A quick question about plumbing codes. I am buying a house built in 1957. Upon inspection we discovered that the age of the gas water heater was misrepresented and that it was not installed properly. The seller is going to replace the water heater. Will the plumber have to bring the heater instillation up to current codes when they replace it?
I am specifically thinking about raising the heater 18 inches off the garage floor, having a properly sized line running off the T/P relief valve and running the vent so that it actually exhausts over the roof instead of in the attic.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks guys. You told me what I expected to hear.
Yes, the heater is in the garage. The agent wants to have her guy replace it rather than the plumber I got quotes from. She claims that she can get it done for 0. With the vent work, I question if she can have it done properly for that price. I’ll just have to hold her feet to the fire on making sure that the work is up to code!
She is already in a bad position for advertising the house as having a new heater. And this is just the begining of a long list of things that the seller’s disclosure misrepresented.
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if they are a Licensed plumbing company they will absolutly have to bring it up to code……..any Joe shmo wont have the same liability and unfortunatly some people just wont care about your health just the Money.
18" only applies In a garage where gas fumes are an ignition source.
The heater should absolutely not vent into the attic.It needs to terminate outside.
Tpr should terminate about 6" from the floor