A.O. Smith 120 through 250 Series, Installation, User And Service Manual

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16 Warranty (certificate)
To register your warranty, you should complete and return the enclosed
warranty card, after which a warranty certificate will be sent to you. This
certificate gives the owner of an appliance supplied by A.O.Smith Water
Products Company B.V. of Veldhoven, Netherlands (hereinafter "A.O.Smith")
the right to the warranty set out below, defining the commitments of A.O.Smith
to the owner.
16.1 General warranty If, after verification and at the sole discretion of A.O.Smith,
a component or part (with exclusion of the tank) of a water heater supplied by
A.O.Smith
proves within one year of the original installation date to be defective or fails to
function correctly due to manufacturing and/or material defects, then A.O.Smith
shall repair or replace this component or part.
16.2 Tank warranty If, after inspection and at the sole discretion of A.O.Smith,
the glass-lined steel tank of a water heater supplied by A.O.Smith
proves within 3 years of the original installation date to be leaking due to rust or
corrosion occurring on the water side, then A.O.Smith shall offer to replace the
defective water heater with an entirely new water heater of equivalent size and
quality. The warranty period given on the replacement water heater shall be
equal to the remaining warranty period of the original water heater that was
supplied. Notwithstanding that stated earlier in this article, in the event that
unfiltered or softened water is used, or allowed to stand in the water heater, the
warranty shall be reduced to one year from the original installation date.
16.3 Conditions for
Installation and use
The warranty set out in articles 1 and 2 will apply solely under the following
conditions:
a. The water heater is installed under strict adherence to A.O.Smith
installation instructions for the specific model, and the relevant
government and local authority installation and building codes, rules and
regulations in force at the time of installation.
b. The water heater remains installed at the original site of installation.
c. The water heater is used exclusively with drinking water, which at all
times can freely circulate (a separately installed heat exchanger is
mandatory for heating saline water or corrosive water).
d. The tank is safeguarded against harmful scaling and lime build-up by
means of periodic maintenance.
e. The water temperatures in the heater do not exceed the maximum
setting of the thermostats, which form a part of the water heater.
f. The water pressure and/or heat load do not exceed the maximum values
stated on the water heater rating plate.
g. The water heater is installed in a non-corrosive atmosphere or
environment.
h. The water heater is connected to a protected cold supply arrangement,
which is: approved by the relevant authority; with sufficient capacity for
this purpose; supplying a pressure no greater than the working pressure
stated on the water heater; and where applicable by a likewise approved
temperature and pressure relief valve, fitted in accordance with
installation instructions of A.O.Smith applying to the specific model of
water heater, and further in compliance with the government and local
authority installation and building codes, rules and regulations.