Warranty; General Warranty; Tank Warranty; Collector Warranty - AOSmith MVI 103 Notice D'installation Et D'utilisation

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8.1 General warranty

8.2 Tank warranty

8.3 Collector warranty

8.4 Conditions for
installation and
use

8.5 Exclusions

8.6 Scope of warranty

8.7 Claims

MVI pompstation / MVI pump station / station de pompage MVI

Warranty

If within two years of the original installation date of a solar pump station supplied by
A.O. Smith, following verification, and at the sole discretion of A.O. Smith, an assembly or
part proves to be defective or fails to function correctly due to manufacturing and/or material
defects, then A.O. Smith shall repair or replace this assembly or part.
For warranty, installation and conditions of use, please see the manual included with the
tank.
For warranty, installation and conditions of use, please see the manual included with the
collectors.
The warranty set out in article 1 will apply solely under the following conditions:
a. The pump station is installed under strict adherence to A.O. Smith installation
instructions for the specific model, and the relevant government and local authority
installation and building codes, rules and regulations in force at the time of installation.
b. The pump station remains installed at the original site of installation.
c. The pump station is safeguarded by means of periodic maintenance.
d. The pump station is installed in a non-corrosive atmosphere or environment.
e. The pump station is connected to a solar pressure relief valve, which is: approved by
the relevant authority; with sufficient capacity for this purpose; opening at a pressure no
greater than the working pressure stated in this manual; and where applicable fitted in
accordance with installation instructions of A.O. Smith applying to the specific model of
solar pump station, and further in compliance with the government and local authority
installation and building codes, rules and regulations.
f. The pump station is equipped with an operational solar expansion vessel, set at the
right pressure and selected with the right volume.
The warranty set out in article 1 will not apply in the event of:
a. damage to the pump station caused by an external factor;
b. misuse, neglect (including frost damage), modification, incorrect and/or unauthorised
use of the pump station;
c. contaminants or other substances having been allowed to enter the pump station;
d. any attempts at repair to a defective solar pump station other than by an approved
service engineer;
e. using other solar heat transfer fluid then the supplied glycol mixture from A.O. Smith.
The obligations of A.O. Smith pursuant to the specified warranty are limited to free delivery
from the warehouse of the replacement assemblies, parts or solar pump station, 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 specified warranty must be submitted to the dealer from whom the
solar pump station was purchased, or to another authorised dealer for A.O. Smith Water
Products Company products. Inspection of the solar pump station as referred to in article 1
shall take place in one of the laboratories of A.O. Smith.
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