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BRITAHYDRATIONSTATION
LIMITEDWARRANTY
TERMSANDCONDITIONS.ThiswarrantyisprovidedbyHawsCorporation(Hereinreferredtoas“HAWS”).Thiswarranty
providesfor,atHAWS’ssolediscretion,theentirereplacementofaPointofUseWaterCooler(Hereinreferredtoas“POU
Cooler”)deemeddefectiveorreplacementofjustthedefectivepartsofthePOUCoolerinquestion.ThisLimitedWarranty
doesnotprovideforanylaborallowancestoDealertorepairdefectivePOUCoolers.ThisLimitedWarrantydoesnotoffer
coverageforcomponentsthatarenotfactoryinstalledsuchasdealer‐installedaccessoriesnotoriginallysoldbymanufacturer.
CustomeragreestonotifyHAWSinwritingifanynonconformity,defect,damage,contamination,orproblemwiththePOU
Cooler.
INSTALLATIONANDOPERATION.ThisLimitedWarrantyappliesonlywhenthePOUCoolerisinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewithHAWS’swritteninstructionsincludedwitheachunit.ItdoesnotapplytoPOUCoolers,whichonexamination
byHAWShavebeensubjectedtoaccident,modifications,reconditioning,abuse,misuse,misapplications,corrosivetype
atmospheres,abnormaluseordamagefromshippingandhandling.
WarrantyCoverage:
FIRSTTWOYEARS:HAWSwarrantsthecompletePOUCoolerincludingcompressor,hermeticallysealed
refrigerationsystem,faucetorfaucets,andelectricalcomponents(coldcontrol,compressor,overload/relay,heatband,and
hotcontrols)tobefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipundernormalusefor2years(24months)fromtheInvoice
date.HOWEVER,theFloatAssemblywithtubingiswarrantedfor1year(12months).Noincreaseoralteration,writtenor
verbal,ofthiswarrantyisauthorized.
THIRDYEAR:HAWSwarrantsthefollowingsystemandcomponentstobefreefromdefect.Coverageislimitedto
replacementofdefectivecomponentorreplacementofcompletePOUCooleratHAWS’soption,inanycase,thevalueofthe
WarrantyshallnotexceedthepurchasepricepaidforthePOUCooler.
REFRIGERATIONSYSTEMIncludesreplacementofthefollowinglistedparts:compressor,evaporator,
condenser,connectingrefrigerantlinesanddrier.
MinorRepairs.UponnotificationofadefectivepartandPOUCoolerserialnumberbydealer,HAWSwillreplacethepartsfree
ofchargeeitherprovidingtheactualpartsasreplacement,orissuingcreditforthepurchasepriceoftheparttothedealer
within30days.Dealeracknowledgesthatitmusthaveonlyqualifiedtechnicians,asdefinedbystateandlocalcodes,perform
anypartsreplacementorelsethewarrantysetforthhereinwillbevoided.Anylaborchargesandshippingcostsassociatedwith
minorrepairswillbetheresponsibilityofthedealer.
MajorRepairs/Refrigeration(SealedSystemRepairs).Uponnotification(toincludetheserialnumberandreasoncodefor
themajorfailure)ofamajordefectintherefrigerationsystem,HAWSwillprovidedealerareplacementPOUCoolerwithaone
(1)yearlimitedwarranty,onthesametermsandconditionsascontainedherein,atnochargeoncustomer’snextorder.Dealer
mustholdPOUCoolerswithmajordefectsfor30daysintheeventHAWSpersonnelneedtoinspectthecoolers.Dealermay
thereafterdisposeofthePOUCoolersatdealer’sexpense.
CUSTOMER’SOBLIGATIONS.Customermustprovideproofofinstallationdatewhenrepairisrequired.TheCustomeralsohas
theobligationandresponsibilitytoreturnthecompleteunittotheowner’sequipmentorservicecenterorclosestauthorized
distributor(HAWSatwww.BritaHydrationStation.com;or800‐766‐5612),ifthecompressor,refrigerationorwatersystemis
foundtobedefectiveduringthewarrantyperiod,atCustomer’ssoleexpense.
HAWS’SOBLIGATIONS.HAWS’sobligationunderthisLimitedWarrantyislimitedtosupplyingthepartsorissuingcreditfor
minorpartsortothereplacementoftheentirePOUCoolerorissuingcreditforthePOUCoolerdispenseroranypartofthe
POUCoolerwhichisexpresslycoveredbythisLimitedWarrantyasstatedabove,butonlyifHAWSdeterminesthatthePOU
Cooler,thepartorparts,andthepurporteddefectordefects,arecoveredbythisLimitedWarranty,inHAWS’ssolediscretion.
ThisLimitedWarrantycoversthePOUCooleronly.