Water Heaters Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › Water Heaters This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 24 years, 8 months ago by jack spotz. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 19 Mar 2000 at 4:56 am #272679 MasterPlumbersKeymaster Do water heaters have to be mounted on a floor or can they be set on the ground in a half-basement? 19 Mar 2000 at 7:17 pm #286120 jack spotzParticipant do you mean in the dirt? no i wouldnt, but just go get some garden pavers at huge m woods and level them for a base. if it was in the dirt and any water got near it and made mud it could tip and that could be BAAAAD. Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In