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LIMITED WARRANTY
Marathon Electric Water Heaters
EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY – LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This Limited Warranty is the only Warranty for this unit given by Water Heater Innovations, a subsidiary of Rheem Manufacturing Company. No one
is authorized to make any other warranties on our behalf. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIODS SPECIFIED PREVIOUSLY. RHEEM’S SOLE
LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY DEFECT, SHALL BE AS SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, AND ANY CLAIMS FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGE FROM WATER LEAKAGE) ARE EXCLUDED. Some states do not allow limitations on how long
an implied warranty lasts, or for the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state.
We suggest you immediately complete the information below and retain it in the event warranty service is needed. Reasonable proof of the date of
installation of your water heater may be required to establish its “in-warranty” status. Otherwise, the Effective Date of this Limited Warranty will be the
date of manufacture of the water heater plus ninety (90) days.
GENERAL
Water Heater Innovations, Inc. warrants its products to be free from factory defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and service,
for the Applicable Warranty Period. At its option, Water Heater Innovations will repair or replace the defective water heater, or defective component
part(s), in accordance with the terms of this Limited Warranty, if it fails in normal use and service during the Applicable Warranty Period. The
replacement water heater must be manufactured by Water Heater Innovations. The replacement component part(s) must be Water Heater
Innovations authorized component part(s). The replacement unit will be warranted only for the unexpired portion of the original unit’s Applicable
Warranty Period.
WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
This Limited Warranty will
not
cover:
a) Service trips to your home to teach you how to install, use, or maintain this water heater or to bring the water heater installation into compliance with local
building codes and regulations.
b) Damages, malfunctions or failures resulting from failure to install the water heater in accordance with applicable building codes/ordinances or good plumbing
and electrical trade practices.
c) Damages, malfunctions, or failures resulting from improper installation or failure to operate and maintain the water heater in accordance with the manufac-
turer’s instructions provided.
d) Performance problems caused by improper sizing of the water heater or electric service voltage, wiring, or fusing.
e) Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the water heater with modified, altered, or unapproved parts installed.
f) Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by abuse, accident, fire, flood, freeze, lightning, acts of God, and the like.
g) Tank failures (leaks) caused by operating the water heater in a corrosive or contaminated atmosphere.
h) Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the water heater with an empty, or partially empty, tank (also known as “dry firing”).
i) Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the unit at water temperatures exceeding the maximum setting of the operating, or high limit, control.
j) Tank failures caused by operating the water heater when it is not supplied with potable water, free to circulate at all times.
k) Damages, malfunctions or failures caused by subjecting the tank to pressures greater than those shown on the rating label.
l) Damages, malfunctions or failures resulting from the use of any attachment, including any energy saving device, not authorized by Water Heater Innovations.
m) Units installed outside the fifty states (and the District of Columbia) of the United States of America and the provinces of Canada without prior authorization
from Water Heater Innovations.
n) Units that have had their rating labels removed. A water heater should not be operated if the rating label is removed.
LABOR, SHIPPING, AND PROCESSING COSTS
This Limited Warranty does
not
cover any
labor expenses
for service, repairs, reinstallation, permits, or removal and disposal of the failed water
heater, or defective component part(s). All such expenses are your responsibility.
Water Heater Innovations will pay the
transportation costs
for an “in-warranty” replacement water heater, or “in-warranty” replacement component
part(s), to a convenient delivery point (selected by Water Heater Innovations) near the place the original water heater, or original component part(s), is
located. You must pay any local freight charges, including the cost of returning the failed water heater, or defective component part(s) to a convenient
shipping location (selected by Water Heater Innovations).
Water Heater Innovations does
not
authorize, recommend, or receive any benefit from any
claims processing or similar fees
charged by others to
process warranty claims for any Water Heater Innovations water heater or component part(s). Water Heater Innovations will
not
reimburse any party
for these, or any other, fees not specifically covered in this Limited Warranty document.
