Hard to believe I'm the first commenter...I'm new to all this re-cir pump stuff but after buying and refurb/remodeling my mobile home and final resting place I decided to try this system for my kitchen sink...which is way on the other end of my place. So I found one of these units on Ebay and installed it. For me the install was a piece of cake, but I'm very mechanically inclined. I only needed one medium crescent wrench... Done! Beware...the two main fittings in and out of the pump use a "ONE" way valve. Once installed I had questions so I contacted the tech service hot line provided with the literature. I was amazed at how quite this unit is...as the tech guy said... these pumps are quiet and some are very quiet. My other concern was that the motor/cartridge housing get fairly hot. The Tech guy confirmed that yes it does...when the pump is operating. After 24hrs this has been confirmed. OKAY...now here's the rub. Instant "HOT" water? Not gonna happen. Hot water within a minute is acceptable. Now for the rub...The way this works is that it keeps the hot water circulating thru your water system...hot side to cold side constantly, or should I say warm side when not in use. The pump thermo sensor controls this. BUT...on the flip side...if you want "COLD" water it take as much or more time for that to happen...hence the rub or trade off. So for me...instead of waiting "Literally" 2 minutes for warm to hot water...I get "warm" water pretty much at the hit, and the hot within a minute...which is much better than my original system. So... okay...it does a pretty good job. Now the final test will just be time & reliability. I did a LOT of research and shopping around...and some of these pumps are ridiculously expensive! This original post was from an Eastman Nevercold 70601 under sink unit video. I do a lot of business with Amazon and the Eastman water heater top mount unit on Amazon is under $300 bucks. But essentially the same unit under sink mount is over $500 bucks! I don't get that. If anything it should be the same or less and they would sell a ton of these under sink units. They are really easy to install. So there's my take...worth a couple hundred bucks...and I'm reasonably satisfied...and that's no easy task.
Hello I installed one yesterday , went well , owner seems happy with the device his angle stops were reversed at the wall so that caused some confusion but I flipped it around and all is well! Great video!
Great video.. I’m considering installing one of these pumps as well.. a plumber wants to charge $700 for this job.. lol. Thanks to your video I can do it myself easily and save some money
He did use Teflon tape to mount the pump. But that is NOT necessary. The pump swivel fitting uses a gasket to seal. And the copper corrugated tube connection swivel also uses a gasket. The gaskets seal the connection. The swivels have straight threads and will not seal anything, even with Teflon tape. It even says it in the instructions " If a gasketed, flexible copper water heater connector is used, pipe dope or Teflon tape is not required."
Very easy job to alleviate the problem. However, there are cons with this system. Unless your water heater tank is spiffy clean, the potable water that you drink will be mixed with the hot water from the tank. Imagine a homeowner that rarely flushes the tank will be consuming all that crude, sediments, deposits and heavy metal deposits within the cold water system.
I discovered when when the unit is on, the valve will initially keep your sink lukewarm, but the plus is if you have a Tushy bidet, that in turn will keep that water line lukewarm also.
After installation of the Watts Hot Water Recirculating Pump,I started using it right away. As long as the pump is running all is fine, but when the pump shuts off I have pipe bumping at the faucet where the bypass valve is installed, when running water in the kitchen. I installed an arrester on the Hot water side at the by pass valve, and still have bumping when running water at the kitchen with the pump off, I turn on the pump and it stops. Should it take an arrester on the cold water too, to stop the bumping?
Does each sink need a check valve, or just the one that is farthest from the water heater? And also if the recirculatory pump does not have a female swivel adapter on it, but just a male threads out of it...what do you do?
