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WARRANTY TERMS
As far as a warranty agreement was concluded with the client the following terms apply to war-
ranty procedures:
Warranty period:
The contractual agreement is principally decisive for the warranty
period; as far as no agreement on the warranty period was con-
cluded the warranty is valid for 12 months from the time of com-
missioning.
Commencement:
The warranty comes officially into effect when the equipment is
put to the initial
operation at the Client‘s, a process which must be
recorded in the "Commissioning Certificate" and verified by the
signatures of both the Client and a representative of BAUER. In
any event, the warranty shall come into effect no later than 1 week
after delivery.
Warranty conditions:
- Original BAUER spare parts must be used throughout the war-
ranty period.
- Components and operating systems must not be dismantled or
repaired at any time during the warranty period without proper
authorisation.
- Any faults must be notified to BAUER in writing on the appropri-
ate
"Warranty Claim"
form within 24 hours after their occur-
rence.
- The Client or Operator of the BAUER equipment agrees to carry
out all services throughout the warranty period within the speci-
fied service intervals in full compliance with the Instruction Ma-
nual.
- Any work (servicing, repairs etc.) carried out on the equipment
must be recorded in the Maintenance and Repair Log provided
for this purpose with each item of equipment.
Warranty exclusions:
- Improper use or operation (misuse) of the equipment.
- Failure to adequately maintain or service the equipment causing
breakdowns and damage.
- Repairs which have been carried out improperly.
- Unauthorised modifications or alterations to the equipment.
- Forceful physical damage.
- Damage resulting from incorrect or improper operation.
- All normal wear and tear.
NOTE:
Wear and tear parts include drilling tools, kelly bars, ropes etc.
If a buyer has proven, that a damage is caused by a manufactur-
ing defect, the claim is dealt with on the basis of the warranty.
