Val-Matic Surgebuster Check Valve - Manual (Page 9)

LIMITED WARRANTY
All products are warranted to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date
of shipment, subject to the limitations below.
If the purchaser believes a product is defective, the purchaser shall: (a) Notify the manufacturer, state the alleged
defect and request permission to return the product; (b) if permission is given, return the product with
transportation prepaid. If the product is accepted for return and found to be defective, the manufacturer will, at his
discretion, either repair or replace the product, f.o.b. factory, within 60 days of receipt, or refund the purchase
price. Other than to repair, replace or refund as described above, purchaser agrees that manufacturer shall not be
liable for any loss, costs, expenses or damages of any kind arising out of the product, its use, installation or
replacement, labeling, instructions, information or technical data of any kind, description of product use, sample or
model, warnings or lack of any of the foregoing. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
MERCHANTABILITY, ARE MADE OR AUTHORIZED. NO AFFIRMATION OF FACT, PROMISE, DESCRIPTION
OF PRODUCT OF USE OR SAMPLE OR MODEL SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY FROM MANUFACTURER,
UNLESS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MANUFACTURER. These products are not manufactured, sold
or intended for personal, family or household purposes.
VAL-MATIC SURGEBUSTER LIMITED WARRANTY
Val-Matic Valve and Manufacturing Corporation warrants the Surgebuster to outperform any manufacturer’s normally equipped
Air Cushion, Weight and Lever Swing Check Valve with respect to surge pressure normally generated by check valve closure
for installations within the manufacturer’s published ratings of the valve with regard to pressure, temperature and installation
orientation. Should the Val-Matic Surgebuster fail to outperform any Air Cushion, Weight and Lever Swing Check Valve during
a period of twelve (12) months from the date of installation or eighteen (18) months from the date of shipment, whichever
comes first, Val-Matic shall pay for the cost of replacement of the Surgebuster with a comparably rated Air Cushion, Weight
and Lever Swing Check valve. This warranty is subject to the following restrictions:
1.
This warranty shall not apply when valve performance is or has been affected by misuse, abuse or negligence in either
installation, operation or maintenance.
2. This warranty shall not apply to the cost of maintenance, adjustment, or installation of the Surgebuster.
3. The Surgebuster shall not be operated outside the specifications as published by Val-Matic.
4. Notices of claims against this warranty must be sent via certified mail to Val-Matic within 15 days of the first instance of
an event giving rise to a possible claim against this warranty. Val-Matic shall have the right to test and adjust the
Surgebuster and any replacement valve in the customer’s application with the system operating thru full on/off cycles as
needed.
5. If the customer replaces a Surgebuster valve pursuant to this warranty, the installation and application of the new valve
must be identical to that of the valve being replaced in all respects, including, but not limited to, location and placement of
the Surgebuster valve. Val-Matic shall in no event be liable for costs or expenses in excess of the cost of the
replacement valve.
6. This warranty is limited to pressure surges generated by check valve closure under reverse flow conditions. It does not
apply to pressure surges generated by other system dynamics.
7. If, after the customer replaces the Surgebuster with a normally equipped Air Cushion, Weight and Lever Swing Check
Valve and Val-Matic tests such replacement valve in the customer’s application, such tests shows the Surgebuster valve
producing less surge pressure than the replacement valve, then the customer shall be responsible for the expenses
incurred by Val-Matic. If the tests show the Surgebuster valve, after adjustment produced more surge pressure than the
replacement valve, then Val-Matic shall reimburse customer for the documented cost of replacement of the Surgebuster
valve.
8. Val-Matic’s sole liability and the customer’s sole remedy under this warranty and for any and all other claims arising out
of the purchase and use of the Surgebuster valve shall be limited to replacement of the valve. In no event will Val-Matic
be liable for consequential damages even if Val-Matic has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This
warranty is expressly in lieu of any other expressed or implied warranties, including any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and any other obligation on the part of
Val-Matic.
9. If Val-Matic shall, at the request of the customer, render assistance of any kind in operating the valve, or any part of it, or
in remedying any defects at the time, the assistance shall in no case be deemed an acknowledgment on Val-Matic’s part
of a breach by it of this warranty, or excuse for any failure of the customer to fully keep and perform the conditions of this
warranty.
10. This warranty shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Illinois. Any actions brought to enforce this
warranty must be brought in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois. The prevailing party in any
litigation concerning this warranty shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the non-
prevailing party.