Hard to believe I'm the first commenter...I'm new to all this re-cir pump stuff but after buying and refurb/remodeling my mobile home and final resting place I decided to try this system for my kitchen sink...which is way on the other end of my place. So I found one of these units on Ebay and installed it. For me the install was a piece of cake, but I'm very mechanically inclined. I only needed one medium crescent wrench... Done! Beware...the two main fittings in and out of the pump use a "ONE" way valve. Once installed I had questions so I contacted the tech service hot line provided with the literature. I was amazed at how quite this unit is...as the tech guy said... these pumps are quiet and some are very quiet. My other concern was that the motor/cartridge housing get fairly hot. The Tech guy confirmed that yes it does...when the pump is operating. After 24hrs this has been confirmed. OKAY...now here's the rub. Instant "HOT" water? Not gonna happen. Hot water within a minute is acceptable. Now for the rub...The way this works is that it keeps the hot water circulating thru your water system...hot side to cold side constantly, or should I say warm side when not in use. The pump thermo sensor controls this. BUT...on the flip side...if you want "COLD" water it take as much or more time for that to happen...hence the rub or trade off. So for me...instead of waiting "Literally" 2 minutes for warm to hot water...I get "warm" water pretty much at the hit, and the hot within a minute...which is much better than my original system. So... okay...it does a pretty good job. Now the final test will just be time & reliability. I did a LOT of research and shopping around...and some of these pumps are ridiculously expensive! This original post was from an Eastman Nevercold 70601 under sink unit video. I do a lot of business with Amazon and the Eastman water heater top mount unit on Amazon is under $300 bucks. But essentially the same unit under sink mount is over $500 bucks! I don't get that. If anything it should be the same or less and they would sell a ton of these under sink units. They are really easy to install. So there's my take...worth a couple hundred bucks...and I'm reasonably satisfied...and that's no easy task.
Wow! I thought I was the only one that had to move my ham before working on my water heater
Thank you for showing the actual detailed installation. Exactly what I needed.
Hello I installed one yesterday , went well , owner seems happy with the device his angle stops were reversed at the wall so that caused some confusion but I flipped it around and all is well! Great video!
Great video.. I’m considering installing one of these pumps as well.. a plumber wants to charge $700 for this job.. lol. Thanks to your video I can do it myself easily and save some money
That’s great, you won’t regret it. Good luck.
He did use Teflon tape to mount the pump. But that is NOT necessary. The pump swivel fitting uses a gasket to seal. And the copper corrugated tube connection swivel also uses a gasket. The gaskets seal the connection. The swivels have straight threads and will not seal anything, even with Teflon tape. It even says it in the instructions " If a gasketed, flexible copper water heater connector is used, pipe dope or Teflon tape is not required."
Very easy job to alleviate the problem. However, there are cons with this system. Unless your water heater tank is spiffy clean, the potable water that you drink will be mixed with the hot water from the tank. Imagine a homeowner that rarely flushes the tank will be consuming all that crude, sediments, deposits and heavy metal deposits within the cold water system.
Great job and nice project...clean your garage🥴🥴
I discovered when when the unit is on, the valve will initially keep your sink lukewarm, but the plus is if you have a Tushy bidet, that in turn will keep that water line lukewarm also.
That’s absolutely correct.
Good video. My turn to do it now.
Thank you sir! Nice beard!
After installation of the Watts Hot Water Recirculating Pump,I started using it right away. As long as the pump is running all is fine, but when the pump shuts off I have pipe bumping at the faucet where the bypass valve is installed, when running water in the kitchen. I installed an arrester on the Hot water side at the by pass valve, and still have bumping when running water at the kitchen with the pump off, I turn on the pump and it stops. Should it take an arrester on the cold water too, to stop the bumping?
Did you have a heat trap installed in the anode rod with this recirculating pump?
El termómetro k se conecta adentro de la casa se conecta en cualquiera de los baños o solamente en la cocina gracias
Does each sink need a check valve, or just the one that is farthest from the water heater? And also if the recirculatory pump does not have a female swivel adapter on it, but just a male threads out of it...what do you do?
The Teflon tape should have been used before mounting the pump.
The instructions clearly state NOT to use Teflon or pipe dope.
Hot water to brush your teeth?
This shows real life DIY not the perfect videos the manufactures produce.