Water Heater install

11-03-2012, 10:20 AM	#1
digitalplumber Member   Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 429	Water Heater install The new heaters I am installing do not have legs/feet. Should I stand them on bricks? to keep them out of any potential leak?

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11-03-2012, 10:41 AM	#2
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,105	Water Heater install Gas or elecric? Where are they going to be located? You do plan on having them sitting in a pan with an outside drain, right?

11-03-2012, 10:59 AM	#3
digitalplumber Member   Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 429	Water Heater install Quote: Originally Posted by joecaption Gas or elecric? Where are they going to be located? You do plan on having them sitting in a pan with an outside drain, right? Gas. replacing old Attic Yes in pan drained to outside These are bradford whites. Manual just indicates to set in pan. Last edited by digitalplumber; 11-03-2012 at 11:14 AM.