pumps are more powerful than the other types of systems to move the water quickly.

The demand system has several advantages over the traditional system, and saves the same amount of water. One large advantage is the reduction in energy usage. Since the demand system only runs for a few seconds whenever someone demands hot water, it uses very little energy for pumping...typically less than .00 a year. It stops running when hot water reaches the fixture, and so it doesn't use any more heat energy than what you would normally use without a circulating system. Another advantage is the much smaller installation cost. It's easy and economical to retrofit to any house.

Demand systems have more powerful pumps than the other systems and so the Chilipepper pump and at least one of the larger Metlund pumps will work with tankless water heaters. Most of the circulating pumps won't pump enough water to activate the tankless heaters.

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Lessons in Invention Development - Part 2

!: Lessons in Invention Development - Part 2

The thought entered my mind that perhaps price, place, and promotion weren't the only lessons to master. But I did redesign the product, too, in search of the right equation. Still, all of my attempts had failed. I had been blinded by my own dogged perseverance, causing me to fail the most crucial lesson of all. But what could that lesson be? I strained to find the answer, but it seemed time had run out. Then it was confirmed: offers for additional financial backing from my investor, representation, and free trade shows ceased, and with them my excitement and enthusiasm. I'd all but given up and others already had. What consumed me these days was how to explain to my friends, family and readers of my resume that I had lost six figures developing "pie-in-the-sky" inventions. I became seriously discouraged and as stressed as I'd ever been. I got in the habit of bringing a bath towel to bed with me so when I awoke during most nights, drenched in a cold sweat, I would have something to dry off with. Those around me sensed disaster and distanced themselves from me. Early into the invention project I ended a long-term relationship with my girlfriend who cringed at the amount of money I was spending and constantly reminded me of it. I couldn't tolerate her incessantly nagging me. She really thought I wasn't in my right mind. Even my friends lost patience with the never-ending saga. This inventing business was exacting a heavy toll, and I couldn't decide which was worse, flange installing or my invention project-"the disease or the cure."

Haunted by the memory of all the rejections during the last year and a half, I strained to find meaning at the last tradeshow as I demonstrated the last flange tool design. I was asked the same question for the nth timeby the nth tradesman-"why do they make the flanges like that?" We agreed that the flange design was questionable, but I sensed that he didn't think my tool concepts were the solution to the problem. Then I had a flash of insight, more importantly, a renewed perspective. My attention centered on the initial design options David and I had discussed at our first meeting. One design was of a flange with a hexagonal-shaped tightening surface. This was the turning point where I realized that I had veered down the wrong path by developing the flange tool of the same shape. A new flange design would offer the Reps and wholesalers a new utility that I was sure they could sell, as it would solve the installation problem for the tradesmen, and allow them to pass on the cost to their customer. My hope was rejuvenated.

I envisioned becoming successful with the first new circulator flange in as many as fifty years. Only now a shadow loomed over it, threatening it in its infancy. My investor surprised me by saying "No more, John!" She had often exclaimed, "Your inventions are all tinker toys!" To her I had also become the boy who cried wolf. I felt this time was different, just as in the tale of the boy and the wolf. Truthfully, I think she knew it, too. She was just being firm in her opposition to spend more money, merely out of principle.

Mary had considered using her 100-acre farm as collateral against a loan to my business early on. She had been ready to bet the farm-literally-but now was far from that liberal way of thinking. I felt hopeless, knowing she had already spent the money from the sale of her house where I had made the original service call roughly a year earlier. She had stayed with me for a year and 30 failed designs, I couldn't expect anything more. I could have begged her, but I had never asked her for money - she had just always known when to contribute in this way. And what if this idea failed too? Mary was 78 then, and her best friend since college had nicknamed her "CW", short for Crazy Woman, many years earlier. Exactly why I'm not certain, but it seems she took a risk in the past, and lost, with some sort of refrigeration business, and I didn't want to give her friend more fodder. Nevertheless, I persisted in explaining the significance of this latest discovery to her from as many angles as seemed relevant. I realized the simplest solutions often are the best ones. And I had to convince her that this flange was my best one. Thankfully, I found several people in the industry to corroborate my belief that I really had invented a "winner" this time around. It was then that I knew I was right. Finally, she believed the flange was a good idea and invested even more money.

