| There are numerous benefits to fast hot water | | | | and in the morning when the alarm goes off, I |
| such as saving water, saving time, saving energy, | | | | reach over, shut off the alarm, and hit the |
| saving money and being more environmentally | | | | remote button that activates my demand pump. |
| responsible. It could even mean cleaner dishes | | | | When I get to the shower the hot water is |
| from your dishwasher. | | | | waiting for me. I no longer have to stand there |
| If you live in a small apartment, then fast hot | | | | shivering in the cold with my hand in the water |
| water probably isn't much of a concern for you. | | | | for about a minute and a half. Often one pump |
| You most likely get your hot water fast since it is | | | | can service more than one sink. In my home the |
| a short distance from the water heater to the | | | | pump is installed in the upstairs master bath, but it |
| fixture, or your apartment has a hot water | | | | gets the heated water to the kitchen sink much |
| circulating system with a single large common | | | | faster too. Without the pump I have to wait 45 |
| water heater. But if you live in a rambling ranch | | | | seconds with the water running full blast to get |
| home with the water heater on one end of the | | | | the hot water, but after the demand pump runs |
| house, and the master bath on the other end, | | | | it only takes 7 seconds. |
| then you know you waste a whole lot of water | | | | According to dishwasher manufacturers, the |
| waiting for the hot water to reach your fixture. | | | | number one reason for dishwashers to not get |
| You can get faster hot water and get it without | | | | dishes clean is that the water isn't hot enough to |
| running any water down the drain with a hot | | | | dissolve the soap completely. If you run your |
| water demand system. A hot water demand | | | | demand system pump when you start the |
| system is an inexpensive easy-to-install pump that | | | | dishwasher, you will make sure the dishwasher |
| mounts under your sink, and delivers your hot | | | | gets hot water for really clean dishes. |
| water to you fast, without running any water | | | | If you have a tankless water heater you are |
| down the drain. Studies have indicated that a | | | | saving energy, and you have unlimited hot water, |
| typical family of four can save up to 15,000 | | | | but you are wasting even more water than with |
| gallons of water per year with a demand type | | | | a conventional type water heater. Tankless water |
| hot water pump. | | | | heaters take longer to get you hot water since |
| When you want hot water, you press a button | | | | they have to heat it as well as just send it, like a |
| and the pump sends the hot water from your | | | | tank type water heater. Since it takes longer, you |
| water heater to your fixture at high speed. When | | | | run more water down the drain waiting. But don't |
| hot water reaches the fixture, the pump shuts | | | | worry, there are demand systems that work |
| off. When the pump shuts off you turn on the | | | | with tankless water heaters, and in fact, work |
| tap and you have instant hot water. The cooled | | | | with any kind of water heater including solar. |
| off hot water in the hot water piping gets | | | | Demand systems are green products, as they |
| pumped through the cold water line back to the | | | | save a lot of water and in many cases energy |
| water heater inlet. No hot water ends up in the | | | | too. The pumps typically cost less than $2.00 per |
| cold water line. | | | | year in electricity to operate. Saving water also |
| You get your hot water faster, and you don't run | | | | reduces the amount of energy needed to pump |
| any water down the drain. If you are one of | | | | and treat it. This lowers the amount of |
| those people who turn on the hot water, and | | | | greenhouse gas and other pollutants being |
| then do something else while you wait for the hot | | | | released into the atmosphere. Demand pumps are |
| water, and you come back to find that there is | | | | manufactured by Metlund, Taco, Chilipepper Sales |
| hot water running down the drain, then you can | | | | and others. |
| save a ton of energy too. The energy to heat | | | | Check with your local water company, as some |
| water is much more expensive than the water | | | | water companies are offering rebates of up to |
| itself. | | | | $200.00 on demand type hot water pumps. |
| I have a hot water demand system in my home, | | | | |