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LIMITED WARRANTY

GENERAL

Water(Heater(Innovations,(Inc.(warrants(its(products(to(be(free(from(factory(defects(in(workmanship(and(material,(and(will(furnish(a(replacement(for(any(part(which(fails(in(normal(use,(
within(the(applicable(Warranty(Periods(stated(below.((If(an(exact(replacement(storage(tank(is(not(available(for(any(reason,(Water(Heater(Innovations,(Inc.(reserves(the(right(to(provide(a(comY
parable(model.((Replacements(furnished(will(be(warranted(for(only(the(unused(portion(of(the(applicable(original(Warranty(Period.((This(Limited(Warranty(does(not(cover(installation(service(
or(labor(costs,(which(will(be(your(responsibility.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE

The(Effective(Date(is(the(date(of(original(installation(if(properly(documented<(otherwise(it(is(the(date(of(manufacture(plus(NINETY((90)(days.(

APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIODS

The(Applicable(Warranty(Period(varies(depending(on(the(use(or(application(and(upon(what(part(fails.
Residential#Use:((If(the(thermal(storage(tank(is(installed(in(a(single(family(dwelling(owned(by(the(original(purchaser(of(the(thermal(storage(tank,(then(subject(to(proof(of(purchase(
of(the(thermal(storage(tank:
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tank(fails.((If(the(home(is(sold(the(tank(warranty(converts(to(FIFTEEN((15)(years(from(the(date(to(manufacture(and(the(remainder(of(the(FIFTEEN((15)(years(transfers(to(the(
second(owner.
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a(replacement(for(any(other(parts(of(the(thermal(storage(tank(that(fail.
Commercial#Use:#(If(the(thermal(storage(tank(is(installed(in(a(residential(rental(property,(a(commercial(building(or(in(an(agricultural(application(such(as(a(dairy(barn:
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installed(in(a(residential(rental(property(or(in(a(leasing(program.
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tank(installed(in(agricultural(applications(such(as(dairy(barns.
Industrial#Use:((In(an(application(where(the(heated(water(is(used(as(a(part(of(an(industrial(or(commercial(process:
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cations(if(the(tank(fails.
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installed(in(industrial/commercial(applications.

EXCLUSIONS

This(Warranty(Will(Not(Apply:

1. To(defects(or(malfunctions(resulting(from(failure(to(install,(operate(or(maintain(the(unit( in(accordance(with(the(instructions(provided<
2.(((((To(damage(from(abuse,(accident,(fire,(flood,(freeze(and(the(like<
3.(((((To(damage(or(failure(caused(by(operating(the(unit(with(an(empty(or(partially(empty(tank<
4.(((((In(the(event(the(tank(failure(occurs(due(to(the(storage(tank(being( operated(at(excessive(water(temperatures,(or(the(storage(tank(is(not( supplied(with(potable(water,(
or(if(the(tank(is(subjected(to(pressures(exceeding(the(rating( plate,(which(must(not(be(altered,(defaced,(or(removed
5.(((((To(defects(or(damage(caused(by(the(use(of(any(attachment,(including(any(energy(saving(device,(not(authorized(by(
Water (He ate r
(Innovations,(Inc<
6.(((((To(units(installed(outside(of(the(50(states((and(the(District(of(Columbia)(of(the(United(States(and(the(provinces( of(Canada<
7.(((((To(units(not(installed(in(accordance(with(applicable(local(codes,(ordinances(and(good(trade(practices<
8.(((((To(the(thermal(storage(tank(is(moved(from(its(original(installation(location<
9.(((((To(damage(or(failures(resulting(from(the(thermal(storage(tank(being(modified(in(any(way<

SERVICE LABOR RESPONSIBILITY

This(Limited(Warranty(does(not(cover(any(labor(expense(for(service,(removal,(or(reYinstallation.((All(such(expenses(are(your(responsibility.

SHIPPING COSTS

Water (He ater (Innovations,(Inc.(will(pay(the(transportation(costs(for(the(replacement(to(a(convenient(delivery(point(selected(by(us.((You(must(pay(any(local(cartage,(including(the(cost(
of(returning(the(replaced(item(to(a(convenient(shipping(location(selected(by(us,(if(required.

HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM

To(obtain(warranty(service,(contact(the(dealer(where(the(thermal(storage(tank(was(purchased.((The(ORIGINAL(DATED(RECEIPT(OR(OTHER(PROOF(OF(PURCHASE(AND(
DATE(OF(INSTALLATION,(accompanied(by(the(model(and(serial(numbers,(are(required.((If(you(are(unable(to(contact(the(original(dealer,(contact(any(other(dealer(in(your(area(that(
sells(or(services(nonYmetallic(thermal(storage(tanks,(or(if(necessary(contact(Water (He ater (Innovations,(Inc.’s(Warranty(Department(at(our(address(indicated(below.((The(item(to(be(
replaced(must(be(made(available(in(exchange(for(the(replacement(for(inspection(of(the(claimed(defect.

EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

No(one(is(authorized(to(make(any( other(warranties(on(our(behalf.((ANY#IMPLIED#WARRANTIES,#INCLUDING#MERCHANTABILITY#OR#FITNESS#FOR#A#PARTICU_
LAR#PURPOSE,#SHALL#NOT# EXTEND#BEYOND#THE#APPLICABLE# WARRANTY#PERIODS#SPECIFIED#ABOVE.## OUR#SOLE#LIABILITY#WITH# RESPECT#
TO#ANY#DEFECT#SHALL# BE# SET# FORTH# IN#THIS# WARRANTY#AND#ANY# CLAIMS# FOR# INCIDENTAL#OR# CONSEQUENTIAL#DAMAGES# (INCLUDING#
DAMAGE#FROM#WATER#LEAKAGE)#ARE#EXCLUDED.((Some(states(do(not(allow( limitations(on(how(long(an(implied( warranty(lasts,(or(for(the(exclusion( of(incidental(or(
consequential(damages,(so(the(above(limitation(and(exclusion(may(not(apply(to(you.
We(suggest(you(immediately(complete( the(information(on( the(enclosed(Warranty(Registration(Card( and(return(it( to(us.((Complete( the(Purchase(Information( section(and(retain(it(
along(with(this(warranty(certificate,(in(the( event(warranty(service(is(needed.((Reasonable( proof(of(the(date(of(installation(must( be(presented<(otherwise(the(((Effective( Date(will(be(
based(upon(the(date(of(manufacture(plus(NINETY#(90)#DAYS.(
This(Warranty(gives(you(specific(legal(rights,(and(you(may(also(have(other(rights(which(vary(from(state(to(state.
Water He ater
Innovations, Inc.
3107 Sibley Memorial Highway
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
A(Subs idiar y(of( Rheem (Manu factur ing
In(California:(1Y800Y321Y6718
(651)(688Y8827
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