OH Lic# 27744

Important Things To Consider

• New water heaters are designed and engineered to fail in a determined amount of time. This is because of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act. This Act passed by congress in 1975 and amended in 1987 to include residential hot water tanks. The last phase of this act went into effect in 2014 and requires tanks to last a determined amount of time.

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• We recommend your choice of water heater closely reflect the amount of time you expect to live in your home. 

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• A 12 year warranty tank will last as long as two average 6 year warranty tanks. 

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• Your next water heater will be more expensive than this one. 

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• Bradford White's 6 year warranty tank is self cleaning. Therefore it can last longer than non self cleaning tanks according to the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act. Because of this Bradford White offers a warranty upgrade and not a different line of water heaters for longer warranties.​​

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• Water heaters are not warranty pro rated like car batteries. If a water heater fails during the warranty period. You get a brand new heater. If any fee is charged by the supply house or store. You receive a brand new warranty. If it is an even swap, the new tank will inherit the remaining warranty of the previous water heater. Also 12 year tanks are only swapped out with 12 year tanks, the same applies to 9 and 6 year models as well.

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• You do not need a receipt of purchase. The tank's serial number provides its date of manufacture for warranty purposes. Receipts usually don't last 12 years of course.