Universal water and energy conservation system

A plumbing system having a pressurized cool water supply, a plurality of cool water outlets and a plurality of hot water outlets, having a cool water supply conduit for the purpose of coupling said cool water supply to a cool water inlet of a hot water supply means and a second cool water supply conduit in fluid communication with a plurality of branched cool water service conduits to each cool water outlet, and having a hot water supply conduit for the purpose of coupling a hot water outlet of said hot water supply means to a plurality of hot water service conduits, each branched to a hot water outlet, a water and energy conservation system, remotely controlled, for supplying hot water on command, without permitting water to be wasted down the drain, and for, automatically by programmed timed command or optionally by a user's remote command, utilizing all of the hot water delivered to any hot water outlet from said hot water supply means, configured so as to be capable of segmentation, at the discretion of the user, for independent operation as a water saver segment only or as an energy saver segment only, comprising in combination:

• (a) a power source;
• (b) a power distribution means for distributing power to selected components activated by remote command;
• (c) a remote control means in electrical continuity with said water and energy conservation system;
• (d) a radio control means in radio communication with said water and energy conservation system;
• (e) a radio receiving means in radio communication with said radio signal remote control means;
• (f) a power control means to direct the application of power;
• (g) a pump;
• (h) a plurality of separate return conduits, each in separate fluid communication with a separate said hot water service conduit and each in fluid communication with separate inlets of a water saver segment;
• (i) a flow control unit comprising:
• said water saver segment including a plurality of separate, remotely actuated valves, normally closed to flow, the inlet side of each separate valve in fluid communication with each separate hot water use point through each said separate return conduit and the outlets of the valves joined in fluid communication with the inlet of said pump, the outlet of said pump in fluid communication with said cool water supply conduit to said hot water supply and
• (j) an energy saver segment including a first remotely actuated valve means normally open-to-flow, the inlet of the valve in fluid communication with the cool water supply conduit and the outlet of the valve in fluid communication with said cool water inlet of said hot water supply means and a second remotely actuated valve means, normally closed-to-flow, the inlet of the valve in fluid communication with the cool water supply conduit and the outlet of the valve in fluid communication with the hot water supply conduit;
• (k) a first check valve to limit back flow through the first valve means;
• (l) a second check valve to limit back flow through the second valve means;
• (m) a programmable controller means in electrical continuity with said water saver segment, said energy saver segment and said power source.