Q: I am having a problem with hot water in my 2-year-old house. My bathroom and water heater are located on opposite sides of the house, and I have to wait forever to get hot water for a shower. I ...

A residential Hot Water Recirculating Pump can keep water from being wasted while you wait for the tap to run hot. Using the bathroom faucet connections, these pumps circulate water back to the water ...

Q:I have a plumbing issue that has been driving me crazy since I moved into my home. My hot-water heater is in the garage, and my master shower is on the opposite side of the house. I end up running ...

The master bathroom in our two-story Victorian house is as far away from the water heater in the basement as it is possible to be. Therefore, it takes minutes for the hot water at the sink to arrive.

A. O. Smith, a manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters, has launched a new condensing tankless water heater that features an integrated, powerful recirculation pump. Well suited for ...

Q We are considering replacing our old water heater with a tankless model. Can we continue to use a recirculating pump on this type of water heater or does that defeat the purpose? A Let’s start by ...

Q: We plan to do an extensive remodeling job in our bathroom. Also, I’m tired of waiting for what seems like a long time for the shower water to get hot before I can jump in. Is there a way we can ...

Q: I am trying to reduce the amount of cold water going down my drains while waiting for hot water to reach the faucets and shower. Also, it would be nice to have quicker hot water to the fixtures ...

A paper published in a recent issue of Journal of Green Building casts doubt on the use of hot water recirculating schemes as a means of saving energy. The thought behind recirculating systems is that ...