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RESIDENTIAL GAS WARRANTY

THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNER ONLY. In accordance with the warranty terms and
conditions speci

ed below.

State Water Heaters (the warrantor) will furnish the ORIGI-
NAL OWNER, 1) a replacement State water heater of
equivalent size and current model if the glass-lined tank in
this water heater leaks and, 2) a replacement part for any
component part which fails.

THE STATE WATER HEATERS REPLACEMENT MODEL
OR PART WILL BE WARRANTED FOR ONLY THE UNEX-
PIRED PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. The
warranty period will be determined by the original date of pur-
chase of the water heater, or in the absence of a Bill of Sale
verifying said date, from the date of manufacture indicated on
rating plate af

xed to this water heater. This warranty is not

transferrable and applies to models listed below:

SERIES

TANK

PARTS

Select 6-Year Models

GS6

6-Year

When the water heater has been used for other than single
family residential application;

1. The tank warranty shall be reduced to 1 year for 6 year

models.

2. The parts warranty shall be reduced to 1 year for all

models.

CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

This warranty shall apply only when the water heater is
installed and operated in accordance with 1) all local

codes and plumbing codes, ordinances and regulations, 2)
the printed instructions provided with it, 3) good industry
practices, and 4) proper safety practices such as but not
limited to a properly sized drain pan if installed in an area
where leakage from the tank or its connections would result
in damage to the area adjacent to the heater. In addition, a
new temperature and pressure relief valve, certi

ed by the

Canadian Gas Association must have been properly installed
and piped to the nearest drain.

This warranty shall apply only when the heater is:
•  owned by the original purchaser;
•  installed for indoor operation only;
•  used at temperatures not exceeding the maximum cali-

brated setting of its thermostat;

• used at water pressure not exceeding the working pres-

sure shown on the heater;

•

lled with potable water, free to circulate at all times and

with the tank free of damaging water sediment or scale
deposits;

• used in a non-corrosive and non-contaminated atmo-

sphere;

•  used with factory approved anode(s) installed;
•  in its original installation location;
•  in the United States, its territories or possessions, and

Canada;

• sized in accordance with proper sizing techniques for

residential water heaters;

• bearing a rating plate which has not been altered, defaced

or removed except as required by the warrantor;

• used in an open system or in a closed system with a

properly sized and installed thermal expansion tank;

• operated with properly installed drip leg in the gas supply

line;

•

red with the fuel for which it was factory built;

•

red at the factory rated input;

• operated with the inner and outer combustion chamber

doors in place and all factory seals to combustion cham-
ber intact.

• installed with no attempted, nor actual modi

cation or

alteration of the water heater’s design in any way, includ-
ing but not limited to, the attachment of non-company
approved appliances or equipment.

Any accident to the water heater or any part thereof (includ-
ing freezing,

re,

oods, or lightning), any misuse, abuse or

alteration of it, any operation of it in a modi

ed form, any

operation of the water heater on desalinated (deionized)
water, or any damage caused by attempts to repair tank
leaks or parts, will void this warranty. This warranty does
not cover water heaters replaced for cosmetic reasons or for
reasons of noise, taste, odor, discolored and/or rusty water.
This warranty does not apply to water heaters used to heat
pools, whirlpools or hot tubs or used for space heating where
its sizing does not conform with speci

cations of the heating

component manufacturer.

This warranty gives you speci

c legal rights, and you may

have other rights which vary under the laws of each state. If
any provision of this warranty is prohibited or invalid under
applicable state law, that provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of the prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the
remainder of the affected provision or the other provisions of
this warranty.