Water Heater Recirculating Pumps Video

Tim, I installed a hot water recirc pump and we have been totally satisfied! An aquaintance told me about their long wait for hot water and I reccomended the same DIY system we put in. He paid a plumber to do the job but called to say it didn't work. I looked at his installation and discovered the PRO installed the bypass valve backward. A call to the plumber solved his problem and they are thrilled with the results! Thanks for the great tip!

I like the idea of a timer, but our weekend use (like most working households) is very different from our weekday use. Would it be more flexible to just buy a pump and plug it into a digital timer control at the power outlet?

Doesn't having a recirculation pump erase the benefit of a tankless water heater (the energy savings)? I can see maybe having a programmable pump for the morning when most of the family takes a shower.

#2: Can a switch be added to the pump so it can be manually turned on whenever you want the water?

Thanks,

Jim

I had a recirc pump put on my hot water heater which is in my garage. It seems to work sometimes but at ;other times I wait for the hot water just like I usede to before installation. My plumber has no comment.
Should I run it all day?

We have a recirculation pump and we were not getting hot water quicky in the house. The plumber came out and replaced the pump, but it still takes 1 1/2 minutes to over 2 minutes to get hot water to specific places in our home. What could some of the other problems be since we did just have the pump replaced?

Tim, We have a hot water pump in the house we just bought. The previous owner installed the bypass valve in the master bathroom and not at the furthest sink away from the hot water tank. We still have to wait for 1-2 minutes for the hot water to get to the master shower and 2-3 minutes for the guest bath (furthest from tank)Is it because the return valve was not placed at the furthest sink away, should I move it there? In our old house we installed a pump and DID NOT install the return valve, nothing put inside the house, just the pump on the tank and it worked great. What, if any is the problem with not installing a return vavle? We have our pump hooked up to a switch in the kitchen we turn on a few minutes before we shower, so there is no waste. Thanks for your help