I am preparing to strap a water heater in a condo that I have for sale, but have challenges with the code vs. the size of the water heater. The water heater is a short model and is under a set of stairs. I understand code is that it needs to be strapped in the top third and bottom third of the heater and to have the strap at least 4"above the controls. Problem with the short heater is that I don't think I can have the strap 4" above the controls (under bottom panel), if I did, it wouldn't be within the bottom third and it would possibly infringe on the panel above (not sure what's under there, I've never removed it, I'm assuming something important). I also understand I can't just have one strap. How do you solve this problem? Sorry the photo isn't that great, wasn't expecting to use it for this purpose and I don't live at the property. Thank you!