Tankless Water Heater In Attic Code

If you wish to keep using a tank type water heater but are thinking about moving it out of the attic and into a safer place give nick s plumbing and sewer.

Tankless water heater in attic code.

When installed water heaters must be equipped with a drain pan at least 1 5 inches deep large enough to catch condensation and other drips from any spot on the bottom of the water heater. This is as easy as heading down to the local planning or building department to ask for one. Every major manufacturer of tankless water heaters specifies that a catch pan and drain piping be installed under the unit if leakage would cause damage to the immediate area and that is certainly the case when one is installed in an attic. This drain pan must be equipped with a pipe at least 3 4 of an inch in diameter which drains into a floor drain.

You re only looking at 20 to 100 out of pocket as opposed to several hundred dollars to call in a plumber. The first permit is for the water heater itself. How much does a water heater permit cost.