Limited Warranty For Residential Tankless Water Heaters - Westinghouse WGRTNG199 Nstallation & Maintenance Manual

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Limited Warranty for Residential Tankless Water Heaters

Westinghouse warrants each instantaneous water heater and its parts to be free from defects in materials and workmanship according
to the following terms, conditions, and time periods. The replacement water heater will be warranted for the unexpired portion of the
applicable warranty period of the original water heater. The number of replacement water heaters is limited to one (1) per original water
heater purchased. Replacement parts will be warranted for 90 days. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED THESE WARRANTIES
COMMENCE ON THE DATE OF INSTALLATION. This limited warranty is only available to the original owner of this water heater,
and is non-transferable.
Residential Use Warranty Commercial Use Warranty
Twelve (12) years – Heat Exchanger, Five (5) years – Parts Five (5) years – Heat Exchanger, One (1) Year – Parts
USE DEFINTIONS - Residential Use means potable water heating in a single family residence. Commercial Use refers to all other
applications, including any space heating applications.
COVERAGE
A. Should a defect or malfunction result in a leakage of water within the above-stated warranty periods due to defective material or
workmanship, malfunction, or failure to comply with the above warranty, Westinghouse will replace the defective or malfunctioning
water heater or part(s) with a replacement of the nearest comparable model available at the time of replacement.
B. If Westinghouse is unable to repair or replace the water heater or part(s) so as to conform to this warranty after a reasonable number
of attempts, Westinghouse will then provide, at its option, a replacement water heater. These remedies are the purchaser's exclusive
remedies for breach of warranty.
C. If government regulations, industry certification, or similar standards require the replacement water heater or part(s) to have features
not found in the defective water heater or part(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 water heater or part(s), the owner will also receive a complete new limited warranty for that replacement water
heater or part(s).
D. 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 water heater shall then be deemed to have commenced thirty (30) days after the date of manufacture of the
water heater and NOT the date of installation of the water heater.
E. This warranty extends only to water heaters utilized in heating applications that have been properly installed by qualified
professionals based upon the manufacturer's installation instructions.
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
To avoid the exclusion list in this warranty, the owner or installer must:
1. Maintain the water heater in accordance with the maintenance procedure listed in the manufacturer's provided instructions.
Preventive maintenance can help avoid any unnecessary breakdown of your water heater and keep it running at optimum efficiency.
2. Maintain all related system components in good operating condition.
3. If the cold water supply line has a backflow preventer, then an expansion tank should be installed to allow for water expansion.
4. Use the water heater at water pressures not exceeding the working pressure shown on the rating plate.
WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
This limited warranty will not cover:
1. Any water heater purchased from an unauthorized dealer or online retailer.
2. Any water heater not installed by a qualified heating installer/service technician, or installations that do not conform to ANSI, CSA,
and/or ETL standards, as well as any applicable national or local building codes.
3. Service trips to teach you how to install, use, maintain, or to bring the water heater installation into compliance with local building
codes and regulations.
4. Failure to locate the water heater in an area where leakage of the tank or water line connections and the combination temperature
and relief valve will not result in damage to the area adjacent to the water heater or lower floors of the structure.
5. Any failed components of the heat system not manufactured by Westinghouse as part of the water heater.
6. Water heaters repaired or altered without the prior written approval of Westinghouse.
7. Damages, malfunctions, or failures resulting from failure to install the water heater in accordance with applicable building
codes/ordinances or good plumbing and electrical trade practices.
8. Damages, malfunctions, or failures resulting from improper installation, failure to operate the water heater at pressures not exceeding
the working pressure shown on the rating plate, or failure to operate and maintain the water heater in accordance with the
manufacturer's provided instructions.
9. Failure to operate the water heater in an open system with a properly sized and installed thermal expansion tank.
10. Failure or performance problems caused by improper sizing of the water heater, expansion device, piping, or the gas supply line,
the venting connection, combustion air openings, electric service voltage, wiring or fusing.
11. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by improper conversion from natural gas to LP gas or LP gas to natural gas.
12. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the water heater with modified, altered, or unapproved parts.
13. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by abuse, accident, fire, flood, freeze, lightning, acts of God and the like.
14. Tank failures (leaks) caused by operating the water heater in a corrosive or contaminated atmosphere.
15. Damages, malfunctions, or failures caused by operating the water heater with an empty or partially empty tank ("dry firing"), or
failures caused by operating the water heater when it is not supplied with potable water, free to circulate at all times.
WHL-004 REV. 12.17.14