Warranty - Reliance Water Heaters FVIR C3 Instruction Manual

THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNER ONLY. In accordance with the warranty terms and
conditions specified below.
Reliance Water Heaters (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 HEATERS REPLACEMENT
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 affixed to this water heater. This
warranty is not transferrable and applies to models listed
below:
MODEL SERIES:
1212
909
606
101
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 9 and 12 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 fire
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, certified 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;
RESIDENTIAL GAS WARRANTY
Tank Parts
12-year 12-year
9-year 9-year
6-year 6-year
1-year 1-year
• used at water pressure not exceeding the working
pressure shown on the heater;
• filled 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;
• 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;
• fired with the fuel for which it was factory built;
• fired at the factory rated input;
• operated with the inner and outer combustion chamber
doors in place and all factory seals to combustion
chamber intact.
Any accident to the water heater or any part thereof (including
freezing, fire, floods, or lightning), any misuse, abuse or
alteration of it, any operation of it in a modified 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 specifications of the heating
component manufacturer.
This warranty gives you specific 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.
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