Brianslink
New Member
I have a new 2700 sq ft home that is framed and dried in. No plumbing or electrical has been installed yet. The master bath, laundry, kithcen and a 3/4 guest bath are all on one side of the home and all in close proximity to each other. Then on the other end of the house (65 feet away) is another full bathroom with a tub/shower combo, toilet and 2 lavatories. This is a kids bathroom (I have 3 girls) and I know this bathroom will be used extensively for the next 15 years.
I have been able to design a Pex Home Run plumbing plan for the main part of the house. All of the plumbing fixtures (except that bathroom on the other end of the house) are within 28' of my hot water tank so I know a home run desigh will get hot water to all of those fixtures quickly. My issue is this far bathroom. I want hot water quickly at this location, but I don't want to circulate hot water to all of the fixtures and upset the home run design.
I was reading about an on demand system called the Chillipepper. I like this concept for that far bathroom and I like the idea of pushing a button to call hot water to that location only. I dont want a recirculator on a timer nor do I want it on a thermostat. Is it possible to have this bathroom plumbed as a seperate zone with the ability to draw hot water to it quickly, but still use only a single hot water heater for the whole house? How can I accomplish this?
I have been able to design a Pex Home Run plumbing plan for the main part of the house. All of the plumbing fixtures (except that bathroom on the other end of the house) are within 28' of my hot water tank so I know a home run desigh will get hot water to all of those fixtures quickly. My issue is this far bathroom. I want hot water quickly at this location, but I don't want to circulate hot water to all of the fixtures and upset the home run design.
I was reading about an on demand system called the Chillipepper. I like this concept for that far bathroom and I like the idea of pushing a button to call hot water to that location only. I dont want a recirculator on a timer nor do I want it on a thermostat. Is it possible to have this bathroom plumbed as a seperate zone with the ability to draw hot water to it quickly, but still use only a single hot water heater for the whole house? How can I accomplish this?