Limited Warranty For Wbrc Appliances - Westinghouse WBRC 140 Series Installation, Start-Up, Maintenance, Parts, Warranty

Limited Warranty for WBRC Appliances

Westinghouse warrants this appliance and its components to be free
from defects in material and workmanship according to the following
terms, conditions, and time periods. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
THESE WARRANTIES COMMENCE ON THE DATE OF INSTALLATION.
This limited warranty is only available to the original consumer
purchaser (herinafter "Owner") of this appliance, and is non-
transferable.
Residential Use Warranty
Ten (10) years – Heat Exchanger, Five (5) Years – Components
Commercial Use Warranty
Five (5) years – Heat Exchanger, One (1) Year – Components
Use Definitions - Residential Heating means heating a single family
dwelling. This dwelling must be either: a) owned and resided in by the
original purchaser; or b) a residential rental property that services a
single dwelling in which the original purchaser resides on a permanent
basis. Commercial Use refers to all other applications.
COVERAGE
A. During the first year after the original date of installation,
Westinghouse warrants that it will repair or replace, at its option,
any defective or malfunctioning component of the appliance with
a component of equivalent size and current model. Replacement
components will be warranted for ninety (90) days.
B. Should a defect or malfunction result in a leakage of water from
the appliance within the above-stated warranty periods due to
defective material or workmanship, malfunction, or failure to
comply with the above warranty, with such defect or malfunction
having been verified by an authorized Westinghouse representative,
Westinghouse will replace the defective or malfunctioning appliance
with a replacement of the nearest comparable model available at the
time of replacement. The replacement appliance will be warranted
for the unexpired portion of the applicable warranty period of the
original appliance.
C. In the event of a leakage of water of a replacement appliance
due to defective material or workmanship, malfunction, or failure to
comply with the above warranty, Westinghouse reserves the right to
refund to the Owner the published wholesale price available at the
date of manufacture of the original appliance.
D. If government regulations, industry certification, or similar
standards require the replacement appliance or component(s) to
have features not found in the defective appliance or component(s),
the Owner will be charged the difference in price represented by
those required features. If the Owner pays the price difference for
those required features and/or to upgrade the size and/or other
features available on a new replacement appliance or component(s),
the Owner will also receive a complete new limited warranty for that
replacement appliance or component(s).
E. If at the time of a request for service the Owner cannot provide
a copy of the original sales receipt or the warranty registration, the
warranty period for the appliance shall then be deemed to have
commenced thirty (30) days after the date of manufacture of the
appliance and NOT the date of installation of the appliance.
F. This warranty extends only to appliances utilized in heating
applications that have been properly installed by qualified
professionals based upon the manufacturer's installation instructions.
G. It is expressly agreed between Westinghouse and the Owner that
repair, replacement, or refund are the exclusive remedies of the
Owner.
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Owner or Qualified Service Technician must:
1. Have a relief valve bearing the listing marks of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) installed with the appliance
assembly in accordance with federal, state, and local codes.
2. Maintain the appliance in accordance with the maintenance
procedure listed in the manufacturer's provided instructions.
Preventive maintenance can help avoid any unnecessary breakdown
of the appliance and keep it running at optimum efficiency.
3. Maintain all related system components in good operating
condition.
4. Use the appliance in an open system, or in a closed system with a
properly sized and installed thermal expansion tank.
5. Use the appliance at water pressures not exceeding the working
pressure shown on the rating plate.
6. Keep the appliance free of damaging scale deposits.
7. Make provisions so if the appliance or any component or
connection thereto should leak, the resulting flow of water will not
cause damage to the area in which it is installed.
WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
This limited warranty will not cover:
1. Any appliance purchased from an unauthorized dealer.
2. Any appliance not installed by a qualified service technician, or
installations that do not conform to ANSI, CSA, and/or UL standards,
as well as any applicable national or local building codes.
3. Service trips to teach the Owner how to install, use, maintain, or to
bring the appliance installation into compliance with local building
codes and regulations.
4. The workmanship of any installer. The manufacturer disclaims
and does not assume any liability of any nature caused by improper
installation, repair, or maintenance.
5. Electricity or fuel costs, or increased or unrealized savings for same,
for any reason whatsoever.
6. Any water damage arising, directly or indirectly, from any defect in
the appliance or component part(s) or from its use.
7. Any incidental, consequential, special, or contingent damages
or expenses arising, directly or indirectly, from any defect in the
appliance or the use of the appliance.
8. Failure to locate the appliance in an area where leakage of the
tank or water line connections and the relief valve will not result
in damage to the area adjacent to the appliance or lower floors of
the structure, as well as failure to install the appliance with properly
designed containment measures.
9. Any failed components of the system not manufactured by
Westinghouse as part of the appliance.
10. Appliances repaired or altered without the prior written approval
of Westinghouse.
11. Damages, malfunctions, or failures resulting from failure to
install the appliance in accordance with applicable building codes/
ordinances or good plumbing and electrical trade practices.
12. Damages, malfunctions, or failures resulting from improper
installation, failure to operate the appliance at firing rates or pressures
not exceeding those on the rating plate, or failure to operate and
maintain the appliance in accordance with the manufacturer's
provided instructions.
13. Failure to operate the appliance in a an open system, or in a closed
system with a properly sized and installed thermal expansion tank.
14. Failure or performance problems caused by improper sizing
of the appliance, expansion device, piping, or the gas supply line,
the venting connection, combustion air openings, electric service
voltage, wiring or fusing.
15. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by improper conversion
from natural gas to LP gas or LP gas to natural gas.
16. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the
appliance with modified, altered, or unapproved components, or any
component / attachment not supplied by Westinghouse.
17. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by abuse, accident,
fire, flood, freeze, lightning, electrochemical reaction, acts of God
and the like.
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