Warranty - A.O. Smith AHD 290 Installation & Service Manual

5. Garantie (certificat)
General warranty
Tank warranty
Conditions for Installation
and use
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To register your warranty, you should complete and return the enclosed
warranty card after which a warranty certificate will be sent to you. This
certificate gives the owner of a appliance supplied by A.O. Smith Water
Products Company B.V. of Veldhoven, The Netherlands (hereinafter
"A.O. Smith") the right to the warranty set out below, defining the
commitments of A.O. Smith to the owner.
If within one year of the original installation date of a water heater supplied by
A.O. Smith, following verification, and at the sole discretion of
A.O. Smith, a section or part (with exclusion of the tank) proves to be
defective or fails to function correctly due to manufacturing and/or material de-
fects, then A.O. Smith shall repair or replace this section or part.
If within 3 years of the original installation date of a water heater supplied by A.O.
Smith, following inspection, and at the sole discretion of A.O. Smith, the glass-
lined steel tank proves to be leaking due to rust or corrosion
occurring on the water side, then A.O. Smith shall offer to replace the
defective water heater with an entirely new water heater of equivalent size and
quality. The warranty period given on the replacement water heater shall be equal
to the remaining warranty period of the original water heater that was supplied.
Notwithstanding that stated earlier in this article, in the event that unfiltered or
softened water is used, or allowed to stand in the water heater, the warranty shall
be reduced to one year from the original
installation date.
The warranty set out in article 1 and 2 will apply solely under the following
conditions:
a. The water heater is installed under strict adherence to A.O. Smith
installation instructions for the specific model, and the relevant
government and local authority installation and building codes, rules
and regulations in force at the time of installation.
b. The water heater remains installed at the original site of installation.
c. The appliance is exclusively used with drinking water, which at all
times can freely circulate (a separately installed heat exchanger is
mandatory for heating salt water or corrosive water).
d. The tank is safeguarded against harmful scaling and lime buildup by
means of periodic maintenance.
e. The water temperatures in the heater do not exceed the maximum
setting of the thermostats, which form a part of the water heater.
f. The water pressure and/or heat load do not exceed the maximum
values stated on the water heater rating plate.
g. The water heater is installed in a non-corrosive atmosphere or
environment.
h. The water heater is connected to a protected cold supply
arrangement, which is: approved by the relevant authority; with
sufficient capacity for this purpose; supplying a pressure no greater
than the working pressure stated on the water heater; and where
applicable by a likewise approved temperature and pressure relief
valve, fitted in accordance with installation instructions of A.O. Smith
applying to the specific model of water heater, and further in
compliance with the government and local authority installation and
building codes, rules and regulations.
i. The appliance is at all times fitted with cathodic protection. If
sacrificial anodes are used for this, these must be replaced and
renewed when, and as soon as, they are 60% or more consumed.
When electric anodes are used, it is important to ensure that they
continue to work properly.