Prozrted Smart Instant Hot Water Recirculating System - Install and Use

[@johndawson6084]

Of course if kept on auto your costs may increase but based upon how often you previously used hot H2O and made it hot by running for 5 minutes down the drain as I had to, perhaps not. It depends on pipe length under slab and where you live ( ground temp here is between 50-70 all year) but if you want be sure, do what I do - keep on manual, press to run. Same heat loss, same cost to heat as non pump method but pump shuts down when H2O is hot. Now however you save the cost of whatever your water company charges per gallon which used to go down drain and, if you are hooked to sewage system the amount you spent for each gallon "flushed" which of course they calculate by amount of H2O used. Good for both earth and you. All of which is immaterial. The video is the best I have seen for prozrted. Concise, specific, and covers all the points the confusing manual and Amazon pundits raise. Not to mention : These folks have the cleanest undersink cabinet, waste pipes, and kitchen counters I ( a glorified plumber) have ever seen. Good video, really clean house, excellent narration. Fullmarks, well done. Thank you.

[@reidjam7]

Excellent review! I appreciate the careful camera work and the lucid and thorough explanation from installation to operation and even including cosmetic finishing. I commend you on this competent effort and on your generosity in sharing your experience. Thank you.

[@Jean78578]

Much appreciated.. Glad it was helpful!

[@bonitabonita7789]

Great Presentation! Thanks for sharing! ❤🙏❤️

[@KawaiiArcadeMasters]

I like the timer idea.

[@Jean78578]

Yep. It's awesome..

[@Nettechnologist]

Thanks for your video, I feel more confident in purchasing the product now and will probably use a smart plug to turn it on via voice or app, my under sink is no way as clean as yours.

[@Jean78578]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JackieMann-bl1vl]

it works well to supply "warm" water but when I try the manual switch to high it doesn't change water temperature. I would like the pump to stay on longer to get hotter water.

[@Nettechnologist]

Can this pump be turned to manual mode in the on state when power is given? Just wonder if a smart plug could be used to turn this pump on and off vs using their remote?

[@Jean78578]

We have ours plugged into a timer. So ours is only on in the mornings and late evenings.

[@Nettechnologist]

@@Jean78578 thanks

[@stevemarton5620]

If you have it on a timer, then you can't kick it on with the buttons outside the timer time. So you don't use the buttons?

[@Jean78578]

No, we don't turn it on manually or even used a remote. We just have it come on in the morning and evenings.. But, some people would prefer just to turn it on when needed...

[@MarkelS92]

Does it work for the whole house or just the bathroom sink that it's installed on??

[@Jean78578]

We installed it under the sink farthest away from the water heater. So, it will help all the sinks along the way.

[@simrek1]

You're correct about the individual situation, but I just wanted to show that there is a point where this system might sound like an answer to a frustrating issue, when with the cost of energy rapidly increasing under this administration, a cost / benefit or diminishing return analysis might prove it not be a viable solution. As I mentioned, something like 2 or 3 regional on demand systems with the proper timers / thermostats may be a better long term solution.

[@simrek1]

I'll bet you have a 2 story house with a basement and no one is home during the day. I have a 2,800 sq ft. ranch on a slab and we are retired. I'm pretty sure that Physics would argue that your system only runs 2 mins. an hour within a reasonable temperature range in a typical house. Especially not in a house where the slab acts like a very efficient heat sink with 200+ feet of copper pipes. The longer it takes to get hot water to your faucet the more it will cost to keep hot water circulating through out that perfect heat sink. There's probably a formula somewhere to go by, like time to heated water divided by the required period of instant warm water, or something similar, but the benefits may not always outweigh the cost. Instant on systems located at designated regions of the house may be much cheaper to run.

[@Jean78578]

We have a small one-story house. I believe we have PTFE water pipe running through attic. It takes several minutes to get hot water to any of our faucets.. In our situation, the re-circulator has been a big help. Different homes have different needs.

[@simrek1]

That would result in a trickle of hot water constantly being drawn off the heater. The pipes are run through the concrete slab, a very efficient way to COOL the water inside them. The bigger the house, the more hot water is needed to make this system work. Just how much will show up in your gas or electric bill. Very costly to operate!

[@Jean78578]

It has a temperature set point for when it comes on and a temperature set point for when it goes off. It runs for about 2 minutes an hour. Far less than if you are waiting for several minutes for hot water a few times a day. All the time that you're waiting for water to get warm, it's running down your drain. This system avoids that. We also added a timer so it only runs during the morning hours and evening hours (since we're usually out of the house during the day). It saves us money and frustration. However, a water recirculator may not be for everyone. :)

[@etherialord]

WARNING ALL now I see why you have different supply lines; the ones they send are way too short!! Beware, there is nothing more frustrating than hooking up plumbing in the most awkward positions known to modern man, than to just have to just disconnect it all. I can't believe this slipped by me. Off to Lowe's or Home Depot.

[@schwartzmatthewe]

That is NOT an instant hot water heater. It is a tankless water heater. Big difference.

[@Jean78578]

Well, it definitely is an instant, or I would not need the recirculator.. Lol

[@alexnone3374]

Instant hot water heaters are tankless heaters, there’s no difference. What are you talking about.

[@dozendozen1238]

Does not provide instant hot water. Not well designed. it will still give cold water before the hot water.

[@etherialord]

I believe he is talking about the fact instant hot water leaving the tank does not mean its instant hot water at the faucet; just a simple misunderstanding.

[@N-XYZ12345]

​@@Jean78578 If the hot water in the geyser is below 38°c, the system will continue to run until your geyser produces 38°c hot water. . .