Water heater placement rework

In an earlier post I described the placement of the water heater in the closet to the right side closet behind the fireplace.  After much consideration and the decision to replumb the house using new flexible PEX water lines, I decided to move the water heater over to the equal sized closet on the left of the fireplace where the old AC system used to be housed.

 

 Moving it to this space made sense for a couple of reasons;
1) it's closer to the bathrooms and kitchen, and
2) it's closer to the drain pipe which is required for the pressure relieve valve water line, and the drain pan drain.

I ripped out the old AC return plenum box and built an elevated platform for the stubby WH to sit on.  This will allow the drain lines to line up and will enable effective use of the space below for storage, be it just an open area or possibly drawers (TBD).

 The original drain pipe for the laundry area was cut down so new PVC pipes and the Washer drain and supply line boxes could be installed.

The old drain pipe setup

The new (and incomplete) drain pipe setup.

The copper pipe will be cut and capped shortly

The WH has two drain lines that have to be attached as well as one from the AC system located on the deck above.  I'll install a T-fitting for the WH.  The AC line will just drain straight down in to the pipe though from a higher level than is reflected in the picture above.

More to come.