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Alt (CA)
we have a 22 year old 70 gal hot water heater and a recirculation pump. Our longest run, master bath is 80- 100 feet away.
It appears that our pump is shot, a lot of noise but no hot water coming fast. There is hot water in the heater so I know it still works. I would like to replace the pump with a high effeciency one and was thinking I should probably replace the hot water heater too with a high efficiency one. There is only 2 of us for 50 weeks of the year living here but I am affraid that the water heater could go at any time.
The great advice I got last month solved a problem quickly, two people told me what kind of toliet I had and where to get replacement parts for a discontinued toilet and we really appreciated it. It solved the problem quickly.
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KCRoto (MO)
If the tank is electric, the only improvements to efficiency that you will find is thicker insulation in the walls of the tank. If you want to improve performance, drain the sediment from the tank and add a thermal blanket. If you want to increase the efficiency of your recirculation pump, equip the new pump with an aquastat. It is a thermally operated switch that controls when your recirculator kicks on and off.
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