Originally Posted By: apeden This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Today I inspected a house with the water heater in the crawlspace. It was an electric model and it was setting right on the dirt floor. This was a new construction home and the builder was on site. When I asked him about the W/H setting on the dirt floor he said “that the plumber he used said it was alright and that he does it that way all the time.”
Am I mistaken or is it OK for a water heater to set right on the dirt floor?
I need some input! I want to make sure I tell my clients that right information. 
Originally Posted By: rmoewe This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Be careful Anthony. You have to remember we live in TN. I see them lkie that all the time. They shoud be elevated 4 inches, since we don’t have any water in our crawls around here.
