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.
Moving hot water heater from attic to garage.
I ve written about how bad it is to put your heating and cooling system in an unconditioned attic especially in a cooling climate.
The hot water breakers inside the unit need to be accessible and you need a drain pan and drain.
From an efficiency standpoint the garage would be a better location than an unconditioned attic.
If you seal that off and make a new input in your garage you ll be supplying hot water to your whole house through a former branch line which is narrow.
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It s not as easy as just picking it up moving it and reconnecting it.
The previous location probably has the correct trunkline hot water plumbing.
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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.
Replacing your tank type water heater in the attic with a tankless unit is a much safer alternative and one that nick s plumbing and sewer services would be happy to discuss with you.
Posted on october 5 2012 by e r.
What actually goes in to moving a water heater.
Moving a water heater to a new location in a home is a difficult task and requires significant planning and preparation.
There s one place though that s even worse.
You will need to.
Why you need to get your water heater out of your attic.
Garage air getting into the home can lead.
If you wish to keep using a tank type water heater but are thinking about moving it out of the attic and into a safer place give nick s plumbing and sewer.
An attached garage as shown at left.
The problem here is health and safety.
Moving the water heater is an opportunity to either mess up on insulation longer lines poorly insulated with no check valve or to super insulate.
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.
Tips on moving a hot water heater into another room.