Tank Booster - Double Your Hot Water!

This video describes the features and benefits of Tank Booster and the correct installation procedures allowing more useable hot water in your household.

[magma]

When I put this on the hot water stopped flowing altogether. I checked the strainer, but it wasn't clogged. I checked if I installed it upside down, but I didn't. The union connector was connected the right way too. So, I don't know why I don't have hot water? Is it because my water heater isn't connected yet to the power outlet?

[TexasStormChaser]

I have one of these on my boat with a new marine water heater. The boat's water heater is heated up by either 120v shore power, or by the engine's cooling system with a heat exchanger. Water temps can get to 180f with the engine running. These valves keep you from going to the hospital and a nice 120f always out of the faucets or shower.

[gersonrodrigues]

If you run the water heater hotter, wont u be spending more energy?

[georgeclift]

This allows a licensed plumber to turn the water heater past the factory set 125 degrees. Setting the thermostat to 140 degrees and tempering back to 120 degrees essentially makes the tank feel like 7-10 gallons more. The main reason why folks want this is you can't get a standard electric water heater bigger than 55 gallons and people who have a 66 gallon tank don't want to hear they have to get a 50-55 gallon tank.

[julesg]

I install cylinders amongst other solar products and my advice is to only store hot water at safe temperatures anyway, incase of malfunction of valves like these. We still install these types of valves as a safety precaution incase the hot water temperature should rise past the thermostat settings, but the water temperature level is always kept at a safe setting, where it poeses no risk of scalding.

[worldview]

this is for electric or gas heaters right?

[ToddTube]

Those flex connectors are polyethylene inside and are not allowed within 18" of the flue vent in almost every state in the US.

[angmackv]

How do you adjust this mixer? Our hot water at the showerhead isn't hot enough... Anf recently has been running warm then just tepid without moving the shower mixer.
Could this Cash Acme Valve mixer be dead?
Adjustment: The top part has a + sign, and nut, and an allen socket.... errr. Is there a video on how to adjust?

[ClifD]

Doesn't opening the cold water valve at the tub do the same thing?

[sm-gqsi]

This would work in a closed system such as infloor heating system.

[jedmechanicalcontactors]

I like this product. What does this cost? Does this have a pressure reducing effect?
Will the warranty be effected?

[marshalltyler]

The claim may be exaggerated but by tempering the water at the heater, less hotter water will be put into the distribution pipes with less heat loss in the run to the fixtures. Insulating both of the pipes for at least 5' from the heating tank will reduce heat loss. Insulating all of the hot water pipe will reduce heat loss during use as well as perhaps providing adequate warm water even an hour later at the sink. Onboard boats with very small (6 gal) and very hot (180F) hot water tanks, this is very useful. 

[jeffrey.peterrenaud]

Hi... My geyser has a leak by the red hot water fitting... Please help

[Buciasda]

I also got one of those.
It doesn't double anything.
It drastically reduces the risk of getting a burn, but if that thing suddenly fails while showering... You're as good as dead.
It also prelongs the life of everything, especially faucets, especially if you have water at near 100°C in your tank.
It increases the efficiency by some margin, but depends on your length of pipe and pipe insulation.

[djoj]

I installed a high efficiency rhemm gas water heater, a watts recirculation pump, and this. My gas bill is now higher about 30 dollars a month now. 70 bucks during the summer now. When it used to be around 30. What gives?

[OopDeOopFishin]

I spent the $100 for this product from Amazon. I figured I would try after getting a quote for a tankless. This product did not work for me. Not sure if its because I'm running a hybrid wh. Having a double head shower I would get about 11min of hot water. After install I got about 12min. Looks like I'm dropping some cash for a tankless.

[Z-Ack]

Yea ive had this thing on my waterheater for over a year and i havent noticed it do anything the entire time.. ive adjusted the temp knob on the device and waterheater up and down and water will always feel just as hot as it would with just the tank... in fact i live alone, just installed a 40 gallon, have it set to 145°f and every time i take a shower, without using any hot water, still run out of hot water in about a 20 minute long, long i know shut up, shower... so what the hell? Funny part is i installed it when i put in the water heater and replumbed all my distribution pipe because it was all the corrugated pipe and had had it, and when i had the house inspected to sign off on the permit and home, the inspector looked at that thing for a good 10 minutes and looked at me and said, and i quote ". You know in all my years, now its not illegal or against code because its just, well stupid im sorry to say.. but if you connect the cold water to the hot water outlet of the tank, your not gonna get hot water.. so whats your thinking on this because im all ears, do you only like warm water or just pulling a prank on me because this heres a good one..". Lol

[moonpiespotlight]

Isn't this what's already happening at your faucet anyhow, the mixing of hot and cold water to get the desired temp? I guess if you are afraid of getting water too hot at the faucet because you have kids, this would be a way to avoid that and still have water hot enough to use.

[cheerbeerification]

I know a lot of people are calling this a scam, but I do see a potential legitimate use for this in Solar water heating. Solar can heat a tank to 180 degrees which would pose a significant scalding risk. This would temper the output to something that wouldn't scald.

[charliewoods]

never seen a water heater with a added mixing valve in my life plumber for 50y