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Statement of Warranty Policy
Warranty Period
All A. O. Smith motors are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of installation or twenty-four
months (24) from the date of manufacture, whichever comes first except for E-Plus
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3 Integral Horsepower Motors and HeatMaster
®
Condenser Fan Motors which are
warranted for twenty-four months (24) from date of installation and thirty-six (36) months from date of manufacture, whichever comes first.
Limitation of Remedy
In the event of a breach of the warranty within the applicable warranty period, A. O. Smith shall have the option of (1) repairing such motor; (2) supplying an identical or
substantially similar replacement motor FOB, A. O. Smith’s factory; or (3) refunding or giving credit for the purchase price of such motor.
The remedy set forth above shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for the motors failing within the applicable warranty period. A. O. Smith, shall not be liable for any
lost profits, loss of use, or any other consequential, special or incidental damages.
DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES
EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY PROVIDED WITH THE
MOTORS. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR VERBAL, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY A. O. SMITH.
Conditions of Warranty
This limited warranty shall be void and of no effect if:
1. The motor has been subjected to improper handling, storage or installation, or subject to abuse or unauthorized repairs;
2. The motor was not suitable for the application or operated above its rated load; or
3. The motor was subject to water damage including motor bearing failures resulting from pump seal failures.
Authorized Location
Defective motors which have failed during the applicable warranty period must be returned freight prepaid to an A. O. Smith’s authorized distributor. Call 800-672-6495.
1992 BK
1993 BL
1994 BM
1995 BN
1996 BP
1997 BR
1998 BS
1999 BT
2000 BU
2001 BW
2002 BX
2003 BY
2004 BZ
2005 CA
2006 CB
2007 CC
2008 CD
2009 CE
2010 CF
1992 D
1993 E
1994 F
1995 G
1996 H
1997 J
1998 K
1999 L
2000 M
2001 N
2002 P
2003 R
2004 S
2005 T
2006 U
2007 V
2008 W
2009 X
How to Read Date Codes on Motor Nameplates & Labels
Introduction of a new standard date code was implemented in August of 2006 that will eventually be used on all A. O. Smith product.
The first three characters represent the day of the year, the next two the year, and the last two the plant code.
For example, 123064M, would mean the 123rd day of 2006 (12306) manufactured in A. O. Smith’s plant (4M).
A. O. Smith Product
Plant code–Month–Year. Example: 7B99. 7 is a plant code designation, B is the month (January is A, February is B, etc.) and 99 is the year.
Century
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, Indiana General, Louis Allis Product
Year code–Month. Example: BA3. BA is the year (see table below). 3 is the month (1-12).
Universal
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Product
Week (1-52), Year (Letter code from table below), Factory order number code, Plant code.
Example: 8 Z 0275592 R. 8 is the 8th week of the year, Z is the year (1988), 027592 is the factory order code, R is the plant code (Ripley).
