Can I Put A Water Heater Flat On The Floor

Specs may say they can be on the floor ground but code will not allow this.

Can i put a water heater flat on the floor. Fvir water heaters exempted but even with the requirement to elevate any source of ignition up above the floor numerous house fires continued to be attributed to the gasoline fume ignition in the garage. They sat it directly on the floor not on blocks or a stand. Are they just left standing on the floor. Due to the risk of fuel being spilled from anything code requires it off the ground.

An open flame close to the floor like the pilot light in a water heater can set off an explosion and subsequent house fire. The one thing that has taken us aback is that most of the water heaters we have seen do not have legs. I am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something. Our water heater needs replacement.

I just had a new hot water heater installed and it is sitting directly on the concrete floor in my basement. Gas water heaters on the ground are possible to explode due to the pilot flame being so close to the floor. Yes gas water heater can not be installed on the floor ground. Is it ok for a water heater to be sitting directly on a concrete floor rather than above it on blocks or.

Home depot came in and installed a new ge water heater i think it s a rebranded rheem. I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks. What raises concern about installing a water heater directly on the floor is if it develops a small leak it could be quite a while. 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.