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   Turtleneck | Jan 21, 2003 03:42am | #1

   Heres one http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=13142.1

   Try advanced search in the archives

   ( your logo here) Turtleneck

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   Jeffmac | Jan 21, 2003 06:29pm | #2

   Thanks for the reply.  I tried that under both mechanicals and energy savings.  I didn't have any luck.  I don't know if it is my search criteria or the fact that it wasn't a featured  article, and just a building tip.  I'll keep searching. 

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   UncleDunc | Jan 21, 2003 08:16pm | #4

   There was a Q&A on recirculating hot water loops in FHB #130, April/May 2000, and a letter that was probably a response to it in #132.

   At the risk of telling you what you already know, the magazine article search and the Breaktime forum archive search are completely separate. Access the article search by going to the magazine home page and clicking the Article Index button about halfway down the right side of the page. Access the forum search with the Advanced Search button near the top of the left hand frame.

   The forum search is better (when it's working) because it's a full text search, while the magazine articles are only indexed on what somebody thought would be good index terms when the article was added to the index.

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   Jeffmac | Jan 22, 2003 05:15pm | #5

   Thanks for the reply.  I'm relatively new to the forum, and your tips are greatly appreciated.  This dog is always willing to learn a new trick or two.  I have the back issues in my files, but may try the forum search just to broaden my horizions.  Thanks again for the help.

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   brian_pontolilo | Jan 22, 2003 05:46pm | #6

   Jeff,

   You can also search the archives online and view individual articles.  It's a new feature that we launched with the CD archives.  Yes, it costs money ($3.50 an article I think.  Yeah, or 5 for $12.50; 10 for $19.50), but you can save and print them.  If you need info, and don't have the back issue it's a good resource.

   Has anyone tried it?

   Brian P.It's my job!

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   Jeffmac | Feb 06, 2003 02:18pm | #7

   Brian P,

   Thanks for the info.  I found the back issue and got the info I need. 

   Jeff

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   SteveInCleveland | Jan 21, 2003 07:11pm | #3

   Try the link below.  I installed one about a year ago, and my clients are still raving about it.  Theirs is a 1920's home, and when completely redoing the second floor bathrooms (two adjacent to one another) I installed the pump in the basement to recirculate the water for both baths.  Very simple to install; although the Laing diagram is wrong as you do not need the air vent they show since it is not a closed system.  Make sure you use a check valve though!

   You can get a model with or without an integral timer if you like.  Either way, the pump just simply plugs into an outlet.  My clients just chose to plug theirs into a timer that they already had.

   By the way, it was in stock at my local plumbing supplier.

   http://www.lainginc.com/instant.htm