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<\/a><\/p>\nThe average family can\u00a0dump 10,000 gallons or more down the drain every year waiting for hot water.\u00a0 That’s half a swimming pool wasted!\u00a0 If only there was a way to save all that water…\u00a0 hmmmm…<\/p>\n
Luckily there is!\u00a0 A recirculation pump (retrofit or dedicated return line) can save\u00a0water from being wasted and the corresponding money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How do the retrofit systems\u00a0work you ask?\u00a0\u00a0The problem of course is that water heated by your water heater sits in the line between the heater and the tap(s) where it cools off. Let’s call this “previously hot” water. When you turn on the tap you need to flush out this previously hot water to get to the fresh hot stuff. With low-flow faucets and long plumbing runs, this can take a long time – and waste a lot of water.\u00a0 An instant hot water system – or hot water recirculation system – flushes the previously hot water back into the hot water tank (rather than you running it down the drain) through the cold water line, so you have freshly heated water waiting for you when you turn on the faucet – instant hot water.\u00a0<\/p>\n