Does Water Heater Sit On Floor

New water heaters or water heaters that are placed on an un level surface need to be leveled and shimmed for them to work properly.

Does water heater sit on floor.

How to level a hot water heater with shims. I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks. 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. It just sits directly on the concrete floor.

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 am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something. All real estate.

The installer didn t bother putting anything under the electric water heater. It is not necessary for electric water heaters or gas water heaters manufactured after mid 2003. Seems like i ve heard that s not a good idea to have electric water heaters installed directly on a concrete floor but can t recall the reasoning. Home depot came in and installed a new ge water heater i think it s a rebranded rheem.

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 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. They sat it directly on the floor not on blocks or a stand. 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.

I just had a new hot water heater installed and it is sitting directly on the concrete floor in my basement. Buy a water heater stand and watch your water heater last for generations. 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.