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BRENDA FORD, E-Mail: bford@co.hawaii.hi.us
Council Member, District 7
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Kailua Trade Center
75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite /09
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
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DATE: Apri130, 2007
TO: Pete Hoffmann, Chair, and
Members of the Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
~~H++ilo, Hawaii 96720
FROM: ~~Brenda Ford, Council Member District 7
RE: Bi1123, Relating to Plumbing
Proposed Floor Amendment that Relates to Securing Water Heaters
In Kona and Waimea there was significant water damage caused by hot water heaters becoming
disengaged during the October 15, 2007 earthquake. Please accept the following proposed floor
amendment to bi1123 that should help to prevent these types of problems in the future.
This proposed floor amendment would add new language to article 3 (Installation
Requirements), section 17-47, of the bill. This proposed new paragraph should be appropriately
numbered and would read as follows: (The changes to the first sentence are ramseyered for
illustrative purposes only.)
"Amending Section 510.5. Section 510.5 is amended by
changing the first sentence to read:
[In} Due to seismic [~ewes~3-ar~d4,} activity in Hawaii
County, all new water heaters shall be anchored or
strapped to the floor and anchored or strapped on the top
one third of the heater to a well anchored. structural wall, to
resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion."
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Section 510.5, with its first sentence changed as noted above, would read in its
entirety, as follows:
"[k~} Due to seismic activity in Hawaii County,
all new water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to the floor
and anchored or strapped on the top one third of the heater to a
well anchored, structural wall, to resist horizontal displacement
due to earthquake motion. Strapping shall be at points within
the upper one-third (1/3) and lower one-third (1/3) of its vertical
dimensions. At the lower point, a minimum distance of four (4)
inches (102 mm) shall be maintained above the controls with
the strapping."
Thank you.
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