Does Water Heater Sit On Floor

I have never seen a hot water heater that was not sitting on legs or concrete blocks.

Does water heater sit on floor.

The floor drain is about 3 away. It just sits directly on the concrete floor. 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. New water heaters or water heaters that are placed on an un level surface need to be leveled and shimmed for them to work properly.

All real estate. Home depot came in and installed a new ge water heater i think it s a rebranded rheem. 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. 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.

How to level a hot water heater with shims. Is it ok for a water heater to be sitting directly on a concrete floor rather than above it on blocks or. The basement floor is concrete. 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.

I just had a new hot water heater installed and it is sitting directly on the concrete floor in my basement. Every water heater i ve ever had has always had short legs under it to raise it 2 3 inches off the floor. The installer didn t bother putting anything under the electric water heater. 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.

Looking at home depot s site it looks like the rheem units they sell all come with no legs and sit directly on the floor as with the richmond units i see at menards. I am just wondering if i should call the installer back and have him put it up on something. They sat it directly on the floor not on blocks or a stand.