RBKM
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As I mentioned in a previous thread we are putting in a new bathroom with a nice shower stall that will have two stationary shower heads and one handheld. We had a 40 gallon HW heater and just decided to updrade to a 75 (50 seemed silly and I guess for gas/regular vent unit there is nothing in between). Our plumber has offered to put in a recirculating loop so that we don't have to wait for the water to heat up in the shower (it takes maybe 15-30 sec, depending on the season). This setup doesn't use a pump but relies on hot water rising and cold water falling. He is already there doing the rest of the work (roughing in the shower stuff and replacing the hot water heater). The fee he quoted the contractor for this extra loop was just under $400 and the contractor would tack on another 80 or so. For $500 I think we can wait the 15-30 sec but I was curious about two things:
1. Do these work?
2. Does that sound like a lot of money for this sort of thing?
1. Do these work?
2. Does that sound like a lot of money for this sort of thing?