State GS6 75 YRVHTL - Manual (Page 58)

LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY
RESIDENTIAL GAS WARRANTY
THIS WARRANTY IS APPLICABLE TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNER ONLY. In accordance with the warranty terms and
conditions specifi ed below.
State Water Heaters (the warrantor) will furnish the ORIGINAL
OWNER, 1) a replacement State water heater of equivalent
size and current model if the glass-lined tank in this water
heater leaks and, 2) a replacement part for any component
part which fails.
THE STATE 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
affi xed to this water heater. This warranty is not transferrable
and applies to models listed below:
WARRANTY PERIOD
Models TANK 1 PARTS 2
GS 6 6 YEARS 6 YEARS
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.
CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
This warranty shall apply only when the water heater is installed
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 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, 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 sediment trap (dirt 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.
• installed with no attempted, nor actual modifi cation or
alteration of the water heater’s design in any way, includ-
ing but not limited to, the attachment of non-company
approved appliances or equipment.
Any accident to the water heater or any part thereof (including
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. 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 specifi cations of the heating component
manufacturer.
This warranty gives you specifi c 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.
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