WARRANTY
North Safety Products warrants the Emergency Escape
Breathing Apparatus to be free from defects in materials and
workmanship. North's only obligation under this warranty will
be, at North's option, to repair or replace without charge the
apparatus or any of its components found by North to have
been defective during the warranty period, under the follow-
ing conditions:
1.
The warranty claim is made
i.
by the owner who purchased the apparatus new
from North or an authorized North distributor, as shown
on the completed Warranty Registration Card returned
to North and
ii.
not more than three (3) months after the end of the
warranty period.
2.
The apparatus or component (except the Pressure
Reducing Valve) is found by North to have been defec-
tive during the warranty period of one (1) year from
the date of purchase by the owner; for the Pressure
Reducing Valve, the warranty period is two (2) years
from the date of shipment by North.
3.
The apparatus or component is returned freight prepaid
to North, either to its factory in Cranston, Rhode Island,
or to a North authorized service center, and is thereafter
returned to the owner freight collect.
4.
This warranty does not apply
i.
to any apparatus or component found by North to
have become defective as a result of any accident, alter-
ation, misuse, abuse, servicing with parts not approved
by North, or
ii.
to deterioration or aging of any component made of
rubber or any other elastomer.
This warranty is made in lieu of the warranties of mer-
chantability, fitness for particular purpose, and all other
warranties, express or implied. The owner or user of this
product assumes all other risks, if any, such as the risk
of any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage
arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product.
This warranty may not be varied or extended except in
writing by an authorized official of North.
TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE
Warranty claims must be made in writing to the authorized
North distributor from whom the respirator was purchased.
The distributor will notify North and confirm shipping arrange-
ments. All warranty returns must be shipped prepaid.
All product returned must be cleaned and decontaminat-
ed prior to shipment. Products received by North covered
with asbestos or other contaminants will not be serviced, and
will be returned freight collect.
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