I met with David once again and revisited the sketch of the tool/flange that we had made years earlier. We modified the design to include an octagon shaped nut that could be easily gripped by an ordinary wrench. The only significant difference between the flange tool and the new flange was that the tool had a hexagonal nut. It was so simple, like a Post It NoteÒ. The prior art suggested that nobody had done this with a circulator flange before, so I applied for as many design and utility patents as my lawyer and I could think of. At that time I conjured up nearly 70 ideas for a range of flange designs.

I completed development on four of the designs in a month. It took just a few phone calls, and in an instant I was back on track. Once again the president of the local supply house offered his advice: 'Call the executive vice president of marketing at a Rep firm, Emerson-Swan, Inc., in Massachusetts and ask him what he thinks about the flange.' This firm represented a Rhode Island company, Taco, Inc., a manufacturer of "hydronic" components including circulators and flanges. Taco was the market leader in the region and their products enjoyed high brand loyalty. What I soon learned would delight and amaze me.

I called the VP, and we met two days later in the waiting room of a Mercedes dealership while his car was being serviced. He seemed very impressed with the flanges I showed him, though I had the feeling there was something he wasn't telling me-he seemed too interested. These were such simple low-tech sand castings. I sort of accepted his energy, rationalizing that it was typical to see a person's enthusiasm when they saw my inventions for the first time. But I decided to do a little digging and I am glad I did. I learned that Taco was losing money on their flanges, and were factoring that loss into the sell-price of their circulators. The negative contribution to profit stemmed from increased competition, resulting in the loss of 30% of their market share for flanges. This explained the VP's immediate enthusiasm for a new flange design.

A week had passed, and he stayed true to his word that he would arrange a meeting with Taco. I met with Taco's VP of marketing and a handful of managers at their plant. As expected, their interest level was high, and negotiations began. I was now in for an education in the art of negotiating. The pursuit of success had created immense strife in my personal life, but the pursuit of "a deal" dwarfed my earlier trials.

Negotiations weren't going the way I had naively hoped, so I decided to shop the flange around, realizing that if Taco was interested in the flanges then their competitors might be, too. They were. I discovered that they all had problems with their flanges. This seemed incredulous. It wasn't long before I was on a plane to California to meet with executives from the largest pump manufacturer in the world, Grundfos-all expenses paid. But Taco sold the greatest number of this style of threaded circulator flange in the world, over a million a year. Knowing this helped me determine the total market size, and I seriously considered supplying the market with flanges myself. I made contacts with an array of other manufacturers, Reps and potential investors. I lined up production agreements in case negotiations with the two primary companies fell through. Nonetheless, I pursued them vigorously.

The last thing Taco needed was yet another company competing against them. Therefore, they had the most to lose without my design, and the most to gain with it. They were aware that if they could regain their lost market share with a patent pending flange, a "better mousetrap", then a deal with me made a lot of sense. The fact that they produced so many flanges ensured the possibility of significant royalties for my investor and me, and I was determined to pay her back. So six months later I signed a license agreement with Taco on two flange designs, but not before asking for help one last time from the supply house president, this time with negotiations; I needed a mediator. Taco and I had reached an impasse in negotiations, but once the president agreed to mediate it took just 3 weeks to settle the deal, and the first check, ,000, was signed to my company.

Since closing the deal, Taco has replaced their old standard with my designs. The "freedom Flanges," as they've named them, are on the market, and the positive response has been nothing short of a consensus. It appears that a new standard has been created. The most often asked question is "Why didn't they do this years ago?" I wish I could collect royalties on my answer to that question. Whenever I hear that question I am reminded of an inspirational statement on a poster in my insurance agent's office: "What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Imagination is having the vision to see what is just below the surface; to picture that which is essential, but invisible to the eye." This flange solution was a glaring example of a concept so simple that no one before me considered looking for it. The torturous route that I had taken may have been less grueling and more direct if I had given equal attention to the flange option right from the beginning. Hindsight is so clear. Is it not?

