Re: lightweight concrete platform for water heater?

Posted by hj on May 20, 2003 at 09:00:15:
In response to Re: lightweight concrete platform for water heater?
If the heater is upstairs it should have a drain pan, with a proper discharge pipe, under it. This would eliminate the need for a concrete, or any other non-wood, support. The leak should have been discovered and fixed long before it could have damaged the heater support. : Hi,...A plumber I talked to about installing a new gas water heater said that he uses a lightweight concrete platform underneath, instead of a wood platform which we now have. Our old platform is rotting due to a leak in one of the copper pipes. Our heater will be 50 gal. : and goes in a second-story storage room of our house. : Can anyone tell me more about this lightweight concrete platform, how much they weigh, etc. Any help or thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated.

Posted by hj on May 20, 2003 at 09:00:15:

In response to Re: lightweight concrete platform for water heater?

If the heater is upstairs it should have a drain pan, with a proper discharge pipe, under it. This would eliminate the need for a concrete, or any other non-wood, support. The leak should have been discovered and fixed long before it could have damaged the heater support.

: Hi,...A plumber I talked to about installing a new gas water heater said that he uses a lightweight concrete platform underneath, instead of a wood platform which we now have. Our old platform is rotting due to a leak in one of the copper pipes. Our heater will be 50 gal.
: and goes in a second-story storage room of our house.
: Can anyone tell me more about this lightweight concrete platform, how much they weigh, etc. Any help or thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated.

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