Water heaters need to be 18 off the garage floor if they use gas.
Cost of moving water heater from attic to garage.
In addition to the cost of replacing your water heater when you factor in the cost of replacing water logged ceilings drywall and flooring the water heater in the attic doesn t make much sense.
That is probably what you saw in some new construction.
What actually goes in to moving a water heater.
Water heater i would say probably about 1000 1500 typically for this type of move depends a lot on how close existing cold and hot water lines and gas lines are to the garage because you can commonly tap in nearly anywhere on those lines don t necessarily have to come back to the closet with new lines from the heater to tap into the existing connections.
An incoming cold water line which will be harder but if worse comes to worst you can run a pex line from the incoming cold water line on the second floor to the new location in the garage.
The 400 for the thermostat assuming billout price of probably 100 or so for the thermostat itself including markup leaves 300 give or take for the labor so 2 hours.
Heck if the utility room weren t so small it would be perfect for the water heater.
Water heater relocation gas line cost also included in above i would have expected in the 1000 range maybe 1500 1750 depending on how difficult the water line connection extension was.
You will need to.
Tips on moving a hot water heater into another room.
The distance between the water heater s current location and where i would like it is 18 feet and near the utility room adjacent to the garage which contains both gas and water lines from the attic.
I m assuming the new water heater is also electric.
An outgoing hot water line that serves as a trunk feeding the rest of the house with branch lines going to the fixtures.
It s not as easy as just picking it up moving it and reconnecting it.
30 wide clear space in front of the breaker box is the correct minimum dimension.
So many homes in charlotte are built on slab which can make it more difficult to run plumbing lines through the first floor of your house.
Finally once the location is chosen it s all about moving the water heater this is the part that most people don t really think about.
Posted on october 5 2012 by e r.
Moving a water heater to a new location in a home is a difficult task and requires significant planning and preparation.
The garage is unattached but connected to house by breezeway and attic access is above closet and could be accessed thru garage and breezeway just a thought it will take forever for the hot water to reach your sinks shower etc without some form of recirc point of use heater etc.
Charlotte water heater advice.
Much of that damage is caused by tank type water heaters in the attic failing and spilling their contents down into your living areas.
