Warranty - Champion A Series Operating And Service Manual

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Champion (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,
made with good material and workmanship. No warran-
ty 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 recommenda-
tions of the Company.
4. Components or accessories manufactured, war-
ranted 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.
1. The power end is warranted for 24 months from
date of start up, or 27 months from date of ship-
ment to the Purchaser, whichever occurs first.
2. Expendable wear parts such as, but not limited to,
rings, valves, packing and filters are warranted for
material conformance and workmanship only.
Normal wear or corrosion are specifically ex-
cluded. Nonconforming material must be identi-
fied to the Champion Factory Warranty Depart-
ment within twelve months of machine startup or
15 months from date of shipment.
3. All other components are warranted for 12 months
from date of startup or 15 months from date of ship-
ment to the Purchaser, whichever occurs first.
Note: Deterioration or wear occasioned by chemical
and/or abrasive action or excessive heat shall not
constitute manufacturing defects.
LABOR TRANSPORTATION AND INSPECTION
The Company will provide labor, by Company repre-
sentative 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.
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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
service personnel is not provided 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
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 War-
ranty 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 startup 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 WARRAN-
TY 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 CONSE-
QUENTIAL 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
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.
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