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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy
My water heater is approaching 20 yrs and I am weighing my choices now. It is also located at the far end of my garage which is about the furthest point from kitchen and master bath. This means a lot of water down the drain before it gets warm and reduced capacity because so much heat is lost in the journey. I may relocate the new one to a dog house very close to kitchen and bath and add a loop with circulation pump so we will have instant hot water in the morning and evening.
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timers that control that little pump are cheap. Set it to go off at night and come on in the morning 1/2 hour before you wake up to reduce wear and tear on your pipes. Cheap to install a timer then to repair a copper pipe in the walls or attic. if you want to get fancy, get a them switch to set it off when the desire temp is reached on the return pipe. Timers are 80 bucks and a few turns of a couple of nuts to install with the plug already there for the recirc pump.