It may be the largest issue affecti...

It may be the largest issue affecting the water heater industry in several years. Effective June 30 2003 a fresh standard and a new design will be required for all gas-fired residential water heaters of 75000 BTUs or les manufactured in the U ANSI Standard Z21101-2001 requires that the design of of that kind water heaters "shall not ignite flammable vapors outside the water heater created by way of the spilling of ... gasoline onto the floor."

* While the recently made known water heater design is in answer to the ignition of flammable vapors by the agency of gas-fired water heaters, the issue