Vehicle Barrier

[Jim Katen]

So. Do you suppose this 3/4" black steel pipe will suffice as a vehicle barrier to protect the water heater?

- Jim Katen, Oregon

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[emalernee]

Sure it will. When the bumper hits the pipe, it breaks at the floor (already weakened from years of rusting), gas flows under the car, fumes hit the hot exhaust, car blows up, heater never gets touched.

Ezra Malernee

Canton, Ohio

[RobC]

Sure it will. When the bumper hits the pipe, it breaks at the floor (already weakened from years of rusting), gas flows under the car, fumes hit the hot exhaust, car blows up, heater never gets touched.

Ezra Malernee

Canton, Ohio

Providing the coffee table is explosion proof.

Let me guess, the house was built in 19 freakin 81 []

[Tom Raymond]

Well it looks like it has already survived at least one collision, thats a nice little bend at bumper height [:-bigeyes

Tom

[Terence McCann]

Sure it will. When the bumper hits the pipe, it breaks at the floor (already weakened from years of rusting), gas flows under the car, fumes hit the hot exhaust, car blows up, heater never gets touched.

Ezra Malernee

Canton, Ohio

Alarmist! []

[hausdok]

Coffee table? Are you referring to the painted water heater stand? Jim, are they requiring FVIR water heaters to be mounted on stands down your way?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Jim Baird]

No.

[hausdok]

LOL,

I guess I should have specified Jim Katen 'cuz his requirements usually somewhat mirror what goes on here; or,..are you answering Jim Katen's original question?

OT - OF!!!

M.

[Jim Katen]

Sure it will. When the bumper hits the pipe, it breaks at the floor (already weakened from years of rusting), gas flows under the car, fumes hit the hot exhaust, car blows up, heater never gets touched.

Maybe. Except that this is an *elevated* concrete slab that's suspended about 12' above a sloping hillside. When the explosion occurs, the car will fall through the concrete floor and the water heater will tip over into the hole.

That'd be a bummer because then the occupants won't have any water.

- Jim Katen, Oregon (Still stuck in a 1981 funk.)

[Jim Katen]

LOL,

I guess I should have specified Jim Katen 'cuz his requirements usually somewhat mirror what goes on here; or,..are you answering Jim Katen's original question?

No, FVIR water heaters need not be on coffee tables here. They can be right on the floor of the garage. In this case, I'm certain that the installer just put the new water heater where the old one had been without giving any thought to the matter at all.

- Jim Katen, Oregon