Hello,
Your article about water heater code violations missed a very important code requirement for those of us in California. The water heater must be strapped to the wall. This is enforced.
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Hi pestocat,
Thanks for the heads up. We did get a lot of feedback about that from folks in seismic zones. I'll mention it to our editors and see if they want to include a note about it in a future issue of the magazine. I'll also see about adding that info to the online version of the article: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2019/11/05/top-10-water-heater-code-violations
Thanks again,
Rob Wotzak