Weil-McLain 88 manual Warranty, Weil-McLainLimited Warranties, Indirect-FiredWater Heaters

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners

Warranty

Weil-McLain Limited Warranties

April 1, 2003

Residential & Commercial Cast Iron Boilers						Indirect-Fired Water Heaters
‹Residential Water Warranty — Limited Lifetime						‹Residential Water Heater Warranty — Limited Lifetime
‹Residential Steam Warranty — Limited 10 Year						‹Commercial Water Heater Warranty — Limited 15 Year
‹Commercial Warranty — Limited 10 Year						First Year — (Residential and Commercial Water Heaters)		Weil-McLain warrants
First Year — (All Residential & Commercial Cast Iron Boilers)					Weil-McLain	that its indirect-fired water heaters are free from defects in material and workmanship
warrants that its cast iron boilers are free from defects in material and workman-						for one year from the date of installation. If any parts are found to be defective from
ship for one year from date of installation. If any parts are found to be defective						such defects, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such defective parts.
from such defects, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such defective parts.						Second Year and Beyond — (Residential Only)
Second Through Tenth Year — (Residential & Commercial Water/Steam)						Second Through Fifth Years — (Commercial Only)
Weil-McLain warrants that the cast iron sections of its water and steam boilers are						Weil-McLain warrants that the tank assembly components of its indirect-fired water
free from defects in material and workmanship from the date of installation for the						heaters are free from defects in material and workmanship for the second through
second through the tenth year. If, during such time, any section is found to be						the fifth year from the date of installation (commercial only), or for the second year
defective, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such defective section(s).						from the date of installation and beyond (for residential only). If, during such time
Eleventh Year and Beyond — (Residential Water Only) Weil-McLain warrants						periods, a leak in the tank assembly should occur, Weil-McLain will provide replace-
that the cast iron sections of its residential water boilers are free from defects in						ment for the original tank assembly.
material and workmanship for the eleventh year and beyond from the date of						Sixth Year through Fifteenth Year — (Commercial Only)		Weil-McLain warrants
installation.	If, during such time period, any section(s) is found to be defective,					that the tank assembly components of its commercial indirect-fired water heaters are
Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such defective section(s) upon the						free from defects in material and workmanship for the sixth year through the fifteenth
payment of a proportionate charge based on the time the boiler has been in						year following the date of installation. If, during such time period, a leak in the tank
service. The proportionate charge will be equal to the appropriate percentage of						assembly should occur, Weil-McLain will provide replacement for such defective tank
the list price of such section(s) at the time the warranty claim is made, and will be						assembly. Such replacement will be furnished with the nearest comparable model
determined as follows: 11th year-5%; 12th year-10%; 13th year-15%; 14th year-						available from Weil-McLain at the time of such replacement and upon payment of a
20%; 15th year-25%; 16th year-30%; 17th year-35%; 18th year-40%; 19th year-						proportionate charge. Proportionate charges will be equal to the appropriate percent-
45%; 20th year-50%; 21st year-55%; 22nd year-60%; 23rd year-65%; 24th year-						age of the current list price of such commercial indirect-fired water heater at the time
70%; 25th year & beyond -75%.						warranty claim is made and will be determined as follows: 6th & 7th year-55%; 8th &
These warranties do not cover boilers operated with combustion air contam-						9th year-60%; 10th & 11th year-65%; 12th & 13th year-70%; 14th & 15th year-75%.
inated externally by chemical vapors or with improper fuel additives, or with water						These warranties do not cover:
conditions which may have caused unusual deposits in the cast iron sections.						1. Any water heater not initially installed with a new temperature-pressure relief valve
See section “For all Weil-McLain Products” for additional warranty information.						bearing the listing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.) at the
Weil-McLain Ultra Cast Aluminum Boilers						time of the water heater installation.
						2. Any water heater that has a failure or malfunction resulting from a.) failure to keep the
‹Residential Warranty — Limited 15 Year (includes 5-Year Ultra Protection Plan)						tank full of potable water; b.) failure to assure that water in the tank is free to circulate
‹Commercial Warranty — Limited 15 Year (does NOT include Ultra HPP)						at all times; or c.) failure to keep the tank free of water sediment or scale deposits.
						3. Any water heater that has potable water in the unit with a chloride or chlorine content
First Through Fifth Year — Weil-McLain warrants that its cast aluminum boilers
						higher than 80 mg/liter.
are free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of						4. Any water heater installed in a residence containing any type of water softener system
installation and the heat exchanger is free from defects in material and						that is not installed and maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
workmanship for five years from the date of installation.				If any parts in the first		5. Any water heater installation where non-metallic piping products without an oxygen
year, or the heat exchanger in the first five years are found to be defective from						barrier are used.
such defects, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such defective parts or heat						6. Any water heater used for non-potable application such as pool or process heating.
exchanger. In addition to the product warranty, Weil-McLain will provide a 5-Year “Ultra”						See section “For all Weil-McLain Products” for additional warranty information.
Homeowner Protection Plan (“UHPP”) for residential applications only to cover parts and labor						Radiant Heating Products
