How long does your hot water take?

[Jolly]

@89th said in How long does your hot water take?:

@mik said in How long does your hot water take?:

And your guy is spot on about draining your water heater every year. It will make it last longer.

Do you drain it using the full method (power/gas off, pressure released, full drain) or just the high-pressure spigot of a few gallons to get the sediment at the bottom mixed up and out?

As specified in the owner's manual.

[Jolly]

Secondly...Most people don't care about a thirty second delay on a shower or bath water, but you might want hot water instantly at an upstairs lavatory or at the kitchen sink. Consider a small tankless water heater. If you've got juice available, they're pretty inexpensive.

[Klaus]

We have a circulating pump that takes care of "immediate" hot water regardless of distance. I thought these days they were pretty common!?

[Aqua Letifer]

1-5 minutes. Old place.

[Mik]

Just for rich Germans.

[Loki]

@klaus said in How long does your hot water take?:

We have a circulating pump that takes care of "immediate" hot water regardless of distance. I thought these days they were pretty common!?

Depends where you live and how old your house is . Only my friends in California have I experienced the instant hot.

I wonder how it would cost to add a recirculator for me. I don’t think it’s a no brained or I would see lots of ads for it.

My shower is a long way. At some point I will time it, but an easy fix is to follow someone.

[89th]

@Klaus the recirculating pump is something relatively easy and affordable, I’ll look into it. Thanks!

[Klaus]

@loki said in How long does your hot water take?:

I wonder how it would cost to add a recirculator for me.

I guess it would be rather elaborate to add that to an existing house. You obviously need a circular pipe, and the pipe must be isolated very well to avoid wasting energy all the time.

[Doctor Phibes]

The Germans are so efficient.

Our town doesn't even have a bloody sewer. It's like living in the freaking middle ages.

[Catseye3]

@doctor-phibes said in How long does your hot water take?:

Our town doesn't even have a bloody sewer.

I should hope not. <shudder> Plain water sewers are groady enough.

[89th]

@klaus said in How long does your hot water take?:

@loki said in How long does your hot water take?:

I wonder how it would cost to add a recirculator for me.

I guess it would be rather elaborate to add that to an existing house. You obviously need a circular pipe, and the pipe must be isolated very well to avoid wasting energy all the time.

This is a good video about your options, such as a thermal bypass valve if you don’t have a separate dedicated recirculating pipe.

Link to video