When my parents got their house one of the requirements my mom had was to move the water heater out of the hall closet and into a lean-to outside the kitchen do

When my parents got their house one of the requirements my mom had was to move the water heater out of the hall closet and into a lean-to outside the kitchen door. When I was a baby we lived in my aunt's basement for a few months and the water heater flooded the basement and my mom swore she would never live in the same house as one of those again.