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    gino0712 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 4, 2013, 06:13 PM
    Takes several minutes to get hot water from shower
    I turn on the shower and wait 4 to 5 minutes before hot water comes out of shower head.dont want to fill cesspool.help...
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    Feb 4, 2013, 06:32 PM
    Got a lot of money to spend? There are options. Plumb a return line to the water heater and put in a recirculater pump, or put in an on demand flash heater in the bathroom... or move the bathroom closer to where you r water heater is.
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    Feb 4, 2013, 11:54 PM
    I agree with Smoothy to install a recirculater pump see the attached PDF file below , Thanks.

    John
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