Re: Hot Water Lobster (Hot water circulation system)

["mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Art Todesco" <actodesco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I suppose if you put it near the tank you have to run an extra pipe to
> the end of the run.  This, to me, seems like the way to go.  Putting it
> across the hot and cold water lines will only cause you to have to run (
> and waste) cold water for a nice cold drink.

Only if you automate it. If you don't fire the thing up with the pushbutton,
there's no reason the water would be any less cold than without it. Besides,
I keep my cold drinks in the fridge :-)



  Take a pipe from the end
> of the hot line and run it to the cold side at the water heater.  You
> might not even need a pump because if the water heater is low, it will
> gravity feed.  Now, you might want to stop this to save on energy.  The
> pump with proper timers or IR sensors in the distant room would work
> well here.
>
> mikey wrote:
> > It's the same concept a the chillipepper but considerably more
expensive.
> > Quiter is insignificant, it runs for seconds, who cares? I can't see how
the
> > thing would work if it was near the tank, I misssed that at the site,
who
> > cares again anyways... I wouldn't pay more for this one, I'm going for
the
> > chilipepper myself.
> >
> > "Mark Thomas" <mrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:1111783306.141524.177340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>Last time this subject came up in this ng, the general consensus was
> >>that the Metlund system (http://www.gothotwater.com/) was superior to
> >>the chilipepper. It is supposedly quieter and has more options (such as
> >>installation near the water heater instead of under the sink).
> >>
> >
> >
> >