Instant Hot Water - Save Water Every Month - Do It Yourself

[@rupher74]

She clearly specified at minute 2:45 how to connect the other 3 hoses, hot water to hot, cold water to cold, big hose to faucet and small hose to main.

[@henryt9254]

Very important point. Due to using the closed loop system within the hot/cold water plumbings, it is very important that the water heater is clean because you will be drinking from it. This hot water will be circulated within your potable water system as well. All the sediments, corrosion, calcium deposits, rotten egg smell (if any) will be part of your drinking water. I would flush the water heater at least twice a year and change the anode rod every year if you have a recirculating pump.

[@matttorres1581]

If your water pipes are not well insolated , every time the recirc pump runs, you are heating the concrete slab, dirt or anything else that comes in contact with the hot and cold water pipes. This requires the water heater to run more often. It will reduce the amount of water wasted waiting for it to heat up, and provide warm water quicker, but it will increase your utility bill. The economical solution I use, is to install a remote controlled timer switch (after the desired delay time, the recirc pump shuts off) to turn on the recirc pump 10 minutes before I need hot water. This requires that I push the remote control button about 10 minutes (yes I do forget sometimes) before taking a shower or doing dishes. It does provide quick hot water and lower your utility bill.

[@PrabhuShankar]

Can you install an additional recirculating pump. I’ve already installed on my water heater. I would like to install one under the sink. Do you recommend that to install one under the sink?

[@kmain0]

why didnt you add the adapter for circulating water?

[@sstritmatter2158]

I bought this pump and glad for this video, it helped make visualizing it not bad at all. Instal went great and no leaks even on the first go! Thanks

[@tomb1734]

Great idea for hot water but don't you sacrifice the cold?

[@ronsacks1511]

Thank you for your video, very helpful, however, I've got a question; I installed the pump at the furthest sink (kitchen) from the water heater tank; question 1- the cold water is now luke warm, cannot get cold water from the kitchen sink, how do I get cold water again without removing the circulator? question 2- the mster bathroom, much closer to hot water tank than the kitchen, the hot water takes awhile for it to become hot. I don't understand why this is happening.

[@0rnery]

These units would have to cut my water bill in half to pay for itself in under a year, and that's certainly not going to happen. Also, it feeds water from the hot water pipe, into the cold water pipe. If you're normally able to drink water straight from the tap, as we do here in Northeast Ohio, you will be drinking water that's been in the hot water tank. Not a pleasant thought. That's a deal breaker for me. Currently looking into mini, on demand water heater to handle this issue...

[@tomb1734]

I'm also in Ohio where our water from the faucet is ice cold and delicious. I don't want to sacrifice it for luke warm water that has been sitting in my hot water tank coming out of my cold water side of the faucet.

[@benwang9628]

Does this work for a tankless water heater?

[@user-gk3lu1gg9t]

no

[@mikezieg80]

Did those cables come with the unit?

[@timmahoney2541]

She said no.

[@akrocuba]

I would never use this type of recirculation. I don’t like cross connections between hot and cold water being the cold water is also used for drinking impossible icemaking. This is basically a lazy way of doing it. The proper way is to do a dedicated research line from the water heater to your farthest point in the system.

[@joeycmore]

Teflon tape/goop required? Great, another thingy to go wrong in the house! lol

[@olddanb1]

We saw a single pipe connected. What happened to the other three? Did they connect themselves? Or disappear? Only you know. Again. You are teaching people who don't know, and depend on you to teach them. You have to present every step.

[@olddanb1]

"Snug". Try "tight". You're talking to people who will think "snug" will be enough. It won't be. TIGHT. TIGHT. TIGHT.

[@MrJerobona]

old system from the 80's or 90's... what a joke in 2024!

[@computerjantje]

Advertisment videos only tell half the story always. Heating water is way way more costly and environment unfriendly then spilling some water. The absolute best thing to do is be sure your central waterheating system is as close as possible to the outlets you use most AND super insulate all warm water piping in your house. That way heated water stays heated inside the pipes untill you need it.

[@ceslrock]

She's a babe.......