Does this unit accept hot water without damaging it? I want it to produce instant hot water until the main house hotwater heater services the faucet.
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I know that the temperature of the water determines the maximum temp the water can be heated to. I think if you connect it to the regular hot water line, it would be fine. It does take a few seconds to be really hot. If it's just a sink, they make sink sized ones, too. I love this water heater! It is serving a remote bathroom at my house wonderfully.
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Hey I'm just a common customer. I didn't even know of the above restriction for water for religious reasons This question need to be asked of the maker of the product. It heat water just fine.
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Unfortunately no, but you can just as easily put cold water in it and run it without worrying that its gonna heat up. The heating thing only keeps hot water warm for a short period because its not meant to actually heat up the water.
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Mine is full of water and on all the time, so I have instant hot water. It would be pointless to have to wait for 5 liters of water to heat.
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This unit only heats water supplied to it under pressure. I would think however you get cold water from you tap would supply the cold water to this heater. If your cold water faucet also activates a pump the same would be needed for the hot water faucet.
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I really don't have the answer to this. We always have hot water but I don't think we use the timer. Have you researched Laing's internet site?
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I can't answer your question. I believe you would need to have a professional come in and look at the unit. If you are not getting hot water, it sounds like either no power to the heating elements or the elements have gone bad. In either event, a professional could trouble shoot the unit and tell you.
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according to mfgr, not hot water rated unless specified as such. Company does make what you look for, contact them and they will point you to source.........hope this helps..........Dave
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Yes. this is normal. Because you are pushing the water from the hot water side to the cold water side. The valve will stop the flow of water from the hot to cold water side at a certain threshold temperature. And this temperature is somewhere on the warm side. Therefore the cold water side will be warmer than expected and you will have to run the cold water side until you get the water to the cooler temperature that you want. This is one of the drawbacks of this type of system. It cannot be helped. It's basically a compromise based on the need to get hot water faster. The only way you will truly get the instant hot water and cold water is to set up your plumbing system whereby the entire hot water supply line daisy chains all your fixtures such that the last fixture has a hot water return line running all the way back to the water heater. But this will cost you money to have a plumber do that. This hot water recirculating system is a compromise to save costs.
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Well, you can and I did, but let me tell you why and give you a cautionary note. In my case, it was a remote bathroom sink. It takes forever for the hot water to get over there. So I put this under the sink with a dedicated 30A circuit, attached to the hot water side. It is however heating cold water, because the water in the hot water pipe coming from the other side of the house is invariably cold. This allows someone to wash their hands with warm/hot water instead of waiting 5 minutes with the water running. You would never need 5 minutes worth of hot water at that sink. Now, what would happen beyond that? Well, if you kept running the water on full hot until the hot water from the house system reached this unit, it would continue to heat the water anyway, resulting in scalding hot water coming out of the tap. So depending on your application, you may want to do it the way I did. Or not.
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I installed this unit about a year ago and it is doing great. I installed it on the hot water side between the hot water tank and the faucet. That way i never run out of hot water and the instant hot water is great.
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No problem. I often turn the faucet to put hot water in a pan sitting on the counter to soak. Love, love, love having this at my sink.
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No I disconnected my furnace hot water and replaced it with this heater for sink use only. now it supply's hot water immediately since it is mounted under the sink.
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Yes, there is a panel in the heater where you can adjust the temperature to your needs. If your house is big, install a recirculating motor which will give you hot water instantly. You may disable the motor when hot water is not needed.
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There is an adjustable plastic ring inside the faucet assembly that you can turn to let more hot water in than cold water. If you have "scald protection", this adjustment overrides that setting. It should be explained in the instruction sheet. But be careful. Too much and someone could get burned from TOO much hot water.
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This unit heats the water to several selectable temperatures, so no need to provide hot water to them. Matter of fact, I recall the owner's manual cautions one NOT to supply hot water - only cold water.
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The filtered water doesn't come out of the tap, but from the unit which must be postitioned over the sink edge. It takes a second to finish coming through after you turn off the tap so you can either adjust to that or let the last few drops spill down into the sink. To turn the filter on, you have to pull the pin on the adapter they send to go on your faucet end, so the water only goes through the filter when you do that. To get hot water, just turn on the hot water tap the way you would without a filter & it comes out of the faucet, not through the filter unit. I'm very pleased with this unit as it doesn't interfere with the tap faucet itself & I can fit a large pot under it easily.