Moving gas water heater
Moderators: Greg, Mark, mhrAJ333, JD
I am wondering if I could move my gas water heater from the interior closset in the kitchen to the closset in my spare bedroom. I will adventually be remodeling my kitchen with all new cabnets and would like to move the water heater at that time. The reasoning behind this is when I remodel I am going to make the kitchen ADA compatable. I will adventually be in a chair most of the time and figure I might as well do it right the first time. However with the loss of cabnet heigth and accessablity to the upper cabnets I fugured I could put a overn in the area where the water heater is along with storage.My kitchen is very small shaped in a 'L' shape. This would give me more room that I could reach.
There should be "Mobile Home approved" on the model # tag. As long as you are going through the trouble, just make sure it is an approved water heater. Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
I would be very concerned about having a water heater in a bedroom. In stick built homes, it is not legal. I believe they can be designed into a bedroom in mobile homes because they are mobile home water heaters. I doubt you could get a permit to move one into a bedroom though. Any malfunction could be disastrous. An exhaust malfunction in a room you sleep in could be fatal.
You may be able to build an outside closet to install the water heater in.
JMO
JD
You may be able to build an outside closet to install the water heater in.
JMO
JD
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All information and advice given is for entertainment and informational purposes only. The person doing the work is solely responsible to insure that their work complies with their local building code and OSHA safety regulations.
I understand what JD is saying about puting it in a bedroom that is used as a bedroom. This room is used as a study and exercise room. As far as danger currently it is 3 feet away from the master bedroom. in the proposed location it would be about the same distance from the second bedroom.
I can't say anything about codes as far as a water heater in the bedroom (I know that many come from the factory there) but in New York a new law states that EVERY residential dwelling MUST have a Carbon Monoxide detector on every level if not outside every bedroom. Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
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