Eight months following completion of the first deal, Taco and I signed a second agreement on three valve inventions. Recently we began discussions on my latest invention ideas.

Seeking to create tools based on a flange design reminds me of the 3M Company's search for a new adhesive. When their engineer pasted a sticky substance on squares of paper, to keep his place in his church hymnal, he had created what would become the Post-It NoteÒ; as simple an idea as my flange. Another notable inventor, Norm Larson, created 39 chemical formulas to inhibit rust before his 40th proved successful: "Water displacement, 40th attempt" in other words, WD-40®. I became successful with my 30th attempt, though no comparison can be made to the 100 million dollar a year success that WD-40® has become. It seems solutions to certain problems are often discovered before they are recognized as solutions, and it can require carrying an idea through a process of elimination before the successful discovery is made. My plan wasn't to start a one-product company-one-product companies are rarely successful. Although, failing with the tools and succeeding with the flange made it apparent that the simplest designs can often be the most successful. Moreover, I knew little about the market for flanges in the beginning of my journey and didn't think I could compete with Taco's established North American distribution, even with a new flange design. Thankfully, I had come full circle with my journey and was a lot wiser for having taken the trip. With attainment of inventing wisdom my hair has begun to gray, but I no longer need that bath towel.

The invention development process doesn't have to be as difficult as it was for me. I should have done a lot more market research before spending so much money on patent applications, costly patterns and prototypes, production runs, and, generally, spinning my wheels on whimsical ideas. In a perfect world a ,000 market analysis in the beginning may have helped me choose the path of profit much sooner. I would have discovered there was far greater market potential for flanges than for flange tools. I estimate I might have saved 5,000 if I had bypassed the tool approach and gone directly with the flanges and valves, my last five inventions.

Looking back at my experiences from my present perspective as president emeritus (2000) of New Hampshire Inventors Association, I've concluded that many other inventors are going through the same kind of educational process; I see mostly failure and small successes, as most inventors will have to learn by doing and aren't prepared for what it takes to succeed. Inventors need to have an awareness of the invention development process and its pitfalls. Also, they will need to possess passion and determination and, more importantly, a marketable idea. Moreover, I know the following declaration by Thomas Edison echoes in the minds of other inventors, as it has in mine: "Had I known in advance what I was in for I would not have started!" But I did start, and I finished successfully. I pushed forth with drive and creativity I didn't know I was capable of and beat the odds. 98% of inventors fail, many of them making the same predictable mistakes that I made.

It should be noted that my invention "boot camp," and my ultimate success, would not have been possible without the ongoing faith of my investor. In exchange for her risk-taking Mary will receive a ten percent return on her total investment, plus 40% of royalties from the second license agreement. Most inventors run out of money before they succeed; I would have too if not for Mary. She was not only my Angel, but my savior during my darkest hours of seemingly imminent failure. I'm very thankful that she will be repaid.

An intangible benefit to me is that I've learned more about my capabilities and limitations through this process than through any other personal challenge. In overcoming this challenge I have found the new career path I hoped to discover. I am presently in school completing a degree in business that I started in the 80s and will continue on in engineering-I'm reinvesting my royalties. Ironically, and with any luck, I've invented products for the trade that I may never need to return to and use.

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Water Shortage? Hot Water Circulating Systems Save Lots of Water!

!: Water Shortage? Hot Water Circulating Systems Save Lots of Water!

If you live in an area affected by severe water shortages you should look into obtaining a hot water circulating system. Circulating systems can save tremendous amounts of water, and at the same time provide the user with it faster. Fast hot water is a convenience that once experienced, is difficult to do without. Not only that, but when you do have to run it down the drain for long periods of time to obtain it you feel exceedingly guilty about doing so...or at least I do.

There is a variety of circulating systems on the market, so we shall examine several systems to get a feel for what the differences are. There are pros and cons to every system, and by knowing what they are you can make an intelligent decision as to whether or not you would benefit from such a system, and which kind of system to purchase.

