ABOUT YOUR WATER HEATER
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VICTORIAN CUSTOMERS
Notice to Victorian Customers from the Victorian Building Authority. This water heater must be installed by a
licensed person as required by the Victorian Building Act 1993. Only a licensed person will give you a
Compliance Certificate, showing that the work complies with all the relevant Standards. Only a licensed person
will have insurance protecting their workmanship for 6 years. Make sure you use a licensed person to install
this water heater and ask for your Compliance Certificate.
DOES THE WATER CHEMISTRY AFFECT THE WATER HEATER?
The water heater is suitable for most public water supplies, however some water chemistries may have
detrimental effects on the water heater, its components and fittings. Refer to
on page 18.
If you are in a known harsh water area or you are not sure of your water chemistry, have your water checked
against the conditions
HOW LONG WILL THE WATER HEATER LAST?
The water heater is supported by a
. There are a number of factors
that will affect the length of service the water heater will provide. These include but are not limited to the water
chemistry, the water pressure, the water temperature (inlet and outlet) and the water usage pattern. Refer to
on page 14.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
On purchase, the Solahart water heater becomes your property, except for the intellectual property and any
other proprietary rights in the firmware or software (
“Software”) contained in or accessed through the water
heater
’s master control module. The Software is owned by Rheem Australia Pty Ltd and its licensors. You do
not acquire any intellectual property or other proprietary rights in the Software, including without limitation, any
rights in patents, inventions, improvements, designs, trademarks, trade secrets, or copyrights.
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to run and use the Software and any updated versions
that we or our licensor may provide to you, only in and as incorporated in your Solahart water heater and for
the normal operation of the water heater. You do not have any rights to obtain future upgrades, updates, or
supplements to any Software.
Certain components of the Software are provided under separate third party license terms (“Separately
Licens
ed Code”) and your right to use such components is governed by such licence terms.
SOFTWARE UPDATES
Solahart may, in its discretion, provide remote patches or upgrades to the firmware or software (
“Software”)
incorporated in your water heater, either directly or through a third party service provider. Remote upgrades
will only be possible if your water heater is connected to the internet through an external control device.
Solahart may also provide software or firmware upgrades during service call outs.
