L
IMITED
W
ARRANTY
Keating Of Chicago, Inc. ("Keating”) warrants to the original purchaser
. ("Customer"), all new Keating Fryers, Filter Systems,
Griddles, Keep Krisp®, Custom Pasta Systems,
Top-Side™ Cookers, Computer
T
imers, Fryer
& Pasta
V
essels, and Keating replacement parts ("products") installed after June 1, 1994 to be free to defects in material or w
orkmanship, subject to the following terms and conditions.
L
ENGTH
O
F
W
ARRANTY
All products other than Fryer & Pasta
V
essels and replacement parts shall be warranted for a period of one year from the date o
f original equipment installation. Keating replacement parts are warranted for a period of ninety
days from the date of installation. Fryer & Pasta
V
essels are warranted as described below
.
F
R
YER
& P
AST
A
V
ESSEL
W
ARRANTY
Fryers purchased after June 1, 1994 carry a prorated vessel warranty on defects in materials or workmanship to the Customer bas
ed on the following scale:
Time fr
om Installation Date
Fryer V
essel W
arranty Cr
edit
13-60 months
100%
61-72 months
80%
73-84 months
60%
85-96 months
40%
97-108 months
20%
109-120 months
10%
The credit for the defective fryer & pasta vessel shall be applied against the cost of the replacement vessel, utilizing Keatin
g's then current price, upon return of the vessel to Keating, freight to be paid by Keating, only during
the first 60 months, subject to the limitations described below
.
L
IMIT
A
TIONS
O
F
L
IABILITY
In the event of warranty claim or otherwise, the sole obligation of Keating shall be the repair and/or replacement at the optio
n of Keating of the product or component or part thereof. Such repair or replacement shall be at
the expense of Keating except that the Customer shall pay the following expenses: all freight and labor expense for Keating rep
lacement parts; for all other products, mileage exceeding 50 miles or travel more than one hour
,
labor costs of more than one person, overtime rates, truck char
ges, dif
ference between ground and other mode of transportation,
and holiday char
ges.
Any repair or replacement under this Limited
W
arranty does not constitute
an extension of the original warranty for any period for the product or for any component or part thereof. Parts to be replaced
under this Limited
W
arranty will be repaired at the option of Keating with new or functionally
operative parts. Keep Krisps and Computer
T
imers must be returned to Keating for warranty repair or replacement. Field repairs
of those items are not authorized.
THE LIABILITY
OF KEA
TING ON
ANY
CLAIM OF
ANY
KIND, INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON
W
ARRANTY
, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, CONTRACT
, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT
LIABILITY
OR
ANY
OTHER
THEORIES SHALL
BE SOLEL
Y
AND EXCLUSIVEL
Y
THE REP
AIR OR REPLACEMENT
OF
THE PRODUCT
AS ST
A
TED HEREIN,
AND SUCH LIABILITY
SHALL
NOT
INCLUD
E, AND
CUST
OMER
SPECIFICALL
Y
RENOUNCES
ANY
RIGHTS
T
O
RECOVER, SPECIAL, INCIDENT
AL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR OTHER INJURIES
T
O
PERSONS OR DAMAGE
T
O
PROPER
T
Y
, LOSS OF PROFITS OR
ANTICIP
A
TED PROFITS, OR LOSS OF USE OF
THE PRODUCT
.
If any oral statements have been made regarding the Keating products, such statements do not constitute warranties and are not
part of the contract sale.
This Limited
W
arranty constitutes the complete, final and exclusive
statement with regard to warranties.
THIS LIMITED
W
ARRANTY
IS EXCLUSIVE
AND IS IN LIEU OF
ALL
OTHER
W
ARRANTIES
WHETHER
WRITTEN, ORAL, ST
A
TUT
OR
Y
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING B
UT
NOT
LIMITED T
O
ANY
W
ARRANTY
OF MERCHANT
ABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR P
A
R
TICULAR PURPOSE OR
W
ARRANTY
AGAINST
LA
TENT
DEFECTS.
E
XCLUSIONS
The warranties provided by Keating of Chicago, Inc. do not apply in the following instances:
1.
Defects arising out of or resulting from improper installation or maintenance, abuse, misuse, modification or alteration by u
nauthorized service personnel, or any other condition not attributable to a defect in material or
workmanship. Proper installation and maintenance are the responsibility of the installer and Customer
, respectively
. Proper ins
tallation and maintenance procedures are prescribed by the Keating Service Manual.
2.
In the event that the product was damaged after leaving the factory due to flood, fire, other acts of God or accident, damage
during shipment should be reported to the carrier and is not the responsibility of Keating.
3.
In the event the serial number or rating plate has been removed from the product or altered.
4.
On parts which would normally be worn or replaced under normal conditions, including but not limited to electric bulbs, fuses
, interior and exterior finishes, gaskets, radiants, sensors, etc.
5.
W
ith regard to adjustments and calibrations such as leveling, tightening of fasteners or plumbing connections, improper gas p
ressure or improper electrical supply
, the checking of and changes in adjustment and
calibrations are the responsibility of the installer
. Proper installation procedures are prescribed by the Keating Service Manu
al.
6.
In the event of unauthorized repairs or alterations to the Keating product.
7.
W
ith the use of sodium chloride in pasta vessels or harsh chemicals in fryer or pasta vessels.
O
THER
T
ERMS
AND
C
ONDITIONS
The Customer must provide proof of purchase from Keating.
This Limited
W
arranty is valid in the 50 United S
tates, its territories, and Canada, and is void elsewhere.
Keating products are sold for commercial use only
. If any Keating product is sold as a component of another product or used as
a consumer product, such Keating product is sold
As Is without any warranty
.
If any provision of this Limited
W
arranty is held to be unenforceable under the law of any jurisdiction, such provision shall b
e inapplicable in such jurisdiction, and the remainder of the warranty shall remain unaf
fected.
Further in such event, the maximum exclusion or limitation allowable under applicable law shall be deemed substituted for the u
nenforceable provision.
This Limited
W
arranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the S
tate of Illinois.
T
O
S
ECURE
W
ARRANTY
S
ER
VICE
All repair services under this Limited
W
arranty must be authorized by Keating or performed at Keating.
Authorization may be obt
ained by calling 1-800-KEA
TING within the Continental United S
tates,
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and Canada during normal business hours (7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Central
T
ime, Monday through Friday).
When calling, p
lease have the following information available: (1) name, address and
telephone number of the Customer; (2) location of product, if dif
ferent; (3) name, model number and serial number of the produc
t; (4) installation date; and (5) description of defect. Keating will then issue a service
authorization work order number to one of its approved independent servicing or
ganizations, or request the product or part be s
hipped to Keating for repair or replacement, as appropriate.
Any defective part subject to a claim
under this Limited
W
arranty must be shipped freight prepaid to Keating for testing and examination. Keating's decision as to th
e cause and nature of any defect under this Limited
W
arranty shall be final.
K
EA
TING
K
EA
TING
OF
C
HICAGO
, I
NC
., 1-800-KEA
TING
WWW
.
KEA
TINGOFCHICAGO
.
COM
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ARRANTY
