APCOM UT1 Hot Water Recirculation Pump For Under Sink - Instant Hot Water Recirculating System For Tank Type Water Heaters

This product worked great. We used to have to wait 2 minutes for hot water at the kitchen sink and now almost instantaneously. Quiet circulator, easy install and no leaks!

Outstanding Quality, Phenominal Preformance almost instant Hot Water

It installed very easily. I hope it lasts. I run the pump 16 hours a day. It comes on about 8 times and hour for about 35 seconds and runs at 66 watts. I don’t use the built-in clock. I’m using a smart plug instead.The installation instructions recommend that you put thermostatically controlled blending valves on you showers. Today I got to feel why. As I was showering all of a sudden the shower water became very hot when the pump kicked on and suddenly there was hot water in the cold water line.Unfortunately my water pipes are not insulated.There is a three year warranty on the pump and a one year warranty on the rest of the assembly. I suspect the clock will be the weak point but since I don’t use it I don’t care.The last pump I had was half the price but only lasted 6 months. It was a different brand.The manufacturer is APCOM which is a recent acquisition of AO-Smith.

I am part of a group of owners of a condo in a resort. One of the issues we had was the distance from the hot water tank to the master bath. Some owners reported as long as 5 minutes to get hot water to the shower. This device was installed under the sink in the vanity and problem is solved. If your local shutoff valves and plumbing is in good condition, almost anyone can install it. In our case the shutoff valves did not work so we hired a plumber to repair the valves and install the pump. So far everyone is pleased with it.The pump is not loud, but you need something to put under it or else the bottom of your cabinet acts as a sound board to amplify the sound. I think one reviewer stated it would be nice to have sound deadening feet to attach to the pump in the package. I agree. Perhaps using screws as is intended would work as well.

If I could give this pump a No Star rating I would. This is the second one I purchased in hopes the lousy quality of the first one was an anomaly. The first one lasted about six months. This second one didn't even last a day. When I turned it one it squealed for a few seconds and then died about an hour later. When they ran they were great but they are junk. Do not waste your money. Amazon should drop this company as a vendor.

Update: After working great for 7 months, one of the brass tee fittings started to leak. No idea why this happened, but it was leaking in the threads. I called Apcom customer service to see if i could get a replacement fitting. After a long hold, the person did not know what i was asking for and transferred me. I was immediately put into an after call survey. I called back and got the same person and the same exact thing happened. I called a 3rd time, got a different person and they said someone would call me back within 24 hrs. Never got a call, days later i starting searching for a replacement part and it was hard to find. I found this Lasco tee that was pretty much and exact match. "LASCO 06-9123 Angle Stop Adapter Tee for 3/8-Inch OD Compression x 3/8-Inch OD Compression x 1/2-Inch Slip Joint". Installed it and am back up and running. I realize now what others have said about Apcom is true and their Customer Service is not good.So easy to install, instant hot water now, i mean instant! Got the 10 MM silicone pads that are suggested in other reviews and some small stainless steel locking bolts/nuts and just set it on the cabinet base. We do not use the timer it comes with, instead we use a Kasa smart plug. Runs so quiet, we don't hear it at all, zero vibration. Very pleased with this after having it for several months.

This product gives me hot water in two or three minutes. No more waiting. No water wasted.

Wished I knew about this years ago - waiting so long for any semblance of warm water to reach the kitchen sink, while wasting untold gallons of precious water. Now in a mater of a few seconds I have hot water! The pump works quite well, was easy to connect, and runs quietly. I also love that you can set the timer for off-peak periods, such as sleeping hours.