Strapping must take place in the upper 1 3 and lower 1 3 of a tank type water heater not a tankless water heater.
Water heater seismic straps california code.
Water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion.
The standard code requires water heater straps only when necessary to handle any applicable seismic forces.
Following are general requirements for water heater replacements based on the 2019 california plumbing code and the 2019 california energy efficiency standards.
507 13 installation in garages.
Strapping shall be at points within the upper one third and lower one third of its vertical dimensions.
At the lower point a distance of not less than four 4 inches 102 mm shall be maintained from the controls to the strapping.
Strappings shall be at points within the upper one third and lower one third of its vertical dimensions.
A notwithstanding section 19100 all new and replacement water heaters and all existing residential water heaters shall be braced anchored or strapped to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion.
Seismic straps cpc 507 2.
According to california law all new water heater installations must have these straps as well as all existing ones at the time of property sale.
These standards shall be substantially in accordance with either the guidelines developed pursuant to section 19215 or the california plumbing code part 5 of title 24 of the california code of regulations and shall be applicable statewide.
Earthquake straps areas prone to earthquakes and some that are not will require the water heater to be strapped in place to prevent damage during a quake.
Expansion tanks some systems are considered closed meaning the backflow is blocked.
3 on or before july 1 2009 the department shall promulgate rules and regulations that include standards for water heater seismic bracing anchoring or strapping.
Water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion.
The unit must be anchored to withstand a force equal to 1 3 the operating weight of the water heater.
A notwithstanding section 19100 all new and replacement water heaters and all existing residential water heaters shall be braced anchored or strapped to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion.
