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Old 03-14-13, 10:52 PM   #8
JYL
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Originally Posted by Exeric View Post
Steve, that's inspiring that it turned out that easy and cheap to do yourself. If I did that I think I would hook up the heated water so it would go directly into the cold water entering the water heater. That way you'd save the heat energy for later if you didn't want to use it immediately. I realize your situation is different because you have an on demand water heater setup.

How did you get the sand out?
Generally, these device are connected to the main COLD water for maximum efficiency. So, when you take a shower, they warm a little the cold of the shower and improve the temperature of the cold water entering the tank.

For max efficiency, you want a maximum of cold water entering the heat exchanger.
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