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Hello all, I have a large house with long plumbing runs necessitating a hot water circulation set up. I have a electric HWH with a dedicated return line plumbed to the drain cock at the base of the HWH. I have a small stainless steel circulation pump near the drain cock. One way check valves...

Thats great advice. I think I will take you up on that!! THanks for the advice, Hevy

I recently had to drain my upstairs HWH for service. I closed the cold input to the HWH, turned on a nearby upstairs hot faucet, and began to drain the tank. Strange thing...water was hot coming out of the tank even though the HWH was NOT functioning properly (no HW at all) and was turned...

The recirc pump is a Taco brand, I believe 009 model (bronze). The pump is wired for power completely separate from the HWH. I inspected the 30A breaker in the main box and no signs of damage were found (and it never tripped!). Only damaged wire was 240V input to timer, and I also noted some...

Setup: 50 gallon electric HWH w/240V digital timer, dedicated return line/Taco 009 recirculation pump w/timer & aquastat control Problem: Recirc pump ran continuously, lukewarm "hot"water, then, no hot water upstairs at all :confused:. I replaced the heating elements thinking they went...

Hi everyone, I have a 1983 4,000 sq.ft. two story house with two 240V 50 gallon hot water heaters connected in series (not sure if thats the right term, but I believe the 1st floor HWH in the garage supplies hot water into the cold inlet of the upstairs HWH in the attic.) For 5 years I...

I hate forum posts where the resolution was never posted, so here goes. I received the wiring information from Taco customer support through email. They were great. Circ pump is installed and running properly with the aquastst! NO leaks, and we now have hot water quickly to the kitchen. She...

I decided to do a DIY installation of a recirculation pump for a dedicated hot water return line to the upstairs hot water heater. For years we have wondered why it takes > 5 mins. to get hot water at the kitchen. I finally figured out when the previous hot water tank was installed they capped...