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3.
General terms of limited warranty:
This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from State to State. The
manufacturer will honor the warranty to the original retail buyer at the original location only, within the United States or Canada,
and it is not transferable.
THIS WARRANTY COVERS ONLY FAILED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARTS DUE TO FACTORY
DEFECTS UNDER NORMAL USAGE FOR THE PRODUCT’S INTENDED PURPOSES AND WITHIN THE
APPLICABLE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE TABLE ON
P. 51. ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES SHALL BE
RECOVERABLE BY A CLAIMANT UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY AND, IN NO EVENT, WHETHER AS
A RESULT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT LIABILITY (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNITY OR OTHERWISE WILL THE MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING PROPERTY
DAMAGE, PERSONAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF USE, OR INCONVENIENCE. SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
4.
Limitation on Duration of Implied Warranties:
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING UNDER STATE LAW, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXTEND PAST
THE EXPIRATION OF ANY WARRANTY PERIOD HEREUNDER. SOME STATES DO NO ALLOW
LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
5.
THIS WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE FOLLOWING:
Any product that is not installed by a licensed plumber, gas installer, or contractor.
Damages due to accidents, abuse, misuse, improper installation, misapplication, or incorrect sizing.
Damages due to fires, flooding, freezing, electrical surges, or any Acts of God.
Damages due to unauthorized alterations, attachments, and/or repairs.
Damages due to a lack of maintenance (e.g. water filter, water treatment system, vent blockage, etc.).
Any product installed in an improper environment (e.g. corrosive, dusty, chemically contaminated, excessive lint, etc.).
Freeze damage that occurs without taking proper preventive measures as described in the installation manual.
Condensate damage due to improperly installed or lack of a condensate trap (drain).
Any product not installed in compliance with all applicable local & state codes, ordinances, and good trade practices.
Any product sold to or installed in areas outside of the fifty states (and the District of Columbia) of the United States of
America and Canada.
Any product installed in applications that cause the water heater to activate more than 300 times per day. (This
averages to an activation every 5 minutes in a 24-hour period.)
Any failures that are not due to defects in materials or workmanship (mechanical and/or electrical parts).
Damages due to improper installation:
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Gas: incorrect gas pipe sizing, incorrect gas meter sizing, incorrect gas type, and/or gas pressures that fall outside
the product’s specified range.
•
Water: incorrect water pipe sizing, water pressures that fall outside the product’s specified range, recirculation flow
rates that fall outside the product’s specified range (air removal), and/or lack of proper methods of air removal in a
closed-loop, circulation system. (See installation manual for details.)
•
Electric: supply power voltages that fall outside the product’s specified range.
Damages due to water quality:
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Introduction of liquids other than potable water or potable water / glycol mixtures into the product.
•
Introduction of pool water, spa water, or any chemically treated water into the product.
•
Introduction of hard water measuring more than 7 grains per gallon (120 ppm) for single family domestic
applications or more than 4 grains per gallon (70 ppm) for all other types of applications into the product.
•
Introduction of untreated or poorly treated well water into the product.
•
Introduction of water with pH levels less than 6.5 and greater than 8.5 into the product.
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