We can begin with the traditional circulating system. The traditional system, the hot pipe connects from the outlet of the water heater to the first fixture, and then loops from fixture to fixture, and finally it connects back to the inlet of the heater. There is circulating pump in the line that keeps water circulating in the piping. The pump can be placed on a time to reduce the heat loss from the system and the pumping energy during periods of little or no use.

The traditional system is very wasteful of energy, since it keeps all the hot piping hot which continuously looses heat to the environment. The heater must work a lot harder than with a non circulating system, and could end up needing replacement much sooner than normal. The system is so wasteful of energy that it can't be used in California for new residential construction. Grundfos and Taco are manufactures of traditional pumps.

A better approach is to use what is being called a "hot water demand system". It's similar to a traditional system, but it uses the cold line as the return line. A small pump is placed under the sink furthest from the heater. When the pump is turned on, it pumps water out of the heater and into the cold line. In effect, it's pumping the water in a big loop out of the heater and back into the heater. No water goes in or out of the main and nothing gets run down the drain.

When heated water reaches the pump it shuts off. Now you have instant hot water without running anything down the drain. According to Grundfos, a large international manufacturer of circulating pumps, a typical family can save up to 16,000 gallons per year with a circulating system. Demand systems do not use any more energy than a non circulating system, since they don't really circulate the water; they just pump it to the sink where it was going to go anyway. The pumps run for such a brief time that the energy usage is very small...typically less than .00 per year. With a demand system you save time, water, energy, and money.

Another type of system is kind of halfway between a traditional system and a demand system. This system uses a pump that connects between the hot and cold lines like the demand systems, but run continuously or on a timer like the traditional system. The pumps turn on at one temperature and off at a second higher temperature, keeping the piping at warm temperature range. Since the pump runs often, the cold line ends up with a lot of luke-warm water, and when you turn on the hot faucet you get warm not hot. Like the traditional system it uses a lot of energy since it keeps the piping warmer than normal for long periods of time. Laing's AutoCirc and RedyTemp are two such systems.

True demand systems are by far the most energy efficient and save the same amount of water as the traditional types of systems. Traditional systems are not usually installed in existing homes due to the extensive plumbing usually required along with the expense of operation due to the heat loss. Demand systems range in price from under 0.00 to over 0.00. In many cases the systems are eligible for rebates from the local water company. In some cases the rebate can cover the entire cost of the system.

Saving water and energy also reduces the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of the pumping, treating, and distribution of drinking water. So be green and install a circulating system in your home now.

Water Shortage? Hot Water Circulating Systems Save Lots of Water!

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PEX Manifold With Spin Closed Valve for Selective Movement of Water

!: PEX Manifold With Spin Closed Valve for Selective Movement of Water

PEX manifold is a copper tube like structure with many outlets and a single inlet. Manifolds are used to divert water, gas or any fluid to different parts of the house or a building. The main line of flow is distributed to many parts as per the requirement. PEX manifold with spin closed valve is a plumbing device used for home floor heating system mostly. Its outlet size is half an inch and is compatible with the PEX pipes which are most suitable with floor heating system. It has a 3 /4 "crimp style PEX inlet.

There are different kinds of PEX manifold systems used for different purposes. The copper pipe is of one inch and is closed at one end. It can not be used in the middle of a line as the other end is closed. The water in this kind of manifold can open only in one direction. The outlets are evenly spaced out. The distance between two outlets is about two inches.

The valve of the plumbing manifold with valve spin closed is like a ball in the pipe which has a hole in the center. When the hole is aligned with the sides of the pipes the water flows and when it is turned the water flow is stopped. The valves have a handle which has to be turned physically to control the flow in the pipe. There are PEX manifold with valves with four, five and six outlets. Manifolds are also used to collect water from different areas and sent to one collection container. In case of the floor heating systems the water from different rooms get back to the boiler through a manifold.

The pipes attached to a copper spin closed manifold can be demarcated so that it becomes easier to locate any trouble or to shut down a part of the house with out troubling the rest of the area. Flow of water through individual pipes can be shut down by turning off the valve. This feature is helpful in keeping the electricity bills low and to repair any damages. The PEX pipes used for the purpose of floor heating is also a good retainer of heat which adds to the reduction of the bill. The valve system is convenient to keep the water in the adjacent pipe flowing while the one damaged can be replaced without any hassle. The adjustable claps or brackets are also available to keep the manifold in place.

