Does Water Heater Sit On 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.

Does water heater sit on floor.

The basement floor is concrete. I just had a new hot water heater installed and it is sitting directly on the concrete floor in my basement. I am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something. Is it ok for a water heater to be sitting directly on a concrete floor rather than above it on blocks or.

It is not necessary for electric water heaters or gas water heaters manufactured after mid 2003. I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks. It just sits directly on the concrete floor. 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.

The installer didn t bother putting anything under the electric water heater. 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. All real estate. They sat it directly on the floor not on blocks or a stand.

The floor drain is about 3 away. 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. 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. Every water heater i ve ever had has always had short legs under it to raise it 2 3 inches off the floor.

Home depot came in and installed a new ge water heater i think it s a rebranded rheem. 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. How to level a hot water heater with shims.