Does Water Heater Sit On Floor

The installer didn t bother putting anything under the electric water heater.

Does water heater sit on floor.

It is not necessary for electric water heaters or gas water heaters manufactured after mid 2003. 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. All real estate. 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.

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

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 floor drain is about 3 away. Every water heater i ve ever had has always had short legs under it to raise it 2 3 inches off the floor. It just sits directly on the concrete floor.

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. 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. Is it ok for a water heater to be sitting directly on a concrete floor rather than above it on blocks or. 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.

The basement floor is concrete. I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks. I am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something.