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Posted by PPS on September 11, 2006, 7:02 pm
In addition to the other excellent responses, there are a couple of
considerations you should be aware of. Locating a GAS water heater in a
garage requires you elevate the burner 18 inches above the garage floor. And
for either gas or electric you will be required to provide "protection from
impact by automobile". This generally requires the addition of a hollow iron
pipe filled with concrete or some other substantial means of protection (up
to the locals as to what they will accept.) My guess is the closet would
provide sufficient protection on its own.
Remember that a water softener will require a 1-1/2" standpipe or floor
drain. (Remember the drainage is salt water and will corrode any metal it
touches.) The floor drain would also serve as a drain for the water tank and
water heater pop-off as well.
As far as freezing, the 32 deg line runs through the lower 1/3 of Texas. If
you live above this line, you would need to provide a heat tape on the water
lines (probably would not activate very often, but would be an easy way to
meet code.
> Hi All,
>
> Hope this is an ok place to post this, if not, sorry:
>
> I'm about to build a new house and this house will require a well and
> septic. I'm not familiar with either, but this question is about the
> well pressure tank.
>
> I'd like to place this thing inside a closet space in the garage, is
> this an acceptable practice?
>
> I'd basically have a space for the water heater, pressure tank and a
> water softener all in the same area.
>
> I see these things in peoples front yards, back yards, etc. and don't
> thing they're very attractive, hence my reasoning for putting it in a
> closet.
>
> Thanks,
> --Alan
>
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