New Water Heater!

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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·SONIC.NET	New Water Heater! So my old water heater was leaking inside or something, and I had a local plumber put in a new one for me. I thought it looked pretty good and thought I'd share: He did a nice job on the overflow and drain...
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The Pig I know you want to be me Premium join:2009-09-11	Where is the floor drain at? Is there plenty of room between where the gas line comes and the heater? It looks very close in your picture! It is impressive looking heater for sure!
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mackey join:2007-08-20 kudos:3	reply to bobrk That is an impressive looking heater. I'm wondering about that T&P valve though. Does code allow it to be routed up like that? I though it had to go down and end within 6" of the heater bottom? /M
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aannoonn @optonline.net	reply to bobrk Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance.
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patcat88 join:2002-04-05 Jamaica, NY kudos:1	said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance. The water heater can't set them on fire. Its not a steel foundry furnace that will give you instant 1st degree burns on visual sight of it. If the paint cans are leaking flammable vapors, they would've ignited already. To OP, how many BTUs?
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pende_tim Premium join:2004-01-04 Andover, NJ Reviews: ·ProLog ·Verizon Online DSL ·voip.ms	reply to aannoonn said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance. It looks like he is in California, so I am sure the flex and strap are earthquake requirements. -- The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
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guppy_fish Premium join:2003-12-09 Lakeland, FL kudos:1	It might be earthquake county, but that 50+ year old brick chimney will be the first thing to go when a quake hits, that's un-reinforced mortar
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cdru Go Colts Premium,MVM join:2003-05-14 Fort Wayne, IN kudos:7	reply to mackey said by mackey: I'm wondering about that T&P valve though. Does code allow it to be routed up like that? I though it had to go down and end within 6" of the heater bottom? I wondered about that as well. We can't see where the other end goes, so I'm curious where it leads. Valves at the end of T&P valves kind of defeat the purpose...
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jjoshua Premium join:2001-06-01 Scotch Plains, NJ kudos:3	reply to bobrk Write the warranty and the install date on the heater really big. Then you know the exact date that it will start to leak and need replacing.
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cdru Go Colts Premium,MVM join:2003-05-14 Fort Wayne, IN kudos:7	said by jjoshua: Write the warranty and the install date on the heater really big. Then you know the exact date that it will start to leak and need replacing. That's just a waste of time and ruins a nice looking heater. The warranty expiration date is automatically the day before it leaks.
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telco_mtl join:2012-01-06	said by cdru: said by jjoshua: Write the warranty and the install date on the heater really big. Then you know the exact date that it will start to leak and need replacing. That's just a waste of time and ruins a nice looking heater. The warranty expiration date is automatically the day before it leaks. i wish i knew how smart warranty technology works, ive seen the same with most large appliances in my house.
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sempergoofy Premium join:2001-07-06 Smyrna, GA	reply to bobrk I did not know residential water heaters could be acquired in colors other than white. -- nohup rm -fr /&
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The Pig I know you want to be me Premium join:2009-09-11	reply to pende_tim said by pende_tim: said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. It looks like he is in California, so I am sure the flex and strap are earthquake requirements. I'm not in California and my water heater as is everyone elses around here are! Only reason I can think of is that they do it is to control any shaking the heater itself does and not snap any supply lines going to it! Is that heater sitting directly on the floor? Doesn't it have little legs on it? I never seen a water heater sit on the floor!
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Msradell P.E. Premium join:2008-12-25 Louisville, KY Reviews: ·AT&T U-Verse	reply to mackey said by mackey: That is an impressive looking heater. I'm wondering about that T&P valve though. Does code allow it to be routed up like that? I though it had to go down and end within 6" of the heater bottom? The valve on the T&P line is also very interesting and strange. The reason for it in this configuration is obvious but if it was left open by accident (you might not realize it) and the T&P activated you would have hot water under high pressure flying everywhere!
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stormbow Freedom isn't FREE Premium join:2002-07-31 Simi Valley, CA	reply to aannoonn said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance. It is absolutely required in California, for earthquake reasons. The 1994 Northridge quake caused a huge number of water heaters to break loose. We were out of our apartment for a week and a half while the plumbing upstairs was fixed, luckily the main broke a block away from the apartment which "turned off" the water. Also, no more brick chimneys, unless it is grandfathered in.
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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·SONIC.NET	reply to Msradell said by Msradell: said by mackey: That is an impressive looking heater. I'm wondering about that T&P valve though. Does code allow it to be routed up like that? I though it had to go down and end within 6" of the heater bottom? The valve on the T&P line is also very interesting and strange. The reason for it in this configuration is obvious but if it was left open by accident (you might not realize it) and the T&P activated you would have hot water under high pressure flying everywhere! Yes, the WH is in the basement, and the other part of that branch goes through a pipe to the outside.
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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA	reply to The Pig Yep, directly on the floor. It's not a garage, so there is no code for raising it up. I'll look up the BTUs.
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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA	reply to sempergoofy I was surprised as well! It looks really cool down there!
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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·SONIC.NET	reply to stormbow said by stormbow: said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance. It is absolutely required in California, for earthquake reasons. The 1994 Northridge quake caused a huge number of water heaters to break loose. We were out of our apartment for a week and a half while the plumbing upstairs was fixed, luckily the main broke a block away from the apartment which "turned off" the water. Also, no more brick chimneys, unless it is grandfathered in. House was built in 1914, and that chimney is the flue for both the water heater and the furnace. Was probably the flue for the original kitchen, too... WH label For the question about BTU's, looks like 38K.
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bobrk You kids get offa my lawn Premium join:2000-02-02 San Jose, CA Reviews: ·SONIC.NET	reply to patcat88 said by patcat88: said by aannoonn : Funny to see it strapped down like that. And is the flex gas line required? We have black pipe all the way to the gas valve. Don't know if it's a good idea to store paint cans so close to a gas appliance. The water heater can't set them on fire. Its not a steel foundry furnace that will give you instant 1st degree burns on visual sight of it. If the paint cans are leaking flammable vapors, they would've ignited already. To OP, how many BTUs? I don't believe latex paint is flammable. Also, it is so well insulated, you can feel virtually no heat on the outside of it.
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