Unprotected water heater

Specific Inspection Topics Plumbing Inspections
1

Do you guys write up electric water heaters in garages in new construction that are not protected?

2

Absolutely

3

If by protection, you mean protection from collision damage, no. It isn’t required.

4

No, but if I see that it’s possible that the water heater can be crushed by a vehicle, then it absolutely gets annotated in the report as “recommending a protective barrier to prevent a vehicle from crushing tank”.

5

2003 IRC:

Check the Florida Building Codes to see if they require this.

6

I stand corrected. Electric water heaters should be protected from impact. State, a leading manufacturer of electric water heaters requires protection from vehicle damage in their installation manuals:

[FONT=Arial]“Also, the water heater must be located and/or protected so it is not subject to physical damage by a moving vehicle.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]http://www.statewaterheaters.com/lit/im/res-Elec/184671-000.pdf[/FONT]

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Electric/Gas WH’s … dryers too