Hi guys,
I replied to my own thread before but figure I will make a new one as it will probably attract more attention to the question from a plumber.
I am looking at ways to prevent my pipes from freezing in one bathroom, and randomly looking online came up with some advertisement saying that water recirculation system can be used to prevent pipes from freezing. Aside from the other obvious benefits of instant hot water throughout the house, will this work in my situation to prevent my pipes from freezing in main floor bathroom?
My bathroom with the frozen pipes issue is right above the utilities room. The water re circulation systems state that the sensor valve has to be installed at the furthest point in the house, which makes sense to get hot water in all the pipes all the way up there, but will it to me any good with the frozen pipe situation in the bathroom closest to the hot water tank? I can see if i installed a sensor valve at that location that it would push the water through that point and not freeze, but then I won't get the benefit of instant hot water upstairs? Ideally installing this pump will give me instant hot water upstairs and solve my freezing problem, but I'm not sure if it will and seeking some advice.
Thanks