Tankless hot water system is too far from kitchen?
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Diane Broom
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I have had a tankless hot water system installed in the upstairs shower room which is quite far from the kitchen. By the time the hot water gets to the kitchen it is not very hot. I can get it to be a little hotter by sacrificing the pressure, so not ideal. I have seen kitchen style mixer taps on Amazon for less than £100, that seem to provide instant hot water from a cold water feed. Does anyone know if this would be a good solution, or if it could be installed from the hot water feed, and basically boosting the hot water at the kitchen? Thanks, Diane
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I don't know a lot about these systems, but I would consult a professional plumber for advice on the best system for your needs. In one house we had a tankless hot water system and it provided plenty of hot water to the whole house.
Hello we had a hot water conventional system at a prior residence— but in our master bedroom of our three bedroom house there was an auxiliary heater right under in the vanity of the sink.
I am not sure about the EU but you might want to find out if such a system could be possible in your area.
Consider an under the sink hot water for a little more money. I think the system you had installed isn't intended for the entire house but for that room only.
Thanks all. I'll check out another small unit for under the kitchen sink, as that sounds more reliable. Thanks
You can install a small pump under the sink. Connect suction to the hot side connection and discharge to cold connection. You can run the pump manually or get a temp probe to automatically start the pump when hot temp drops below a certain point.
You could consider a faucet that doesn't mix the hot and cold. They're common in Europe and used to be a lot more common here too. They have no mixing, the left is the hot and the right is the cold etc.
Is your tankless water heater a point of use water heater or a whole house version?
Tank less water heaters are usually sized to the needs of the home.
There are three variables that have to be considered in sizing the unit.
Those three factors are what determine the type, size, and possibly even the number of tankless water heaters you need.
Hi Diane, we had one like this at work for tea, and it was great!! It had a long life as it was used heavily daily , weekly and yearly!!
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Ken has the right idea. They make recirculating pumps for just this purpose. Check out this link:
https://homeinspectorsecrets.com/hot-water-recirculating-pumps/best-under-sink-recirculating-pump/#:~:text=An%20under%20sink%20hot%20water%20recirculating%20pump%20is%20a%20special,installed%20above%20the%20water%20heater.
Does your system not have a thermostat to increase the temperature?
I've seen some folks who have installed a small tank water heater under the kitchen sink when the tankless is too far away.
try to increase the temperature if possible. If might be on the lower side so no one burns themselves
We had those at work. Even when they were right under the sink the water never got hot. At home we have a good old fashioned gas water heater. Even when the power goes out, we have hot water. Just make sure it has a pilot light that stays on rather than an electric pilot.