WARRANTY
GARDNER DENVER
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BE–13 R 10/96
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Gardner Denver Machinery Inc. (the “Company”) war-
rants to each original retail purchaser (“Purchaser”) of its
new products from the Company or its authorized distrib-
utor that such products are, at the time of delivery to the
Purchaser, made with good material and workmanship.
No warranty is made with respect to:
1.
Any product which has been repaired or altered
in such a way, in the Company’s judgment, as to
affect the product adversely.
2.
Any product which has, in the Company’s judg-
ment, been subject to negligence, accident, im-
proper storage, or improper installation or ap-
plication.
3.
Any product which has not been operated or
maintained in accordance with the recommen-
dations of the Company.
4.
Components or accessories manufactured,
warranted and serviced by others.
5.
Any reconditioned or prior owned product.
Claims for items described in (4) above should be sub-
mitted directly to the manufacturer.
WARRANTY PERIOD
The Company’s obligation under this warranty is limited
to repairing or, at its option, replacing, during normal
business hours at an authorized service facility of the
Company, any part which in its judgment proved not to
be as warranted within the applicable Warranty Period
as follows.
Except for the products or components listed below, the
Warranty Period for all products is 1,250 hours of opera-
tion or three (3) months after start–up, not to exceed 120
days after delivery to Purchaser, whichever occurs first.
The exceptions are as follows:
1.
Power end is warranted for twelve (12) months
from date of start–up or eighteen (18) months
from date of delivery to the Purchaser, whichev-
er occurs first.
2.
Forged steel fluid cylinder is warranted for 90
days from date of installation.
3.
Expendable fluid end parts, including, but not
limited to, valves, valve parts, packing, liners
and pistons, are not covered by this warranty
due to variable abrasive nature of material
pumped.
LABOR TRANSPORTATION AND INSPECTION
The Company will provide labor, by Company represen-
tative or authorized service personnel, for repair or re-
placement of any product or part thereof which in the
Company’s judgment is proved not to be as warranted.
Labor shall be limited to the amount specified in the
Company’s labor rate schedule.
Labor costs in excess of the Company rate schedules
caused by, but not limited to, location or inaccessibility
of the equipment, or labor provided by unauthorized ser-
vice personnel is not provided for by this warranty.
All costs of transportation of product or parts claimed not
to be as warranted and, of repaired or replacement parts
to or from such service facility shall be borne by the Pur-
chaser. The Company may require the return of any part
claimed not to be as warranted to one of its facilities as
designated by the Company, transportation prepaid by
the Purchaser, to establish a claim under this warranty.
Replacement parts provided under the terms of this war-
ranty are warranted for the remainder of the Warranty
Period of the product upon which installed to the same
extent as if such parts were original components.
WARRANTY REGISTRATION VALIDATION
A warranty registration form is provided with each ma-
chine. The form must be completed by the Purchaser
and mailed within ten days after machine start–up to vali-
date the warranty.
DISCLAIMER
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND
IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED THAT, EXCEPT AS TO
TITLE, THE COMPANY MAKES NO OTHER WAR-
RANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MER-
CHANTABILITY.
THE REMEDY PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY
SHALL BE THE SOLE, EXCLUSIVE AND ONLY REM-
EDY AVAILABLE TO PURCHASER AND IN NO CASE
SHALL THE COMPANY BE SUBJECT TO ANY
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COMPANY BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EXPENSES,
LOSSES OR DELAYS HOWSOEVER CAUSED.
No statement, representation, agreement, or under-
standing, oral or written, made by any agent, distributor,
representative, or employee of the Company which is
not contained in this Warranty will be binding upon the
Company unless made in writing and executed by an of-
ficer of the Company.
This warranty shall not be effective as to any claim which
is not presented within 30 days after the date upon which
the product is claimed not to have been as warranted.
Any action for breach of this warranty must be com-
menced within one year after the date upon which the
cause of action occurred.
Any adjustment made pursuant to this warranty shall not
be construed as an admission by the Company that any
product was not as warranted.
