foggy1111
Elite Member
I am still doubtfull about any valve working as there is zero pressure differential or in other words nothing to make the valve open and close. Perhaps even without any swing valve the cooler water would settle in the return line and head back towards the water heater. Perhaps this does work but many times what people think does not meet scientific reality. I would like to know why this isn't common knowledge in the plumbing industry as you have an almost perpetual motion machine.
It's not a perpetual motion machine. You do need to put something into it to get something out.....and that something is hot water. Heat rises / cold drops....and when designed correctly....this is what makes this system work so well. It takes full advantage of physics to get the job done. The valve just prevents accidental back-flow....as I understand it. Seems to me like lotsa bang for the buck....therefore I got it planned into my construction.
I currently have a shower that takes 5 minutes to get hot water.....arrrrgh! THis loop set-up seems like the real deal to me.