W.B. Homes Warranty - Flipbook - Page 55
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS COVERAGE 3 YEARS 1 AND 2 ONLY
TOPIC: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Plumbing
Water Supply System
If you are planning to vacate your home for more than 24 hours, you are responsible
for shutting off the main valve that provides domestic water throughout your home.
This will reduce damage to your home if a plumbing appliance or water supply line
fails. Builder is not responsible to make repairs to items damaged by a defective
plumbing appliance or water supply line.
If your home is equipped with a FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, there is a separate
water main valve (for this system).
DO NOT INTERRUPT THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
BY SHUTTING OFF THIS MAIN VALVE.
Possible Deficiency:
Plumbing pipes freeze and burst.
Performance Standard:
Drain, waste & vent and water supply pipes should be adequately protected, as required by applicable
Code, during normally anticipated cold weather.
Responsibility:
It is the Homeowner's responsibility to drain, or otherwise protect, lines and exterior faucets exposed
to freezing temperatures. Do not leave hoses attached to hose bibbs on the exterior of
your home or in garage areas in the winter, as this can lead to freezing of the valve
and is not covered by this Warranty. Hose bibbs should be shut off during winter at the inside
shut-off valve, and the valve should be drained to prevent freezing. Failure to do so can result in
valve failure and leak.
Builder is not responsible to make repairs to items damaged by plumbing pipes which freeze and
burst.
Possible Deficiency:
Water supply system fails to deliver water.
Performance Standard:
All on-site service connections to municipal water main and private water supply shall be the
Builder's responsibility. Private systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with all
approved Building, Plumbing and Health Codes.
Responsibility:
Builder will repair, if failure is the result of defective workmanship or materials. If conditions beyond
Builder's control disrupt or eliminate the sources of the supply, Builder has no responsibility.
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