Working space around water heaters

Plumbing · Conventional Tank Type Water Heaters · printed page 278 (PDF page 279)

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adequate space (24") should be provided around the water heater to allow for servicing and replacement
doors into these areas should be wide enough to allow for removal of the tank
24"
oil water heater
side view

Generated explanation

The side-view illustration shows an oil-fired storage-tank water heater between enclosing walls. Dimension arrows indicate 24 inches of working clearance on either side of the equipment. Annotations call for adequate space for servicing and replacement and doors wide enough to remove the tank. The heater has top-mounted water piping, a vent connector leading toward the left wall, a side-mounted oil burner near the base, and a side valve with a discharge pipe extending downward.

Components

oil-fired storage-tank water heater oil burner vent connector hot-water outlet pipe cold-water inlet pipe water shutoff valve relief valve and discharge pipe enclosing walls floor

Materials

metal tank casing metal piping sheet-metal vent connector