Warranty - State Water Heaters FVIR Installation Instructions And Use & Care Manual

THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNER ONLY, in accordance with the warranty terms
and conditions specified below.
State Water Heaters (the warrantor) will furnish the
ORIGINAL OWNER, 1) a replacement State water heater
of equivalent size and current model if the glass-lined
tank in this water heater leaks and, 2) a replacement
part for any component part which fails.
T H E S TAT E WAT E R H E AT E R S R E P L A C E M E N T
MODEL OR PART WILL BE WARRANTED FOR ONLY
T H E U N E X P I R E D P O RT I O N O F T H E O R I G I N A L
WARRANTY. The warranty period will be determined by
the original date of purchase of the water heater, or in
the absence of a Bill of Sale verifying said date, from
the date of manufacture indicated on rating plate affixed
to this water heater. This warranty is not transferable
and applies to models listed below:
SERIES
Select 6-Year Models
GS6
When the water heater has been used for other than single
family residential application;
1. The tank warranty shall be reduced to 1 year for 6 year
models and to 3 years for 10 year models.
2. The parts warranty shall be reduced to 1 year for all models.
CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
This warranty shall apply only when the water heater is
installed and operated in accordance with 1) all local fi re
codes and plumbing codes, ordinances and regulations,
2) the printed instructions provided with it, 3) good industry
practices, and 4) proper safety practices such as but not
limited to a properly sized drain pan if installed in an area
where leakage from the tank or its connections would result
in damage to the area adjacent to the heater. In addition, a
new temperature and pressure relief valve, certifi ed by the
Canadian Gas Association must have been properly installed
and piped to the nearest drain.
This warranty shall apply only when the heater is:
• owned by the original purchaser;
• installed for indoor operation only;
• used at temperatures not exceeding the maximum
calibrated setting of its thermostat;
• used at water pressure not exceeding the working
pressure shown on the heater;
• fi lled with potable water, free to circulate at all times and
with the tank free of damaging water sediment or scale
deposits;
• used in a non-corrosive and non-contaminated atmosphere;
• used with factory approved anode(s) installed;
• in its original installation location;
• in the United States, its territories or possessions, and
Canada;
• sized in accordance with proper sizing techniques for
residential water heaters;
LIMITED RESIDENTIAL GAS WARRANTY
TANK PARTS
6-Year 6-Year
• bearing a rating plate which has not been altered, defaced
or removed except as required by the warrantor;
• used in an open system or in a closed system with a
properly sized and installed thermal expansion tank;
• operated with properly installed drip leg in the gas supply
line;
• fi red with the fuel for which it was factory built;
• fi red at the factory rated input;
• operated with the inner and outer combustion chamber
doors in place and all factory seals to combustion chamber
intact.
• installed with no attempted, nor actual modifi cation or
alteration of the water heater's design in any way, including
but not limited to, the attachment of noncompany approved
appliances or equipment.
Any accident to the water heater or any part thereof (including
freezing, fi re, fl oods, or lightning), any misuse, abuse or
alteration of it, any operation of it in a modifi ed form, any
operation of the water heater on desalinated (deionized)
water, or any damage caused by attempts to repair tank
leaks or parts, will void this warranty. This warranty does not
cover water heaters replaced for cosmetic reasons or for
reasons of noise, taste, odor, discolored and/or rusty water.
This warranty does not apply to water heaters used to heat
pools, whirlpools or hot tubs or used for space heating where
its sizing does not conform with specifi cations of the heating
component manufacturer.
This warranty gives you specifi c legal rights, and you may
have other rights which vary under the laws of each state. If
any provision of this warranty is prohibited or invalid under
applicable state law, that provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of the prohibition or invalidity 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 merchantability
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.
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