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WARRANTY
VS AND VST SERIES
LUBRICATED ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSORS
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Gardner Denver (the “Company”) warrants to each original retail purchaser (“Purchaser”) of its new products from the Company or its authorized
distributor that such products are, at the time of delivery to the Purchaser, free of defects in 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 judgment been subject to negligence, accident, improper storage, or improper installation or
application.
3.
Any product which has not been operated or maintained in accordance with the recommendations of the Company.
4.
Any reconditioned or prior owned product.
Claims for items described in (4) above should be submitted 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. Regular
lubricant sampling and use of genuine GD OEM parts is strongly recommended.
AIRENDS
Airends, consisting of all parts within and including the cylinder and gear housing, are warranted for 24 months from date of initial use or 27 months
from date of shipment to the purchaser, whichever occurs first. Shaft seals are a routine maintenance item and carry a 12 month warranty.
Any disassembly or partial disassembly of the airend, or failure to return the “unopened” airend per Company instructions, will be cause for denial of
warranty.
MAJOR PACKAGE COMPONENTS
The AirSmart
™
controller, variable frequency drive, drive motor(s), reservoir, mixing valve, drive coupling, coupling insert, cooling fan(s) and cooling fan
motor(s) are warranted for 24 months from date of initial use or 27 months from date of shipment to the first purchaser, whichever occurs first, as
provided in, and subject to the terms of the original component manufacturer’s warranty. The oil cooler and aftercooler are warranted for 36 months
from date of initial use or 39 months from date of shipment to the first purchaser, whichever occurs first, as provided in, and subject to the terms of the
original, component manufacturer’s warranty.
OTHER COMPONENTS
All other components not specified above are warranted for 12 months from date of initial use or 15 months from date of shipment to first purchaser,
whichever occurs first.
LABOR TRANSPORTATION AND INSPECTION
The Company will provide labor, by Company representative or authorized service personnel, for repair or replacement 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 schedule amounts or labor provided by unauthorized service personnel is not provided for by this warranty.
All costs of transportation of product, labor or parts claimed not to be as warranted and, of repaired or replacement parts to or from such service
facilities shall be borne by the Purchaser. The Company may require the return of any part claimed not to be as warranted to one of its facilities as
designated by Company, transportation prepaid by Purchaser, to establish a claim under this warranty.
Replacement parts provided under the terms of the warranty 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.
DISCLAIMER
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED THAT, EXCEPT AS TO TITLE, THE COMPANY MAKES NO
OTHER WARRANTIES AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
USE.
THE REMEDY PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE THE SOLE, EXCLUSIVE AND ONLY REMEDY 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 SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EXPENSES, LOSSES OR
DELAYS HOWSOEVER CAUSED.
NO STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION, AGREEMENT, OR UNDERSTANDING, 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 OFFICER 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
COMMENCED 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.
BP-32 4/05
COPYRIGHT
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2005 Gardner Denver, Inc.