Gas Water Heater In Bathroom Code

Ran into a gas water heater in a small bathroom today.

Gas water heater in bathroom code.

This is as easy as heading down to the local planning or building department to ask for one. If the seller did not obtain a permit he is in no position to defend the quality of the installation. The vent system for a gas fired water heater must be installed according to local and state codes or in the absence of local or state codes the current edition of the national fuel gas code ansi z223 1 nfpa 54 link to 2012 edition. The international residential code irc specifically bans a storage closet as a location for a gas water heater.

I m pretty sure this would not meet gas fuel code requirements for appliance locations but wanted to verify. The first permit is for the water heater itself. How much does a water heater permit cost. The purpose of a permit for water heater installations is to insure compliance with pertinent plumbing and safety codes including the prohibition against placement in a bathroom.

Here s the code citation. Gas water heaters installed in an attic or underfloor crawl space are permitted to have access through a closet in a sleeping room bedroom or bathroom as long as ventilation of those spaces is in accordance with the building code. It was not a direct vent type water heater and no fresh air supply vents installed to the bathroom. But we regularly see dedicated water heater closets packed full of boxes and brooms and mops during home inspections anyway.

You re only looking at 20 to 100 out of pocket as opposed to several hundred dollars to call in a plumber.