Warranty - Reliance Water Heaters 606 Series Instruction Manual

THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNER ONLY in accordance with the warranty terms and
conditions specifi ed below.
Reliance Water Heater Company (the warrantor) will furnish
the ORIGINAL OWNER, 1) a replacement Reliance water
heater of equivalent size and current model if the glasslined
tank in this water heater leaks and, 2) a replacement part for
any component part which fails.
THE RELIANCE WATER HEATER COMPANY REPLACE-
MENT MODEL OR PART WILL BE WARRANTED FOR
ONLY THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL
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 affi xed to this water
heater. This warranty is not transferrable and applies to
models listed below:
If the glass-lined tank in this water heater shall prove upon
examination by the warrantor to have leaked due to natural
corrosion from potable water therein, during the stated
warranty period, the warrantor will supply a complete new
Reliance water heater of equivalent size and current model.
Should governmental regulations or industry standards
prohibit the Manufacturer from furnishing a comparable model
replacement under this warranty, the Owner will be furnished
with the closest comparable water heater meeting the then
current governmental regulations and industry standards. A
supplementary fee may be assessed to cover the additional
cost associated with the changes made to meet applicable
regulations and standards.
MODEL SERIES:
606
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.
2. The parts warranty shall be reduced to 1 year for all
models.
RESIDENTIAL GAS WARRANTY
Tank Parts
6-year 6-year
CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
This warranty shall apply only when the water heater is in-
stalled 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 prac-
tices, and 4) proper safety practices such as but not limited
to a properly sized drain pan piped to an adequate drain if
installed in an area where leakage from the tank or its con-
nections 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 cali-
brated setting of its thermostat;
• used at water pressure not exceeding the working pres-
sure 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 atmo-
sphere;
• 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;
• 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 prop-
erly 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 cham-
ber intact.
Any accident to the water heater or any part thereof (includ-
ing 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.
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