h. The water heater is connected to a protected cold supply
arrangement, which is: approved by the relevant authority; with
sufcient capacity for this purpose; supplying a pressure no greater
than the working pressure stated on the water heater; and where
applicable by a likewise approved temperature and pressure relief
valve, tted in accordance with installation instructions of A.O. Smith
applying to the specic model of water heater, and further in
compliance with the government and local authority installation and
building codes, rules and regulations.
i. The appliance is at all times tted with cathodic protection. If
sacricial anodes are used for this, these must be replaced and
renewed when, and as soon as, they are 60% or more consumed.
When electric anodes are used, it is important to ensure that they
continue to work properly.
The warranty set out in articles 1 and 2 will not apply in the event of:
a. damage to the water heater caused by an external factor;
b. misuse, neglect (including frost damage), modication, 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/litre;
e. unltered, recirculated water owing 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.
The obligations of A.O. Smith pursuant to the specied warranty do not
extend beyond free delivery from the Veldhoven warehouse of the
replacement sections, parts or water heater respectively. Shipping, labour,
installation and any other costs associated with the replacement will not be
accepted by A.O. Smith.
A claim on grounds of the specied warranty must be submitted to the dealer
from whom the water heater was purchased, or to another authorised dealer
for A.O. Smith Water Products Company products. Inspection of the water
heater as referred to in articles 1 and 2 shall take place in one of the labora-
tories of A.O. Smith Water Products Company.
A.O. Smith grants no other warranty or guarantee over its water heaters nor
the (sections or parts of) water heaters supplied for replacement, other than
the warranty expressly set out in this Certicate.
Under the terms of the supplied warranty, A.O. Smith is not liable for damage
to persons or property caused by (sections or parts, or the glass-lined steel
tank of) a (replacement) water heater that it has supplied.
Exclusions
Scope of the warranty
Claims
Obligations of A.O. Smith
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