for five years from the date of installation provided only if the Ultra boiler is properly registered
with the UHPP Administrator within one month of the date of installation. UHPP claims must be						‹Radiant Heating Products Warranty — Limited 30 Year
processed directly through the Plan Administrator and not through Weil-McLain.
						‹IPP & IPC Products Warranty — Limited 3 Year
Sixth Through Tenth Year — Weil-McLain warrants that the heat exchangers of
						Weil-McLain warrants that its AlumiPex and Qual-Pex radiant heating products are
its cast aluminum boilers are free from defects in material and workmanship for
the sixth through the tenth year from the date of installation. If, during such time,						free from defects in material and workmanship for thirty years (three years for IPP
the heat exchanger is found to be defective, Weil-McLain will provide replacement						and IPC products) from the date of installation. If any parts are found to be defective
of such defective heat exchanger.						from such defects during such time period, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of
Eleventh	Through Fifteenth Year —	Weil-McLain	warrants		that the heat	such defective parts. It is expressly understood that failure as a result of freezing of
						water within the pipes (tubing) does not constitute a		defect in material or
exchangers of its cast aluminum boilers		are free from	defects		in material and
						workmanship and shall not be covered by this warranty.
workmanship for the eleventh through fifteenth year from the date of installation.
						See section “For all Weil-McLain Products” for additional warranty information.
If, during such time period, the heat exchanger is found to be defective, Weil-
McLain will provide replacement for such defective heat exchanger upon the						Parts and Accessories
payment of a proportionate charge based on the time the boiler has been in
service. The proportionate charge will be equal to the appropriate percentage of						‹Parts and Accessories Warranty — Limited 1 Year
the list price of such heat exchanger at the time the warranty claim is made, and						Weil-McLain warrants that parts and accessories that were purchased through Weil-
will be determined as follows: 11th year - 10%; 12th year - 20%; 13th year -						McLain are free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date
40%; 14th year - 60%; 15th year - 80%; 16th year & beyond - 100%.						of installation.	If any parts and/or accessories are found to be defective from such
This warranty does not cover boilers operated with combustion air contaminated						defects during such time period, Weil-McLain will provide replacement of such
externally by chemical vapors or with improper fuel additives, or with water/						defective parts.	Parts and accessories covered under this	warranty include only
system conditions which may have caused heat exchanger failure.						those items that are not covered under other Weil-McLain product warranties.
See section “For all Weil-McLain Products” for additional warranty information.						See section “For all Weil-McLain Products” for additional warranty information.
For All Weil-McLain Products: These warranties are subject to the condition						NOTE: Residential warranties do not cover any residential products installed in build-
that the Weil-McLain Product(s) must have been installed in accordance with						ings other than one or two family dwelling units, unless they are buildings with indi-
manufacturers’ instructions by a heating contractor whose principal occupation is						vidual residential products for each dwelling unit.
the sale and installation of plumbing, heating and/or air conditioning equipment.						THE WARRANTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WAR-
These warranties extend only to the first retail purchaser of the products and only						RANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IM-
to a product that has not been moved from its original installation site.						PLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MER-
In addition to each product warranty listed, Weil-McLain warranties do not cover:						CHANTABILITY. WEIL-McLAIN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ANY
1. Components that are part of the heating system (products) but were not fur-						LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAM-
nished by Weil-McLain as a part of the heating system (products).						AGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS WARRANTY. For prompt product war-
2. The workmanship of any installer of Weil-McLain’s product(s). In addition, this						ranty claims, notify the installer who, in turn, will notify the Weil-McLain distributor
warranty does not assume any liability of any nature for unsatisfactory perform-						from whom he purchased the boiler. If this action does not result in warranty resolu-
ance caused by improper installation.						tion, contact Weil-McLain Consumer Relations Department, 500 Blaine Street, Michi-
3. Any costs for labor for removal and reinstallation of the alleged defective part,						gan City, Indiana 46360, with details in support of the warranty claim. Alleged defec-
transportation to Weil-McLain, if necessary, and any other materials necessary						tive part or parts must be returned through the same trade channel in accordance
to perform the exchange.						with the Weil-McLain procedure currently in force for handling returned goods for the
4. Any products that have a failure or malfunction resulting from improper or						purpose of inspection to determine cause of failure. Weil-McLain will furnish new
negligent operation, accident, abuse, freezing, misuse, unauthorized alteration						part(s) to an authorized Weil-McLain distributor who, in turn will furnish the new part
or improper repair or maintenance.						(s) to the heating contractor who installed the boiler. If you have any questions about
5. Improper adjustments (including boiler/burner), control settings, care or mainte-						the coverage of this warranty, contact Weil-McLain at the address above.
nance. Information is in the installation, start-up, operations, owner/user’s
manuals, service/maintenance instructions, and other printed/technical informa-						Part No. 550-141-950/0403
tion provided with the product or direct from Weil-McLain or weil-mclain.com.

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