State water heater company denied warranty reimbursement

by aldens
(cleelum wa)

I installed a gas water heater 50 gallon natural draft for a customer in July last year. 8 month later the water heater split in half and leaked on a weekend. I replaced it with a Rheem Water Heater. State water heater company denied any warranty reimbursement because I didn't use the same water heater that leak in the first place. They even denied me the cost of a replacement tank so I can least recover my cost for taking care of the customer. State water heater company failed to be responsible. Do not buy State water heaters