Re:Large-scale ‘sand battery’ goes online in Finland
by moistly on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:08AM
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The BC Building Code mandates a floor pan under the HWH, draining into the wastewater system. The floor will be sloped as well, and the drain within X distance of the heater. I expect it’s a Canadian national standard.
Re:Large-scale ‘sand battery’ goes online in Finland
by WalterBright on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:17AM
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The plumbers are always surprised to find my setup. It's the same for the washing machine, which has also saved me from very expensive water damage.
Re:Large-scale ‘sand battery’ goes online in Finland
by Fatnino on Thursday July 07, 2022 @03:00AM
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When my parents got their house one of the requirements my mom had was to move the water heater out of the hall closet and into a lean-to outside the kitchen door.
When I was a baby we lived in my aunt's basement for a few months and the water heater flooded the basement and my mom swore she would never live in the same house as one of those again.
Re:Large-scale ‘sand battery’ goes online in Finland
by lazide on Thursday July 07, 2022 @10:20AM
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At least in California it’s mandatory that it be this way.
A good idea, but not sure it it’s code, is to do the same with the clothes washer.
Flood sensors (there are ones with auto water shutoffs too) for the clothes and dish washers are a good idea too.
I've had them fail and leak many times. But I had the water heater put in the basement next to a floor drain, and the floor slopes slightly towards the drain. No damage whatsoever from leaks, and it wasn't an emergency to get it fixed, either.
It's stupid simple and cheap to do this, I dunno why I've never seen any other dwelling with such a setup. My house has a number of things like this, making it cheap to maintain.
P.S. I'm an American.