Will this unit work with a sink on the 2nd floor and the hot water heater on the 1st? The Head Range max of 5 feet seems very limiting?
1070329
The unit that I work on is in the basement and supplies a large 2 story house.
1070330
Yes it will. My layout is that I have 2 hot water heaters in my basement where this is attached. It circulates from the basement to the other floors with no problems. It's a very large house, so unless you live in a palace, you'll be in great shape! I had to replace this after about 6 years with a new one...
1070331
Yes, that is how mine is set up (pump is on the second floor though). As long as the water can circulate in a loop, you should not have any problem. I believe that "head", in this case, is referring more to resistance than actual height. This pump is just made to move water, not pressurize it, so it should work at any height as long as the water is "falling" back down to where it is drawn from without much resistance. At least that's how I understand it.
1070332
There won't be any problem at all. The first comment dated April 20, 2014 is completely accurate. The system could be many floors in height and as long as the pipe isn't too small, or restrictive, causing additional friction(head), the pump will be be just fine. I hope this helps!
1070333
Works for us. Pump is in the basement with the heater. Basement is 12 feet deep and four sinks are on the first floor. Working just fine. House is all plastic pipe.
1070334
Recirculating pump attaches at the hot water heater and can be operated on a timer so it does not run constantly.Any faucet in the house will have hot water in 5 seconds or less.
561845
This is an in line heater designed to work with a sink faucet. The flow rate is very important and will not activate the heater if the flow rate is to high. With the right flow, the unit takes about 3 to 5 seconds to heat the water but will provide 120 deg. of hot water. This unit, again is designed for a sink faucet and, will not work without a a special flow control on the faucet. I would not recommend this unit for a shower without some control over the flow of water. We use these units on sinks without access to hot water and must check the flow and operation monthly. I hope this will help you. I think there are other in line heater's that will work better for you need.
1460392
This unit will only work properly if you vent the air outside. If you can stick the hose out of a door while it runs it will work wonderfully! The hose Is not very long (maybe 4'-5' max) so make sure you have a good place to put it. Also, you will need to drain the water it collects every so often unless you plan on running continous then you can run the drain line to a sink or outside. This unit has run like a champ for me so far. Hope this Helps!
2102255
Yes, but you will get wet. It also takes a little technique. But with the power washer and the right tip it works. For the 2nd floor it gets a little whippy.
1786995
The hose that comes with the unit is about two feet long, perhaps 2.5 feet. It must flow down, of course, so keep that in mind when placing the unit. It would have to be higher than the sink.
1568984
It does not matter how far the water spouse extending out over the sink. What I saying is that the distance between the hot/cold water handles support column is set too close to the water spouse and is hard to clean in between.
1611740
Yes it should work but these heaters take additional time to heat the water so the nearer the unit is to the point of use the better
2175228
i would say yes ...THis pump is not made for a head over 5-6 ft.Perfect for a location not easy to get electric to.Good luck
364954
Sorry no you can not. The system works well only if the units are next to each other. Meaning a few inches. The ad stated up to a hundred feet, not true. I returned the system back to vender(at my own cost)
1011341
no. basically what this unit does is keep water from a more distant water heater warm, so that you do not need to wait as long. I think that it would be very poor for what you want.
2034162
It says "up to 1500 feet," so I would think it would work, as long as both get their power from the same meter. They MUST have a wire-path between units. My needs don't span that kind of range, though, but I would give it a try.
2173504
It depends on your water pressure. In my case and I'm on a well, I could easily reach the second floor.
1035448
Not exactly sure what you mean. You have to use the special by-pass valve assembly on each sink you or tub you want to use. I have them only on sinks for easy access. The farthest sink would be approximately 40 ft from the HWH.
766939
You might want to ask plumber about putting both systems in line, but I'm guessing that it's not the best idea. I'mpretty sure the unit won't fire if you've got 180f going in, but you'd also have 180f coming out - which is enough to burn you, regardless what it does to the unit. Personally, I would keep the two systems separate and install some sort of crossover. But I'd talk to a plumbing/heating professional...
707205
Our experience is YES, the Stiebel Eltron Tempra 24 Plus will supply enough hot water to draw baths (or showers) for two people simultaneously. The unit is rated as a "whole house" tankless water heater for a two bedroom house or condo, but two simultaneously open hot water taps basically reaches the production capacity of the unit (about the same as a 40-50 gallon conventional tank water heater). There are many variables...the efficiency/production of the unit depends upon the temperature (coldness) of the incoming supply. If your tap water is at 35-40F, then the unit will not produce as much hot water flow as it would, if your incoming tap water supply was at 50F, as it takes the two little "boilers" inside the unit longer to heat very cold tap water to the set temperature and the "flow"/volume of hot water is "reduced" accordingly. The temperature that you set the unit at is also a factor...if the unit is set "low" at say 105F then the effect will be that you will seem to not have as much hot water, because you will not be mixing in very much cold water at your bath spigot or your shower head. We set our unit at 126F, because our dishwasher recommends an incoming hot water supply of 125F, and this works out well for us. We are just two people in a two bedroom house and this unit is sized perfectly for us and always delivers and supplies our hot water demands, plus the hot water flow is "endless", as the unit will continuously heat water to the set temperature as it flows through it...one can wash load after load of clothes in hot water, or a football team could take showers one after another and there would always be hot water. Plus, the unit very, very efficiently uses electricity to heat water, much more efficiently than a conventional tank-type electric water heater.
668179
I installed it at the furthest point from the water heater. Hot water will only go as far as where it is installed and that way all the outlets are somewhat covered with just one unit. My wife is always telling me " Go hit the button ".
116142
it works very well on our two bathroom sinks at work. But if both sinks are used at the same time it seems to struggle to keep up. I don't think it would handle high volume. I hope this helps you, roger