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Sunterra's clean water fountain pumps provide the appropriate water flow for varying fountain sizes and have a one year limited warranty. They operate efficiently for extended periods of time with no regular maintenance. These pumps should be used in clean water to avoid any interference with pump operation. The lift of the pump is important to consider when the pump is required to power a fountain, feature, stream or waterfall. The lift is the number of gallons a pump will push per hour to a specific height. This particular Fountain pump is 30 Gallons per hour and has a 1.8 foot maximum lift. It has a six foot power cord, is 120 Volts and is UL listed.

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Tankless Water Heaters Waste Water - It's a Fact!

!: Tankless Water Heaters Waste Water - It's a Fact!

Australia is suffering a terrible drought, and as a corollary they are very involved about conserving water. This is no doubt why The Australian group of the Environment, Water, heritage and the Arts conducted a series of tests to settle how much water was wasted by tankless water heaters.

A wide variety of tankless heaters were tested

They tested 8 models of gas tankless heaters ranging in capacity from 4.2 gallons per small to 8.45 gallons per minute. The heaters were various brands and some were indoor models and some were outdoor models.

The testing accomplished that tankless heaters waste water

The study accomplished that tankless water heaters waste "substantial" quantities of water. It was found that it ordinarily takes about a gallon of water passing straight through the heater for the temperature to reach within a incorporate of degrees of the set point. The time required various widely with flow rate and heater size, ranging from about 10 seconds to over a minute. That is waiting time over and above the waiting time for a tank type heater in the same piping layout.

A copy of the study can be found at the website of the Alliance for Water Efficiency in their reserved supply library.

Hot water circulating systems

Traditional circulating systems will not work with a tankless heater, but hot water quiz, pumping does work and should be used if water wastage is to be minimized.

Hot water quiz, systems are similar to the older full-time circulating systems, but they only pump adequate water to fill the pipe to the fixture with hot water, then they shut off. These systems can use whether a dedicated return line, or use the cold water line as the return. Since the pump shuts off when hot water reaches it, small if any warm water ends up in the cold water line.

With a quiz, system, the user presses a button to start the pump, and an internal temperature sensor shuts the pump off when hot water reaches it. The user can then turn on the hot water fixture and procure nearly instant hot water without having run any water down the drain.

Typically these quiz, pumps use less than about .00 in electricity per year to operate, and no more vigor is used by the water heater than if the pump wasn't installed. Some models can be purchased for less than 0. Industry of these systems comprise Chilipepper Sales, Act Metlund Systems, and Taco pump Inc.

Water wastage is behaviorally driven

The number of water you waste is a behavior driven figure, depending heavily on how the hot water is being used. For instance, if you seldom use hot water, then if you have a tank type water heater, your vigor consumption will be mainly from standby losses, and you are a best candidate for a tankless heater.

If you use hot water frequently and in large quantities your standby losses will be much smaller in relation to the total vigor consumption. But those Cases might also be the ones where you would need a tankless unit to avoid running out of hot water.

Machines don't waste hot water...Humans do

Machines don't waste water since they just take what's available at the inlet to the appliance. However, in those Cases you might prefer to have a quiz, hot water theory since the most common presume for poor dishwasher operation is too low of a water temperature. This is due to the dishwasher's small water draw, often most of which is cooled-off hot water.

When the water isn't hot adequate the soap doesn't fully dissolve, leading to complaints. Many dishwashers heat the water with a heating element if it isn't hot enough, and this is a very high-priced way to heat water if your water heater is gas.

Hot water quiz, systems are green products

If you have long pipe runs and a tank type heater, then you are already probably wasting a lot of hot water. A tankless heater makes it that much worse. In whether Case adding a hot water quiz, theory reduces your water wastage, and that is good for you and for the environment.

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taste the Benefits of Fast Hot Water

!: taste the Benefits of Fast Hot Water

There are numerous benefits to fast hot water such as recovery water, recovery time, recovery energy, recovery money and being more environmentally responsible. It could even mean cleaner dishes from your dishwasher.

