Appendix B: Biosystems Standard Warranty Gas Detection Products
General
Biosystems, A Division of Bacou-Dalloz Safety (hereafter Biosystems) warrants gas detectors, sensors and accessories
manufactured and sold by Biosystems, to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the periods listed in the tables
below.
Abuse, mechanical damage, alteration, or repair procedures not made in accordance with the instrument Reference Manual
void the Biosystems standard warranty.
The obligation of Biosystems under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of components deemed by the
Biosystems Instrument Service Department to have been defective under the scope of this standard warranty. To receive
consideration for warranty repair or replacement procedures, products must be returned to Biosystems at its manufacturing
location in Middletown, Connecticut, with transportation and shipping charges prepaid. It is necessary to obtain a return
authorization number from Biosystems prior to shipment.
This warranty is expressly in lieu of any and all other warranties and representations, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Biosystems will not be liable for loss or damage of any kind
connected to the use of its products or failure of its products to function or operate properly.
Instrument & Accessory Warranty Periods
Product(s)
Warranty Period
PhD
5
, PhD Lite, PhD Plus, PhD Ultra, Cannonball
3,
MultiVision, Toxi Vision and Toxi Series
As long as the instrument is in service
Mighty-Tox
90 days after activation or 90 days after the
“Must Be Activated By” date, whichever
comes first
Mighty-Tox 2
Mighty-Tox 2 prorated credit is given towards repair or
purchase of a new unit.
0 – 6 months of use 100% credit
6 – 12 months of use
75% credit
12 – 18 months of use
50% credit
18 – 24 months of use
25% credit
Series 3000, Airpanel, Travelpanel, ZoneGuard, Gas
9
Chek1
and Gas
9
Chek4
One year from the date of purchase
Battery packs and chargers, sampling pumps, and other
components, which by their design are consumed or
depleted during normal operation, or which may require
periodic replacement
One year from the date of purchase
Sensor Warranty Periods
Instrument(s)
Sensor Type(s)
Warranty
Period
O
2
, LEL**, CO, CO+, H
2
S & Duo-
Tox
2 Years
PhD
5
, PhD Lite,
Cannonball
3
All Other Sensors
1 Year
O
2
, LEL**, CO, CO+, H
2
S
2 Years
PhD Plus, PhD Ultra,
Toxi Vision,
MultiVision
All Other Sensors
1 Year
LEL**, CO, CO+, H
2
S
2 Years
Toxi Series
All Other Sensors
1 Year
All Others
All Sensors
1 Year
** Damage to combustible gas sensors incurred by exposure to known sensor poisons such as silicone and siliconized caulks/sealants
(a.k.a. RTV - Room Temperature Vulcanizing), silicone rubber molded products & coatings, greases for laboratory glassware
(stopcock, ground glass joints, etc.), toner fusing agent in photocopiers, die lubricants in cutting, stamping or other material
converting operations, heat transfer fluids in fine chemical & pharmaceutical manufacture, lubricants, waxes & polishing compounds
(neat or spray aerosols), mold release agents for plastics injection molding operations, waterproofing formulations, vinyl & leather
preservatives, or release papers used as the backings of pressure sensitive adhesive backed roll or sheet goods may (at the
discretion of Biosystems Instrument Service Department) void Biosystems’ Standard Warranty as it applies to the replacement of
combustible gas sensors.