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Default What are currently your best saving tips ?
On Sun, 16 May 2010 17:07:29 -0700, "Bob F" > wrote:

wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 22:42:56 -0500, (Gary Heston)
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> zzzzzzzzzz > wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 17:47:19 -0700, Oren > wrote:
>>> [ ... ]
>>>>> I'm not expert. I'm not sure of the word that would describe my PEX
>>>>> manifold (not looking at my *.PDF). There is a loop H/C at the
>>>>> top. I wish I knew the exact wording, but I know cold water is
>>>>> looped back to the heater, when hot is demanded.
>>>
>>>> If you can find a reference for this I'd appreciate it.
>>>
>>>>> Gosh that "word" escapes me now.
>>>
>>> I believe that's a convection circulating system.
>>>
>>> Large buildings use a circulating pump in the hot water piping, with
>>> a large central boiler as the source.
>>
>> But for hot water? Residential? It's possible, sure, just would
>> like to see how this thing works. Sounds too complicated to be
>> reliable.
>
>As I re-plumb my house, I have added a recirculation pump and extra return line.
>If I'm going to want hot water, I push a button, and 30 seconds later (or less)
>I can turn on the hot and have it hot in 2 seconds.

At the cost of twice as much wasted hot water. I understand how a
recirculation pump works. How's this magic manifold work?
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