orange_cat
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I am in a zone 5A. We are about to lay out pipes in a new construction 2.5 story house and I am agonizing whether to have a recirculation pump or just layout the pipes better? I dislike waiting for hot water, but it is really just the kitchen sink and the bathroom directly above the kitchen that are most used. I am attaching my diagram showing the potential layout (do not laugh - this is my layout). We are using copper L pipes. Everything is along a single exterior wall of the house - except for the laundry room, which is on the opposite wall. But the bathrooms and kitchens are in two vertical stacks (described from the ground up) One stak (left) - Water heater, 1/2 bath, 1 full bath (with a sink, shower, separate tub). Laundry room is the closest to this stack. The other stack is 1 bath (shower, sink), then kitchen, then main bath (double sink, shower, standalone tub).
(1) Is recirc pump my best option (I kind of like the simplicity of not having one. Fewer things to break? Fewer things to require electricity)?
(2) Can this layout be improved upon (narrower pipes? Different runs?)
(3) Would it make sense to run a dedicated line to kitchen sink and then to the upstairs bathroom (two sinks, then shower - tub does not really matter, it will eventually warm up).
Thank you for all opinions
(1) Is recirc pump my best option (I kind of like the simplicity of not having one. Fewer things to break? Fewer things to require electricity)?
(2) Can this layout be improved upon (narrower pipes? Different runs?)
(3) Would it make sense to run a dedicated line to kitchen sink and then to the upstairs bathroom (two sinks, then shower - tub does not really matter, it will eventually warm up).
Thank you for all opinions