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without invalidating the remainder of the affected provision
or the other provisions of this warranty.

SERVICE AND LABOR RESPONSIBILITY

UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, THE WARRANTOR
WILL PROVIDE ONLY A REPLACEMENT WATER
HEATER OR PART THEREOF.  THE OWNER IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER COSTS.  Such costs
may include but are not limited to:

a. Labor charges for service, removal, or reinstallation

of the water heater or part thereof.

b. Shipping and delivery charges for forwarding the new

water heater or replacement part from the nearest
distributor and returning the claimed defective heater
or part to such distributor.

c. All cost necessary or incidental for handling and

administrative charges, and for any materials and/or
permits required for installation of the replacement
heater or part.

LIMITATION ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES

Implied warranties, including any warranty of merchan-
tability imposed on the sale of this heater under state
law are limited to one year duration for the heater or
any of its parts.  Some states do not allow limitations
on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above
limitations may not apply to you.

CLAIM PROCEDURE

Any claim under this warranty should be initiated with
the dealer who sold the heater, or with any other dealer
handling the warrantor’s products.  If this is not practical,
the owner should contact: A.O. Smith Corporation,
5621 W. 115th Street, Alsip, Illinois 60803.  Phone:
1.800.323.2636 or visit our website: www.hotwater.com.

For Canadian customers contact: A.O. Smith
Enterprises LTD., P.O. Box 310, 768 Erie Street,
Stratford, Ontario N5A6T3 or phone: 1.800.265.8520

Replacement Parts may be ordered through authorized
servicers or distributors.  Refer to your local Yellow
Pages for where to call or contact A.O. Smith Corporation,
5621 W. 115th Street, Alsip, Illinois 60803.
Phone: 1.800.433.2545 or visit our website at:
www.hotwater.com/parts.

The warrantor will only honor replacement with identical
or similar water heater or parts thereof which are
manufactured or distributed by the warrantor.

Dealer replacements are made subject to in-warranty
validation by warrantor.

PROOF OF PURCHASE AND PROOF OF INSTALLATION
DATE ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT WARRANTY
CLAIM FROM ORIGINAL OWNER.  THIS FORM DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE PROOF OF PURCHASE OR PROOF
OF INSTALLATION.

DISCLAIMERS

NO EXPRESSED WARRANTY HAS BEEN OR WILL BE
MADE IN BEHALF OF THE WARRANTOR WITH
RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE HEATER
OR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT OF THE HEATER OR PARTS.  THE
WARRANTOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
WATER DAMAGE, LOSS OF USE OF THE UNIT,
INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PERSONAL
PROPERTY, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE.
THE WARRANTOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE BY VIRTUE
OF THIS WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE FOR DAMAGE
TO ANY PERSONS OR PROPERTY, WHETHER DIRECT
OR INDIRECT, AND WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT
OR IN TORT.

Should governmental regulations or industry standards
prohibit the Manufacturer from furnishing a comparable
model replacement under this warranty, the Owner will be
furnished with the closest comparable water heater meeting
the then current governmental regulations and industry
standards. A supplementary fee may be assessed to cover
the additional cost associated with the changes made to
meet applicable regulations and standards.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Model Number _______________________________

Serial Number _______________________________

INSTALLATION INFORMATION

Date Installed _______________________________

Company’s Name ____________________________

Street or P.O. Box ____________________________

City, State, and Zip Code ______________________

Phone Number ______________________________

Plumber’s Name _____________________________

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