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Re: Water heater in a garage, protection
Another choice, the preferred choice in most of South Florida, is to build a masonry block cube platform, 2 feet square by 2 feet high (3 courses) and fill it full of concrete, then set the water heater on it. It is anchored to the slab with rebar to resist lateral movement.
That raises it higher than the bumper of about anything which will fit in the garage and is much stronger than most bollards you will see.
If you hit that thing and manage to push it far enough to topple the water heater, you've got a lot more problems than just the water heater. It is like hitting a 2 foot thick concrete wall (because that's what it effectively is).
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