Appliance connector permitted locations

[Marc]

I've got this water heater installed in a sheet metal lean-to on the side of today's house.  The gas appliance connector starts just inside the crawl, exits the crawl in plain view, then goes through an opening into the lean-to.

Everything on this new heater install looks DIY.  Is this appliance connector ok?

[Bill Kibbel]

I would say no.  A connector shouldn't pass through a wall, partition or housing.

[Jim Katen]

And the appliance shutoff valve has to be upstream of the connector AND in the same room as the appliance. . . 

[Marc]

Great!  Thanks Guys.