az10sbum
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I am looking at a hot water recirculation pump for my house. Since my hot water is not set up in a loop back to the tank, I would be using what I see called a "temperature sensing bypass valve" at the far end of the run. It looks to me like this valve simply connects the hot water line to the cold water line when the temperature is low which allows the pump to circulate water.
My question is about using this type of setup. Is seems to me that you would end up with the cold water line always warm or hot when you first turned it on since you would be pushing hot water through the valve into the cold line. Is this true? Do people have good results with this type of recirculation setup? Is there a better way to go short of installing a return to the tank at the far end of the run?
Thanks
My question is about using this type of setup. Is seems to me that you would end up with the cold water line always warm or hot when you first turned it on since you would be pushing hot water through the valve into the cold line. Is this true? Do people have good results with this type of recirculation setup? Is there a better way to go short of installing a return to the tank at the far end of the run?
Thanks