Water Heater Regulations 2017

Attics containing a water heater shall be provided with an opening and unobstructed passageway large enough to allow removal of the water heater the passageway shall be not less than 30 inches 762 mm in height and 22 inches 559 mm in width and not more than 20 feet 6096 mm in length when measured along the centerline of the passageway from the opening to the water heater.

Water heater regulations 2017. Preface this is the seventh edition of ansi z21 10 1 csa 4 1 gas water heaters volume i storage water heaters with input ratings of 75 000 btu per hour or less. No water heater or storage tank of capacity exceeding 200 l shall be attached by means of brackets or hangers to a load bearing masonry or concrete wall or to any other vertical structural element. The first permit is for the water heater itself. How much does a water heater permit cost.

With the 2015 standards residential water heaters were rated using energy factor ef and tested using appendix e to subpart b of 10 cfr 430. Each foot of water heater must rest on a support beam. One change rolled out in 2017 mandated that manufacturers label their products and literature with new standardized efficiency metrics. 2 march 24 2017 305 11 f 4 to specify that capacity for storage water heaters shall be presented in both rated storage volume tank size storage capacity and first hour rating as indicated on the sample label in appendix l to this part.

The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process. Additional water heater regulations in addition to the federal regulation changes described there are other changes that have taken place. The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures. Ansi z21 10 1 2017 csa 4 1 2017 gas water heaters volume i storage water heaters with input ratings of 75 000 btu per hour or less.

As of april 16 2015 water heater manufacturers were to comply with new department of energy doe efficiency standards which required the use of new technologies to achieve efficiency gains. In this video this old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey explains how new energy saving regulations affect today s water heaters. You will also need to place the heater near a floor drain so that any water leaks will immediately drain out and away from the house. You re only looking at 20 to 100 out of pocket as opposed to several hundred dollars to call in a plumber.

Water heaters must be placed on a level surface. If the concrete floor is uneven use shims on the base of the water heater to make it perfectly level. Small capacity gas fired water heaters in the 30 gallon to 50 gallon range must now have at least 2 inches of insulation on the sidewalls of the tank and 2 to 4 inches at the top of the tank.