What does a hot water return line do?
A hot water recirculation system is a plumbing system that moves hot water to fixtures quickly without waiting for the water to get hot. Rather than relying on low water pressure, common in most water lines, recirculating systems rapidly move water from a water heater to the fixtures.
What is a heat trap in plumbing?
Heat traps are valves or loops of pipe installed on the cold water inlet and hot water outlet pipes on water heaters. The heat traps allow cold water to flow into the water heater tank, but prevent unwanted convection and heated water to flow out of the tank. Newer water heaters have built-in heat traps.
Does a hot water recirculating pump save money?
If a household draws water ten times per day, over 31 gallons of water each day could be wasted while waiting for the hot water to appear. With the average national cost of water rising rapidly, a hot water recirculation pump could easily save you upwards of $50 each year.
Is a recirculating pump worth it?
The traditional ones usually consume more electricity than an under sink hot water recirculating pump. The answer here is that they won’t save you money if the utility bill is of concern, but they are still worth it as they are low-end electricity consumers overall.
Do all water heaters have heat traps?
Heat traps are not mandatory but are recommended. Most of the new models have them already installed. If the heat traps are not factory-installed, manufacturers and experts do recommend installation in retrofit applications where the kits are available either from the heater’s manufacturer or any plumbing/HVAC store.
Do Richmond water heaters have heat traps?
Heat Traps Available on 12-year models.
What happens if a water heater is wired wrong?
To eleminate these hazards connect the wires properly and make sure the frame (tank) of the hot water heater is securely connected to ground( green wire). If properly connected and the heater malfunctions( shorts to ground or opens) it will simply stop heating or open the circuit breaker with an overload.
What do you need to know about hot water return lines?
Homes built before 1980 usually use a one-pipe system. This means one hot-water pipe feeds every sink, and it stops at the last sink in the home. A dedicated return line system uses a return pipe from the last sink back to the hot-water tank or tankless heater.
Can a circulation pump be used as a hot water return line?
A hot-water circulation system with a demand-controlled pump can save both water and energy. These systems work best in older homes with trunk-and-branch plumbing layouts. In retrofit installations, the circulation pump uses the cold-water supply line as a temporary hot-water return line.
What do you need to know about plumbing a hot water loop?
This device consists of a venturi fitting and a special check valve. The venturi fitting causes a slight negative pressure on the branch of the enhancer where the circulation return line is connected.
Where does the slide line connect in to the existing plumbing?
There seem to be many options to install the new line for the slide in terms of connecting to the existing lines and also in terms of adding valves to control the flow back to the pool. All of these options seem to boil down to two main questions: 1) Where does the slide line connect in to the existing plumbing?