About Your Warranty - Briggs & Stratton Home Generator Systems Operator's Manual

About Your Warranty

We welcome warranty repair and apologize to you for
being inconvenienced. Any Authorized Service Dealer may
perform warranty repairs. Most warranty repairs are handled
routinely, but sometimes requests for warranty service
may not be appropriate. For example, warranty service
would not apply if equipment damage occurred because of
misuse, lack of routine maintenance, shipping, handling,
warehousing or improper installation. Similarly, the warranty
is void if the manufacturing date or the serial number on
the equipment has been removed or the equipment has
been altered or modified. During the warranty period, the
Authorized Service Dealer, at its option, will repair or replace
any part that, upon examination, is found to be defective
under normal use and service. This warranty will not cover
the following repairs and equipment:
• Normal Wear: Outdoor Power Equipment and
engines, like all mechanical devices, needs periodic
parts and service to perform well. This warranty
does not cover repair when normal use has
exhausted the life of a part or the equipment.
• Installation and Maintenance: This warranty does not
apply to equipment or parts that have been subjected
to improper or unauthorized installation or alteration
and modification, misuse, negligence, accident,
overloading, overspeeding, improper maintenance,
repair or storage so as, in our judgment, to
adversely affect its performance and reliability. This
warranty also does not cover normal maintenance
such as adjustments, fuel system cleaning and
obstruction (due to chemical, dirt, carbon, lime, and
so forth).
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• Other Exclusions: This warranty excludes starting
battery, accessory parts, wear items such as oil
gauges, o-rings, filters, fuses, or spark plugs, etc.,
or damage or malfunctions resulting from accidents,
abuse, modifications, alterations, or improper
servicing or freezing or chemical deterioration.
This warranty excludes failures due to acts of
God and other force majeure events beyond the
manufacturers control. And this warranty excludes
used, reconditioned, and demonstration equipment;
equipment used for prime power in place of
utility power, equipment used in mobile or rental
applications, and equipment used in life support
applications.
Enclosure is warranted against surface rust and
corrosion for the first year of the warranty period.
Surface rust and corrosion is defined as any rust
or corrosion that has penetrated the paint but has
not penetrated through the metal substructure.
Enclosure is warranted against rust-through for the
first three years of the warranty period.
Rust-through is defined as rust or corrosion that
has penetrated completely through the paint and
metal substructure.
Enclosure is not warranted for surface rust or
corrosion or complete rust-through that may result
due to improper installation, damage to painted
surfaces that compromise the paint's corrosion
prevention properties, or if the unit is installed in
environments that expose the generator to high
levels of corrosive agents.
Warranty terms effective October 1, 2010 - replaces all undated Warranties and
Warranties dated before October 1, 2010.
313771E, Rev. -, 10 September 2010