When moving a water heater it is imperative that you are gentle with it and that you move it in a horizontal position.
Moving hot water heater to attic.
You can use an appliance dolly with a ratchet strap but first place.
If the builder has already installed your water heater in the attic you can get it moved to another location in the house or into the garage.
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.
I am slowly remodeling my post ww2 house in louisiana near baton rouge.
The morons who did the hvac in this house clearly gave no thought to ease of replacement of the hot water heater.
Is the hot water heater gas electric oil solar nuclear gerbil powered.
We ll come out to your home assess your water heater relocation and give you a free estimate on the spot.
Already have an estimate.
Are going to do this yourself.
That s when i found out the other disadvantage of having a hot water heater in the attic replacing it is a major production.
This is far less expensive than your water heater leaking and causing thousands of dollars worth of water damage.
Moving hot water heater to attic questions posted by eatpie on 7 22 19 at 2 28 pm.
My gas hot water heater is in a closet 1 2 in the attic current height makes maintenance easy fwiw.
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.
What actually goes in to moving a water heater.
Another option is to choose a tankless water heaterto be installed in your attic.
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 services a call.
It s a pretty big deal to move a hot water heater even more so if it s gas or oil.
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.
I am considering moving it entirely to the attic but am seeing conflicting pros.
