A.O. Smith GWV - 120, Installation 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 a appliance supplied by A.O. Smith Water
Products Company B.V. of Veldhoven, The 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 within one year of the original installation date of an appliance supplied by
A.O. Smith following verification, and at the sole option of A.O. Smith, a section
or part proves to be defective or fails to function correctly due to manufacturing
and/or material defects, then A.O. Smith shall repair or replace this section or
part.
16.2 Appliance warranty If within 5 years of the original installation date of an appliance supplied by A.O.
Smith following verification and at the sole option of A.O. Smith, it transpires that
the heat exchanger leaks from the water side, A.O. Smith will provide a
complete new appliance of the same size and quality. The warranty period given
on the replacement appliance shall be equal to the remaining warranty period
of the original appliance that was supplied. Notwithstanding the stipulations
earlier in this article, in the event that unfiltered or softened water is used, or
allowed to stand in the appliance, the warranty shall be reduced to one year
from the original installation date.
16.3 Conditions for Instal-
lation and use
The warranty set out in article 1 and 2 will apply solely under the following
conditions:
a. The appliance is installed under strict adherence to the installation
instructions of A.O. Smith for the specific model, and the relevant local
authority installation and building codes, rules and regulations in force.
b. The appliance remains installed at the original site of installation.
c. The appliance is exclusively used with drinking water, which at all times
can freely circulate (a separately installed heat exchanger is mandatory
for heating salt water or corrosive water).
d. The storage tank is safeguarded against harmful scaling and lime
accretion by means of periodic maintenance.
e. The water temperatures in the appliance do not exceed the maximum
setting of the thermostats, which form a part of the appliance.
f. The water pressure and/or heat load do not exceed the maximum values
stated on the appliance's rating plate.
g. The appliance is installed in a non-corrosive atmosphere or
environment.
h. The appliance is connected to a protected cold supply arrangement,
which is: approved by the relevant authority; has sufficient capacity for
this purpose; supplying a pressure no greater than the working pressure
stated on the appliance; and where applicable by a likewise approved
temperature and pressure relief valve, fitted in accordance with the
installation instructions of A.O. Smith applying to the specific model of
the appliance, and further in compliance with the government and local
authority installation and building codes, rules and regulations.
i. The storage tank is at all times fitted with cathodic protection. If sacrificial
anodes are used for this, these must be replaced and renewed when,
and as soon as, they are 60% consumed or more. When electric anodes
are used, it is important to ensure that they continue to work properly.