If you live in a small apartment, then fast hot water probably isn't much of a concern for you. You most likely get your hot water fast since it is a short length from the water heater to the fixture, or your apartment has a hot water circulating ideas with a single large base water heater. But if you live in a rambling ranch home with the water heater on one end of the house, and the specialist bath on the other end, then you know you waste a whole lot of water waiting for the hot water to reach your fixture.

You can get faster hot water and get it without running any water down the drain with a hot water ask system. A hot water ask ideas is an cheap easy-to-install pump that mounts under your sink, and delivers your hot water to you fast, without running any water down the drain. Studies have indicated that a typical family of four can save up to 15,000 gallons of water per year with a ask type hot water pump.

When you want hot water, you press a button and the pump sends the hot water from your water heater to your fixture at high speed. When hot water reaches the fixture, the pump shuts off. When the pump shuts off you turn on the tap and you have instant hot water. The cooled off hot water in the hot water piping gets pumped through the cold water line back to the water heater inlet. No hot water ends up in the cold water line.

You get your hot water faster, and you don't run any water down the drain. If you are one of those population who turn on the hot water, and then do something else while you wait for the hot water, and you come back to find that there is hot water running down the drain, then you can save a ton of power too. The power to heat water is much more costly than the water itself.

I have a hot water ask ideas in my home, and in the morning when the alarm goes off, I reach over, shut off the alarm, and hit the remote button that activates my ask pump. When I get to the shower the hot water is waiting for me. I no longer have to stand there shivering in the cold with my hand in the water for about a little and a half. Often one pump can assistance more than one sink. In my home the pump is installed in the upstairs specialist bath, but it gets the heated water to the kitchen sink much faster too. Without the pump I have to wait 45 seconds with the water running full blast to get the hot water, but after the ask pump runs it only takes 7 seconds.

According to dishwasher manufacturers, the whole one reckon for dishwashers to not get dishes clean is that the water isn't hot adequate to dissolve the soap completely. If you run your ask ideas pump when you start the dishwasher, you will make sure the dishwasher gets hot water for nothing else but clean dishes.

If you have a tankless water heater you are recovery energy, and you have unlimited hot water, but you are wasting even more water than with a conventional type water heater. Tankless water heaters take longer to get you hot water since they have to heat it as well as just send it, like a tank type water heater. Since it takes longer, you run more water down the drain waiting. But don't worry, there are ask systems that work with tankless water heaters, and in fact, work with any kind of water heater along with solar.

Demand systems are green products, as they save a lot of water and in many Cases power too. The pumps typically cost less than .00 per year in electricity to operate. recovery water also reduces the whole of power needed to pump and treat it. This lowers the whole of greenhouse gas and other pollutants being released into the atmosphere. ask pumps are man-made by Metlund, Taco, Chilipepper Sales and others.

Check with your local water company, as some water fellowships are offering rebates of up to 0.00 on ask type hot water pumps.

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Buderus boiler installation - twelve zones

!: Buderus boiler installation - twelve zones

Buderus oil-fired boiler installation - installed entirely by Richard W. Guest. System includes Buderus outdoor reset, eleven individual heating zones (a zone for each room), one DHW zone, DHW circulation loop with timer in Buderus computer head for instant on-demand hot water throughout the dwelling. Over 1/4 mile 3/4" type M copper installed throughout the dwelling for feeds and returns. All zones and piping isolated with ball valves to facilitate isolation to work on zones as needed without shutting down the whole system. Hydronic baseboard heat, radiant floor heat and a Modine unit in the attached garage. The boiler needed to be installed near the chimney. Due to space limitations in the vicinity of the boiler, the main header loop extends into the adjoining basement (as you can see, behind the boiler through the entrance to that basement). In that adjoining basement, there is ample room for all the circulators and associated apparatus for ease of working on same. There is a Taco circulator acting as a heat pump for constantly circulating the water through the main 1 1/4" insulated header. That main header is the same temperature as the boiler and is essentially an 'extension' of the boiler.

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Water Heater Recirculating Pumps

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