I'm contemplating setting up a recirculating system for the hot water in my bungalow.
The HW cylinder, (OSO Pressurised Stainless Steel, heated by nearby Oil Boiler on a separate zone) which I would want to retain, is in the attached garage, and the Kitchen is about 40m away. That's a lot of pipe to empty down the drain every time you want a hot sink, it also takes a long time.
But finding information on how to do it is a big problem, can anyone point me to a good information source?
I'm guessing a well insulated pipe run with a bronze pump in the return switched by a pipe thermostat at the highest/furthest point is the idea, but connected how to the cylinder? Feed from the top and return to the bottom with cold feed tee-ed in somehow. Check valve in the circuit and another on the cold feed?
Does anyone have any experience of actually doing one? Advice?
If I could get the waste down then a meter makes sense (high rateable value, 2 people).
Thanks, R.