Keeping hot water close to distant outlets, and how solar and heat-pump cylinders differ.
Getting hot water to far outlets
In larger dwellings and buildings, outlets a long way from the cylinder would waste water and time while cool water is run off. A secondary circulation loop solves this: a small pump continuously circulates hot water out to the far outlets and back, so hot water is always close by.
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