Does Water Heater Sit On Floor

It just sits directly on the concrete floor.

Does water heater sit on floor.

Every water heater i ve ever had has always had short legs under it to raise it 2 3 inches off the floor. The floor drain is about 3 away. I am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something. The uniform plumbing code which establishes standards nationwide says that the flame or sparking mechanism in a gas water heater must be at least 18 inches off the ground.

I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks. My advice is it is still a water heater unit and ought to be raised 18 inches off the ground to avoid issues with the government. They sat it directly on the floor not on blocks or a stand. Buy a water heater stand and watch your water heater last for generations.

The installer didn t bother putting anything under the electric water heater. Looking at home depot s site it looks like the rheem units they sell all come with no legs and sit directly on the floor as with the richmond units i see at menards. The code states that appliances having an ignition source shall be elevated not less than 18 inches 457 mm above the floor in garages and the purpose of this stipulation is fire safety. I just had a new hot water heater installed and it is sitting directly on the concrete floor in my basement.

How to level a hot water heater with shims. Any water heater with an ignition source needs to stay high such that the ignition source is not shorter than 18 inches above the floor. It is not necessary for electric water heaters or gas water heaters manufactured after mid 2003. Is it ok for a water heater to be sitting directly on a concrete floor rather than above it on blocks or.

The basement floor is concrete. I just had my 50 gas water heater replaced because it was 13 years old and i figured sooner or later it s gonna bust and flood the basement. All real estate.