
Certificate of Warranty for Ecoflo®Biofilters
Premier Tech Aqua 7/9 Ecoflo®– Owner's Manual – QC
Edition: 2014-07-08
1. PREAMBLE
Premier Tech Technologies Ltd. (hereinafter called
"Premier Tech") is proud to provide its customers with an
exclusive wastewater treatment system guaranteed by an
innovative Warranty.
For the application and interpretation of this Warranty,
"Customer" shall mean the person who has purchased an
Ecoflo®Biofilter (with or without disinfection tertiary
treatment) (hereinafter called “Initial Purchaser”), for a
residential installation, as well as any subsequent
purchaser (hereinafter called “Subsequent Purchaser(s)”),
in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of this
Warranty. "Successor(s)" shall mean any other person
entitled to exercise the same rights as the Customer under
the law.
2. NATURE OF THE WARRANTY
2.1. Ecoflo®Biofilter
Premier Tech warrants the filtering media of the Ecoflo®
Biofilter (parts and labour) for a period of ten (10) years
from the date of purchase by the Initial Purchaser (proof of
purchase required) provided the septic tank installed
upstream from the Ecoflo® Biofilter is equipped with an
effluent filter that complies with the regulations.
Premier Tech also warrants the shell and other
components of the Ecoflo®Biofilter (parts only), except for
the components described in section 2.2 below, for a
period of ten (10) years from the date of purchase by the
Initial Purchaser (proof of purchase required). The first two
years of the warranty also cover the labour.
2.2. Pump, floats, alarm box and junction box
The pump, floats, alarm box and junction box included with
the Ecoflo®Biofilter are guaranteed for two (2) years (parts
only), from the date of purchase by the Initial Purchaser
(proof of purchase required). The first year of the warranty
also covers the labour.
Premier Tech's conventional Warranty is expressly limited
to the text of this Certificate and valid provided the Ecoflo®
Biofilter was installed in accordance with applicable
regulations and with the manufacturer's recommendations.
3. NOTICE
For this Warranty to be valid, the Customer must notify
Premier Tech in writing immediately upon the appearance
of any indication of an anomaly or irregularity in the Ecoflo®
Biofilter.
Such notice shall be mailed to Premier Tech's Head Office
at 1, avenue Premier, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, G5R 6C1,
CANADA or by facsimile at (418) 862-6642.
Upon receipt of this notice, Premier Tech shall examine the
situation and, if necessary, take appropriate corrective
measures in accordance with the terms of this Warranty.
4. GENERAL EXCLUSIONS
The following damages or problems are excluded from the
warranty:
(a) Any damage or problem caused by a fortuitous event or
“force majeure,” such as, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, an earthquake, a flood, frost, hurricane,
landslide, explosion or dynamiting;
(b) Any damage or problem caused by the fault or act of a
third party including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the execution of landscaping work;
(c) Any damage or problem arising from a defective
installation carried out by a person trained by Premier
Tech, or any installation, modification, correction or
addition carried out by a person not trained by Premier
Tech;
(d) Any damage or problem arising from any installation,
modification, correction or addition to the treatment
system carried out after installation of the Ecoflo®Biofilter
without prior written approval from Premier Tech;
(e) Any damage or problem caused by the use of a septic
tank that does not comply with the applicable regulations
and/or with Premier Tech's specifications, as described in
the Owner's Manual;
(f) Any damage or problem, if it is shown that the usage of
the Ecoflo®Biofilter was not in accordance with the
instructions and guidelines described in the Owner's
Manual;
(g) Any damage or problem, if the maintenance of the
Ecoflo®Biofilter was not carried out by a person authorized
by Premier Tech, in accordance with the Maintenance
Agreement;
(h) Any damage or problem caused by an omission or act
of the Customer or the Customer's Successors including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, refusal to
allow access to the system for maintenance;
(i) Any damage or problem, if it is found that the Customer
or the Customer's Successors have modified or changed
the use of the property serviced by the Ecoflo®Biofilter
resulting in the alteration of the nature or quality of
wastewater being treated and/or that constitutes a
violation of the applicable regulations;
(j) Any damage or problem caused by and/or resulting from
the work carried out to access to the Ecoflo®Biofilter,
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
excavation, snow removal or demolition;
(k) Any damage or problem resulting from condition of the
site or of the soil and not reported or not properly reported
to Premier Tech by the Customer or the person
undertaking the site investigation.
5. PARTICULAR EXCLUSIONS
It is further expressly understood that the Customer may
not carry out or cause to be carried out any repair or
verification of the Ecoflo®Biofilter sold to him, or attempt
to carry out any work or to apply any corrective measures
whatsoever to said work, before notifying Premier Tech in
accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this
Warranty and before Premier Tech has visited the site,
within a reasonable time following receipt of said notice, to
assess the situation.
If the Customer carries out or causes to be carried out
repairs, or attempts to repair or to apply corrective
measures of any kind whatsoever to the Ecoflo®Biofilter
sold to him without prior authorization by Premier Tech,
this Warranty shall be considered null and void and
Premier Tech shall be considered completely discharged
from any and all of its obligations under this Warranty.