Tankless Water Heater Recirculation Pump

A water heater and pump combined or separate.

Tankless water heater recirculation pump.

A timer setting can be activated to run every so often for example every 30 minutes to keep hot water flowing through the homes pipes and ready when needed. This can be a tankless water heater with an integrated recirculation pump or a water heater and an external pump. With the help of an integrated or external pump water travels from the tankless water heater to the hot water faucets throughout a home without the need to add additional water lines. Homeowners need not worry about going without hot water again thanks to recirculations systems.

Also known as the circulator pump the recirculation pump is continuously circulating the water back to the tankless water heater for later reheating. Pump installs by water heater not under a sink in a bathroom or kitchen. It s not the cheapest way to increase the energy efficiency of your tankless unit but it does prevent the water from cooling off. Uses water heater electrical outlet no new electrical outlets required.

The rheem rtgh is one of example of a unit with a built in recirculation pump. The following table compares a tankless water heater without a hot water circulation system column a to one with waterquick tankless column b.