[from occupied ga]

You install the drip pan under the water heater and put a water sensor in the drip pan. you then attach the water sensor to a cutoff valve in the supply to the water heater. Cuts the chances of a flooded basement down to just about zero. I'm on my fourth water heater, and this technology just came available AFTER I installed the latest one. After cleaning up two big time messes and one small mess caused by leaking water heaters I'm all for it.

[djf]

That’s what I’m thinking. Doing everything I can do now BEFORE installation, all the things I would think if it failed, “Damn! I wish I did that when I put it in...”