You probably can't get the water heater replacement until the old COMPLETELY fails, which means it leaks and floods your house.
----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:11:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Why do good floppy disks go bad? On 04/07/2016 02:32 AM, Tor Arntsen wrote: > The problem with lifetime warranties is that they're not about the > lifetime of the owner, and they're not about the lifetime of the > product. What it means is "as long as it's a product we're still > selling" (except for those cases where it *really* is the lifetime > of the product.. in which case it means "the warranty is valid until > the product fails"). Sometimes, very rarely, it does happen the other way. The guys at the local auto parts store tell me about the woman who comes in about every 5 years to have her car battery replaced, free of charge, since she bought into a promotional deal for replacement batteries "for as long as you own your car". IIRC, she owns a 1984 Volvo. Magazines used to offer "lifetime subscriptions", but I haven't seen those lately. I'm a life member of a couple of professional organizations, but I don't know if they even exist any longer. My water heater supposedly has a guarantee for replacement for as long as I own my home. I haven't had to claim a replacement yet. --Chuck