Where a storage-tank type water heater or a hot water storage tank is installed in a location where water leakage from the tank will cause damage, the tank shall be installed in a pan constructed of one of the following:
1. Galvanized steel or aluminum of not less than 0.0236 inch (0.6010 mm) in thickness.
2. Plastic not less than 0.036 inch (0.9 mm) in thickness. (A plastic pan shall not be installed beneath a gas-fired water heater.)
(Amend Coun. J. 3-27-02, p. 82090, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. V, § 4)