Change in Code for Water Heater Pans

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Originally Posted By: charper
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Georgia State Amendment.


Georgia has revised section 504.7 to read as follows. “A pan is NOT required when the water heater is located on a concrete floor or a wood floor covered with vinyl or tile flooring”. Is this crazy or what? Seems to me that if a water heater is in an attic it can be on a piece of vinyl and a pan is not required.


Am I right or wrong?

Charlie

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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Charley,


You are correct.

When I find a W/H in a living area (or attic, as you say), I simply inform my clients to have a secondary pan installed when the water heater is replaced.

Code or not, water heaters that are able to destroy living areas when they fail, require secondary pans.

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#3

Originally Posted By: roconnor
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that is covered with vinyl or tile … not a section of covered floor or just a piece of vinyl under a WH (I wouldn’t buy that wearing my AHJ hat). It would be pretty unusual for an entire attic floor to be covered with plywood and tile to avoid installing a WH pan … icon_eek.gif … Call your local building inspector for how that wording is applied if they did also amend the residential code.


Just my opinion and 2-nickels ...

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