Chemglass AF-0349 Welch Vacuum Pump - Manual (Page 40)

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SECTION 11: WARRANTY / MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
11.01 Warranty
This Welch Vacuum product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship. This liability of
Welch Vacuum, Thomas Industries, Inc. under this warranty is limited to servicing, adjusting, repairing or replacing
any unit or component part which in the judgment of Welch Vacuum, Thomas Industries, Inc. has not been misused,
abused or altered in any way or damaged by ingestion of foreign material causing impaired performance or rendering
it inoperative. Foreign material includes solids, liquids, corrosive gases and recondensed water or solvent vapor. No
other warranties are expressed or implied. The method of executing this warranty: servicing, adjusting, repairing or
replacing shall be at the discretion of Welch Vacuum, Thomas Industries, Inc. Vacuum pumps that have been
operated within a vacuum system, or other system, for any period, however short, will be repaired under this warranty
rather than replaced.
The warranty is effective for one year from the date of original purchase when:
1. The warranty card has been completed and returned.
2. The product is returned to the factory or other designated service centers, freight prepaid.
3. The product in our judgment is defective through no action or fault of the user.
If the product has become defective through misuse, abuse, alteration or ingestion of foreign materials, repairs will be
billed regardless of the age of the product. In this event, an estimate of the repair costs will be submitted and
authorization of these charges will be required before the product is repaired and returned.