"Bob" wrote in message
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No matter what you do, be sure to put a drain pan under each of these
water
heaters in your attic and pipe the drain down to someplace in the living
space where you will see it right away. It's easier than having to replace
half your ceiling.



There is a drip pan under each heater. Code requires 6 inches deep (which
they are). The are both connected to a 1" PVC drain line which exits the
attic and dumps the water outside the house should they leak.