Tom,
You didn't read the rest of my post, did you?

haha

There is a pan, with a drain. It was just installed by morons or at the
very least, careless contractors.


"tom" wrote in message
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MrC1 wrote: I have a 50 gal gas water heater, which is, of course, in
the attic where it
can do the most damage if I spring a leak. snip


In it's present location, you should seriously consider
putting a pan with a drain under it. Tom