headleyj
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well nothing REAL new on this but I did put the overflow mod back on and it seemed to help a bit.
I also timed the pump from kick-on to kick-off. Stove set at 140-145, WH set at 100-105. Now this 100-105 is with the Ranco probe affixed to the outside of the water casing on the WH. Rough calculations are that the internal water temp equivalent is 116-122. It takes 25 minutes to raise the WH temp so that pump kicks off. THis seems way too long.
I've got a Taco 011 pump, 1" pex, ~ 200' total run and a 50gal WH.
Anyone ever time their pump recovery? Any other ideas? Our elec bill is certainly lower which is great, but HW is so inconsistent - it's just frustrating.
I thought about moving the probe to the bottom or center of the WH, but it's really not possible, there's just no room. I also just thought about moving the DHW coil in the stove right above the peak of the firebox.
I also timed the pump from kick-on to kick-off. Stove set at 140-145, WH set at 100-105. Now this 100-105 is with the Ranco probe affixed to the outside of the water casing on the WH. Rough calculations are that the internal water temp equivalent is 116-122. It takes 25 minutes to raise the WH temp so that pump kicks off. THis seems way too long.
I've got a Taco 011 pump, 1" pex, ~ 200' total run and a 50gal WH.
Anyone ever time their pump recovery? Any other ideas? Our elec bill is certainly lower which is great, but HW is so inconsistent - it's just frustrating.
I thought about moving the probe to the bottom or center of the WH, but it's really not possible, there's just no room. I also just thought about moving the DHW coil in the stove right above the peak of the firebox.
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