A.O. Smith BFC - 28 - Manual (Page 90)

Warranty (Certificate)
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b. misuse, neglect (including frost damage), modification, incorrect and/or
unauthorised use of the water heater and any attempt to repair leaks;
c. contaminants or other substances having been allowed to enter the tank;
d. the conductivity of the water being less than 125
µS/cm and/or the hardness
(alkaline-earth ions) of the water being less than 1.00 mmol/lit
(see
Table 3.3 );
e. unfiltered, recirculated water flowing through or being stored in the water
heater;
f. any attempts at repair to a defective water heater other than by an approved
service engineer.
13.5 Scope of the
warranty
The obligations of A.O. Smith pursuant to the specified warranty do not extend
beyond free delivery from the Veldhoven warehouse of the replacement parts or
components or water heater. Shipping, labour, installation and any other costs
associated with the replacement will not be accepted by A.O. Smith.
13.6 Claims A claim on grounds of the specified warranty must be submitted to the dealer
from whom the water heater was purchased, or to another authorised dealer for
the products of A.O. Smith Water Products Company. Inspection of the water
heater as referred to in articles 1 and 2 shall take place in one of the laboratories
of A.O. Smith.
13.7 Limitation of liability
A.O. Smith
A.O. Smith grants no other warranty or guarantee over its water heaters nor the
(parts or components of) water heaters supplied for replacement, other than the
warranty expressly set out in this Certificate.
A.O. Smith is not liable for damage to persons or property caused by (parts or
components, or the glass-lined steel tank of) a (replacement) water heater that
it has supplied under the terms of this warranty, nor on any other grounds.