The $20 Part Every Builder Skipped Under Your Water Heater to Save 5 Minutes

There's a twenty-dollar part that's supposed to sit under your water heater, and in most basements I walk into, it isn't there. In this video I tell you why builders skip it, including the houses where I skipped it myself as a young man on a plumbing crew outside Montoursville. I get honest about what that little pan is really for, what it costs to add on install day versus years later with a full tank, and why so many finished and unfinished basements end up without one. If you've got a water heater sitting on bare concrete, this is worth five minutes of your time before it costs you a couple hundred dollars. #waterheater #plumbing #homemaintenance #drainpan #homeownership #diyhome