It may be possible that Liberty placed a 2" pedestal under your heater, reason unknown. The 20 gallon Raritan is 24" tall, so it must be a platform of some kind. Any chance it could be a pan of some sort to catch water?
Where are you? Someone may have a suggestion as to who could help you out..
Tom, it looks like the base has been separated from the case intentionally. Maybe Liberty or someone added a riser where I can't see it. Have no idea why. Won't really know until it all comes apart. We're in San Diego for about a week. I talked to Steve Bennett and he recommended Vision Coach, which I think he said is now Premier Coach. Since I have the heater in hand, maybe they can rework this whole water compartment. Isn't Ray Davis out here? Maybe he would have a contact. I'll check with him, too.
Thanks Ron,
Looks like I only need a couple of seals and possibly an o-ring but the information is now in my archives and I will order up parts on Monday.
Happy Easter to everyone.
Ray Davis . . . many thanks for calling me with the Marathon recommendation to replace my water heater. Talked to Roger there and they will take care of me. Nice to know that resource is out here and they will work on any converter's coach. I would guess they will be good. I'll report back.
Another disaster averted. Do hot water tanks explode? I suppose that over the years the pressure regulator had stuck closed. The metal tank had swelled 2 inches taller and was wedged up against the coolant valves. We had to cut the copper pipes to the tank to get the dang thing out. Marathon has done a good job on getting this repaired, though they were humored by Liberty's system design.
Wow, you dodged a bullet Jim, the bottom of that tank should be flat! It's hard to believe the thing didn't burst open and flood your compartments. Good timing on your part and sounds like your in good hands.
Or an HVAC sheet metal bender can make up what they install under attic AC units.
Either can be made to support a standing water alarm.
Experience with wet ply as in your pictures leads me to believe that the laminations will seperate a bit more as the ply completely dries. If it bothers you, pierce it with a drill bit and pour thinned polyeurethane into the holes. The poly will expand, fill the void, and it cures with moisture. Thus, it helps dry the remaining wood as well.
Good info, but I decided against the drip pan. The water heater needs to be secured to the floor with screws and that kind of voided any pan or tray use. I also didn't have enough room to accomodate a pan since space is so tight and would have required more plumbing re-route.
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