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Title: Pump - Continous or Thermostat
Post by: jerkash on October 20, 2011, 05:07:30 PM
Do you run your circulating pump continous or by thermostat?  Thanks
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Post by: Scott7m on October 20, 2011, 05:10:25 PM
Continuous, to many advantages to list
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Post by: Firechaser on October 20, 2011, 05:13:08 PM
Continuous
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Post by: donahuej on October 20, 2011, 05:46:44 PM
I have a plate exchanger DWH runs all the time....Instant smoking hot water...
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Post by: R W Ohio on October 20, 2011, 06:42:37 PM
The pump on our OWB runs 24/7. We use a sidearm to heat water and it works much better with the pump runing all the time.
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Post by: Ridgekid on October 20, 2011, 07:16:59 PM
Continuous ( When unit is in operation)

On timer during summer months (2 hours/day)
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Post by: Bull on October 20, 2011, 07:25:48 PM
Same here
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Post by: MattyNH on October 20, 2011, 07:34:07 PM
pump runs 24hrs seven days a week until I shut it down for the summer months...
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Post by: mikenc on October 20, 2011, 08:20:20 PM


Continuous
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Post by: BoilerHouse on October 20, 2011, 08:40:57 PM
I run my pump 24/7
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Post by: oldchenowth on October 21, 2011, 05:12:56 AM
24\7\365.  I even run it in the summer to keep the corrosion down.
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Post by: tbone on October 21, 2011, 08:35:54 AM
Thermostat........My house gets too hot otherwise.  Tried the continous for the first season.
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Post by: Scott7m on October 21, 2011, 02:18:23 PM
Quote from: tbone on October 21, 2011, 08:35:54 AM
Thermostat........My house gets too hot otherwise.  Tried the continous for the first season.

May I ask how your house gets hotter just because your pump is running?
Title: Re: Pump - Continous or Thermostat
Post by: tbone on October 22, 2011, 09:56:51 AM
You may...the short answer is I had to flip my circulator pump to solve some problems I encountered after I added my second loop.  This solved the problem but pushed water into my family room loop continuously as well....so I added a thermostat in my family room to control my circulator pump and everything has great since.
Title: Re: Pump - Continous or Thermostat
Post by: Scott7m on October 22, 2011, 12:48:28 PM
Quote from: tbone on October 22, 2011, 09:56:51 AM
You may...the short answer is I had to flip my circulator pump to solve some problems I encountered after I added my second loop.  This solved the problem but pushed water into my family room loop continuously as well....so I added a thermostat in my family room to control my circulator pump and everything has great since.

 So u have radiant??  Surely it has it's own zone valve/pump??
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Post by: tbone on October 22, 2011, 08:01:02 PM
No, hot water baseboard throughout.  By reversing the flow...return now a supply...not sure why, but my family room (loop closest to my new supply) would get considerably warmer then the rest of my house.