| Posted by Terry Love on July 17, 19100 at 01:35:29: | |
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| In response to Re: Can my water heater stand on 2x4's safely? | |
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: I'll try to make a long story short here. My electric water heater : is located in the garage on a very sturdy stand that butts to an : exterior wall. My old dad and I took it down today to install an : earthquake safety brace (yes, this is L.A.) and an overflow drain : pan that we plumbed to the outside of the house, to allow for : any leak problems in the future. Due to two bad backs we had a : major problem lifting the 50 gallon heater into the drain pan : with 4" sides. We ended up using a tilt and block up routine to : get it in, but ended up with a 2x4 in the pan that we could not : get out. My solution was to cut several 2x4's to slide under the : tilted cylinder and slide everything into place. My question here : is regarding the weight distribution of the tank. Is the bottom : of a water heater tank strong enough to stand on a few 2x4's : without harm? It is not going anywhere, as it is very securely : strapped to braces that are bolted to the wall with 4" lag : screws, so movement should not be a problem. I guess what I am : asking here is do I have to worry that weight of the water in the : tank "pushing out" between the 2x4 supports? Thanks for any : opinions and information that you care to share! Steve, |
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