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Has anyone had one of these systems fitted? If so can you give me an idea of what it should cost and is it worth it in a normal sized one storey home?

Just had to google it.
Thought it might be a perm at first!
I had one of those once.
Cost far too much and no, it wasn't worth it.

Pol
I am intrigued, what is it?


Arthur

Something that has to be plumbed in - decided i was just a girlie and it was nothing to do with me so i didn't read any further.
sorry.

If your hot water boiler is at one end of the house and bathrooms/ showers at the other , it is a system that means the hot water is instant rather than you having to run water until it comes through warm. Involves a pump and pipes creating a circuit, I think.

...like a comby boiler... or old geezer..

merci.
sounds interesting...............................






......................will tell mr pr about it!

As I understand it, you have insulated pipes to your taps and back to the hot water tank, hot water is then permanently pumped to your taps and back to the tank.

The idea is you get instant hot water when you turn on a tap rather than having to run off water in the pipes beforehand.

Other than the convenience of not waiting for hot water to run through the pipes, the claim is that it saves money because your pipes are insulated.

It looks like a major plumbing task for very little gain.

What problem are you trying to solve?

We are having a new house built so we need to decide whether or not to have one while the plumber is doing his stuff and before the floors are tiled.

Just wondered if it was a worthwhile way of saving water that you would otherwise waste waiting for it to run hot. It doesn't run continuously.

There are other advantages - if installed correctly with the circuits - for example, that if you are in the shower and someone
else starts washing the dishes (either machine or by hand) and/or someone else flushes the toilet or turns on the garden hose,
you neither get a drop in pressure in your shower, nor a sudden "icy" surprise!

That's also worth something!

But is it worth installing?

How much would it cost? Obviously that makes a difference.
What else could you spend the money on?

Friends were quoted around 400 Euro but ours is more than double that.