Camco 11406 26"ID x 2" Plastic Drain Pan with CPVC Fitting

This was pricey for what it is. However, I needed this size exactly and none of the hardware store carry it.

Not bad. True to size, 26" I.D. 28" O.D. 2.5" Deep. And the plastic seems decent... injection molded.. no official markings as to it's composition which is stupid and should be required IMHO. I gave it a good fold in half and wrenching around and it's strong and flexible not the stuff that cracks. May get brittle with age, only time will tell. Reminds me of the plastic a half decent outdoor trash can or Rubbermaid bin is made from. It could be thicker but it's good enough. It does have two very gooey stickers on it you will have a fun time removing (don't want to play nice and peel off clean) if you don't want it turning into a mold colony at the first sign of moisture. If you would like a mold colony, get that sticker nice and moist and put the pan in a dark place. I think CPVC is a very odd choice for the outlet fitting as I don't plan on drinking whatever leaks out of my hot water heater. I would have preferred much more common regular PVC which I have pleanty of spare pipe and fittings of laying around... but whatever. This one was available in 26" with fast shipping. Another nit-pick for this and every other drain pan I've seen... why cant they lower the drain hole so the pan can drain completely? The drain hole is up 1/2" (more if you account for the wall of the fitting). So if this pan is sitting level, and actually gets water in it, there will always be at least 1/2" of water that doesn't drain out. I guess to accomodate the uninitiated that sit their hot water heater directly on the floor rather than up on some cinder blocks or some kind of stand. The pan is flexible enough that I will leave a bit of the pan hanging over the edge of the stand it will be on and hang something on the outlet to flex down a bit. Or can at least flex it down manually to let it drain completely if the need arises. There is what looks like a cutout spot marked/formed about 2" in from the edge if you wanted to put the outlet on the bottom. But then you'd have to plug the hole in the side.

Fits my Whirlpool as to diameter. The drain hole in of little use. Had to cut it so the drain faucet would have a place to sit. Only purchased the plastic pan so the water heater would quit leaving rust rings on my tile laundry room floor. Any water spilt on the floor ended up somewhere close to the water heater leaving rust rings when all the water could not be reached to mop up. Plastic will not tust. In order to drain heater via faucet outlet, you would need at least three inches clearance from side of pan so for a 20" diameter heater, use at least a 26" pan. You can't drain any water from the heater without clearance to attach a drain't hose. If you can't drain some of the water, you can't easily raise a 320lb heater to attach a drain hose. You could always put bricks under the heater to lift it above the drain pan. But then what would be the need for the drain pan? If your heater leaks, you need to replace it. The only purpose for the pan as far as I can see is to protect your floor from spills. If that is all you need, why have a drain hole for the pan?

Worked perfect for my use. I have a dehumidifier in my travel trailer to combat high humidity that finds it way inside. My humidifier uses a hose that goes into the sink area and drains humidifier as it collects water instead of using the bucket. My water hose connection came loose and leaked water all over my counter onto floor and cabinets making a mess. I got this to collect the water if it leaks again and added an ell to the PVC fitting to let the pan drain into my sink also if it ever leaks again. My humidifier is on my countertop and doing well, but this pan fit great and if any leak occurs, it should catch any water and drain into my sink. Lesson learned but this was a good buy insurance for it happening again in future.

I was using plant trays - those things you put under plants to catch the water in but they are getting really expensive and I live in a very rural area where there are a lot of animals and birds coming down to drink. I had a lot of the plant trays but it still wasn't enough and I was having to go out twice a day to fill them. I was looking for something big with a flat bottom so they'd be easy to clean. These really fit the bill. So glad I found them. Pretty darn cheap too. Well made.

A little thin but serves the purpose.

I bought two of these to use as feed trays with various sizes barrels (for chickens). They are sturdy and should stand up. Chickens are hard on their stuff. I'm going to try to use one with the pig. He is Conan the Destroyer.

Put it under a sweating large water pressure tank in my well system, and it catches the condensation and keeps the water from soaking the plywood floor in the storage shed where the well is located. Water then evaporates. Does what it is supposed to.

Seems to be good quality and should last the lifetime of the new water heater.

Works great for under my bird cage to keep the dirt in one place.

My mistake there should be a caption .Use only with electric water heater not gas water heaters .

Bought to catch over flow from bird feeder ……does the job.

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