Hot Water recirculating Pump smart home Automation based on temperature

[@qooqleminus4742]

Exactly what I was looking for!

[@HomeTech_Pro]

Good luck sir ......

[@TK-xy9tk]

Very informative👏🏼

[@HomeTech_Pro]

Appreciate that , make sure to share and like / subscribe to help this channel out !

[@wassimlohar7251]

Great insight, thanks for the video

[@HomeTech_Pro]

you're welcome sir !

[@petedebo6906]

Add it to your cold water side I just put one in today I had to make a recirculation loop on the cold water side so the pump doesn't cavitate and we have a long run to the upstairs tub and the hot water is there in 25 seconds I had to put a circulation pump in to get more volume of water and it boost's the water pressure a bit we have a tankless water heater that needs more water volume so this works great better than buying a 500.00 pressure tank I live in Canada btw

[@DavidDiaz-bp3dc]

Would you ever have to add more than one valve? It seems like my master bath and my kitchen pipes aren't on the same return line?

[@HomeTech_Pro]

Smart man ...... YES ! ... That is exactly my situation ...... so I went ahead and bought another valve and added it to the faucet at my master bathroom ........ works like a champ !

[@Kiwi-rf4jv]

Can I use this Pump for dedicated return line system?

[@HomeTech_Pro]

Yes

[@Kiwi-rf4jv]

@@HomeTech_Pro Do I need to use sensor valve?

[@HomeTech_Pro]

@@Kiwi-rf4jv That I am not sure of, But I would say NO , since the cold water will return on a isolated line .

[@ralphdookran1478]

Great video. I really love the concept, however I live in the north east with the hot water tank in the basement, I am concerned that during the winter months the pump would constantly run especially at night when the house temperature is set lower. Any suggestions?

[@HomeTech_Pro]

so what I did at my house was not a perfect science by any means , But the Inkbird is super awesome with the APP , what I would suggest is get it all installed and just keep an eye on it for some weeks and find a temperature that you can set for it to come on that works for you , the Inkbird is very accurate and works great at turning the pump on and off without fail. Good Luck !

[@shortypalmer2560]

I am curious if you actually watched your gas burners come on while the pump was on and circulating while nothing was being used? I plan to test my electric water heater for that scenario. What I have been doing is, turning on pump for a few minutes. Get in shower and turn off pump. I have it connected to a smart switch, all I have to do is say, alexa, turn on hot water. Just wanted your thoughts. I have been looking for this video for a while. lol

[@HomeTech_Pro]

Well I am not sure what you mean , My video shows you exactly what to do to "Automate" the entire system and answers all of your questions.

[@shortypalmer2560]

@@HomeTech_Pro I am not talking about automating it. I just want to know how much your water heater turned on while the circulating pump was running and no hot water is running anywhere.

[@HomeTech_Pro]

@@shortypalmer2560 ooh sorry , I misunderstood ...... So I haven't really monitored it ....... But here is what I have noticed , you turn the shower on full HOT , pump turns on because the temp at the return side drops ...... Pump runs while we shower or use hot water around the house , after all the hot water taps turn off takes around 20-30 mins for the return side to get hot again which means that there is hot water all through the house and the InkBird see's the temp go up and turns that plug off so down goes the pump until the next time the Hot water is turned on.

[@paulrokitjanski4614]

Interesting. How far from the hot water tank to the faucet? I gather your hot water is all from the ceiling not a basement?

[@HomeTech_Pro]

its a long run in the attic down , we here in Texas don't really have basements , I wish we did ......... and I would say for my shower to the Hot water heater is a good 40 feet if not a little more.