Chilipepper Home

Water Heaters
How and Why

Electric water heaters

Electric water heater operation

Electric repair guide

Gas water heaters

Gas water heater Operation

Gas Repair Guide

Hybrid Water Heaters
(Heat Pump)

Hybrid Water Heaters
(Tankless Gas)

Water Heater Sediment

Water Heater Flushing

Water Heater Dip Tube

Heat Pump models

Tankless Water Heaters

Point of Use Tankless Heaters

Selecting Tankless Water Heater

Residential Plumbing Systems

Circulating Systems

Traditional Type Circulating Systems

Cold Return Type Systems

Thermo Siphon Type Circulating Systems

Solar With Tankless

     ARTICLES

Hot Water Articles

Water Heater Reviews

Hot Water Pump Comparisons

Water Heater Replacement

Metlund vs. CP6000

Inventing the Metlund Hot Water D'mand System

Article Indexes

How Water
Heaters Work

Water Heater
Repair

Tankless Water
Heaters

Water Heaters
Compared

Hybrid Water
Heaters

Water Heater
Pumps

Water Conservation

Hot Water
Demand
Systems

Miscellaneous Engineering Data

Pipe Weight Table

Tap Drill Chart (sizes)

Water pipe flow rate table

Dancing Chilipeppers!

Green Plumbing Layout Test

PEX Plumbing Layouts

Thermo-siphon Type Hot Water Circulating System

Thermo-siphon Hot Water Circulating System

A thermo-siphon hot water circulating system does not require a pump but relies instead on the principle that hot water rises.  In this type of system the water heater must be below the level of the fixtures to work.  

The piping from the water heater must rise from the water heater to the fixtures which must all be well above the water heater.  Hot water from the water heater rises into the hot water piping, circulates past the fixtures and flows back into the water heater at a much lower temperature.

Chilipepper Sales 1380 Greg St., # 221 Sparks Nevada,  89431  PH (775)-359-1223