At the touch of a button, the Chilipepper pumps hot water from your water heater to your sink, or shower, while sending the cooled off hot water back to the water heater through the cold water piping.

The Chilipepper is a small powerful micro-processor controlled pump that installs under your sink.

When you push the start button, the Chilipepper pumps the water in a big loop from the water heater through the hot water piping to the Chilipepper, and on through the cold water piping back to the water heater inlet, a big loop. 

When the electronic control circuitry detects an increase in the water temperature inside the pump, it shuts the pump off. The shut-off sensitivity is adjustable with a knob on the front of the Chilipepper.

When the circuitry detects a temperature over 96 degrees it locks out the pump.

To start the Chilipepper a momentary contact is required.  This can be provided by the push button included with each Chilipepper, or an X-10 UM506 universal remote receiver and remote transmitter can be used for remote operation.

The motor is a 250-watt brush-type motor with a built in automatic reset temperature limit switch, ball bearings, and stainless steel armature shaft, custom manufactured for Chilipepper Sales.

The pump head is a centrifugal  type pump, that in combination with the above motor will pump approximately 2 - 3 gallons per minute in a typical residential plumbing system.

When the Chilipepper is connected to a typical residential plumbing system it pumps water at a rate of  about 50 feet in 20 seconds with 1/2 inch copper pipe.  

The Chilipepper has the most advanced state of the art electronic circuitry in the industry with the following features:

• Turns off automatically when the hot water reaches the pump.
  

• Chilipepper won't start if the water temperature in the pipe is over 96 degrees.
  

• If hot water doesn't arrive within 3 minutes, the pump shuts off.
  
  

Get your hot water faster!
The Chilipepper has a very powerful motor for its size.  The Chilipepper pumps water at 2 - 3 gallons per minute in a typical residential setting.  Many fixtures are now low flow meaning they restrict flow to as little as 1/2 gallons per minute.  In many cases the Chilipepper can cut the time it takes to get hot water to 1/3 to 1/2 the wait. 

Save Water!
Since no water gets run down the drain while you wait for hot water, you save significant amounts of water every time you use the Chilipepper.

Save energy!
If you leave your hot water fixture running and go do something else while you wait for it, and you come back to find it is hot, then any hot water you've run down the drain was wasting energy!  And the energy to heat the water is far more expensive than the water itself.

Improve the performance of your dishwasher!
The number one cause of poor dishwasher performance is water that is not hot enough on the first cycle.  By using the Chilipepper before you start your dishwasher you will get full temperature hot water to your dishwasher on the first cycle...and hot water is much better at dissolving detergent and cleaning dishes than cold water.

Reduced sewage output
The water that doesn't get run down the drain doesn't flow into the sewer or septic system either.  Often your sewer charges are based on your water consumption...so by saving water your are saving money from your sewage charges...or reducing the load on your septic system.

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By reducing the amount of water you consume, the amount of water that has to be treated and pumped to you is reduced.  Pumping and treating the water requires lots of energy...generating that energy pumps greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere.  So by reducing the amount of water (and sewage treatment) you use, you help reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants as well.

You will feel good every time you use your Chilipepper appliance!

Remote control - more convenience

Remote operation of the Chilipepper provides even greater convenience. Place the remote transmitter next to your bed.  When your alarm goes off, hit the start button and by the time you get to the bathroom the hot water will already be there! 

It's as easy as plugging in a lamp. Just plug the Receiver into an outlet near the Chilipepper, and connect the control cable to them.  Now plug the wireless remote button into any convenient 110 volt outlet. You're ready to go. Just push the button.

If the Chilipepper is providing hot water to more than one location, the wireless remote is the ideal way to operate the Chilipepper from various locations.  Just plug a wireless remote button into a convenient outlet.

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Chilipepper Sales  10 Greg St.,  # 110   Sparks Nevada,  89431   1-800 914-9887