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The hot water heater is raised up fairly high off the floor that it could drain to the sink behind the wall where it is now. I'm not sure if that is what you refer to as an indirect drain though... and whether there is a carbon monoxide risk by having the drain go into the house like that...

Thanks for the reply! Can someone explain what an indirect drain is. I'm thinking of having it go to the bathroom drain before the P Trap ( Just like my AC unit does in a different bathroom). Is that an indirect drain like you are referring to? Thanks again!!! Jim

One additional question.. I should be able to smell the gas if its leaking right? I would think the swing check wouldn't stop the gas but I can't seem to smell anything. I wonder if the proper solution here would be to go through the wall to the sink on the other side and connect to it before...

So it sounds like I need to get this looked at again. Can you give me a little more details on what indirect waste is and how you create a properly sized air gap? Is it a dangerous condition because gas can leak out into the house? I'm trying to get more details so if I do need this fixed I know...

Hey all! So I had a plumber out to make my water heater drain pan: drain to somewhere else other than the garage as I am building out the garage to use as a room. He ended up connecting the drain pan to the sewer in the wall next to the hot water heater as it has sinks on the other...