
CERTIFICATE OF WARRANTY FOR ECOFLO®BIOFILTERS ST-500/650 and
STB-500/650 (-UV/H)
Premier Tech Environment 7/9 OWNERManST-STB-FdeV-UVH-Qc
Edition 2.0: 2007-01-31
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 purposes of this warranty, "Customer" shall mean the
person who has acquired (hereinafter called “Initial Purchaser”)
an Ecoflo®Biofilter ST-500, ST-650, STB-500 (with or without
UV treatment) (hereinafter called “STB-500(-UV/H)”) or STB-
650 (with or without UV treatment) (hereinafter called “STB-
650(-UV/H)”) as well as any subsequent purchaser (hereinafter
called “Subsequent Purchaser(s)”), according to the dispositions
of paragraph 8 of this present warranty. "Successor(s)" shall
mean any other person entitled to exercise Customer's rights
under the law.
2. Nature of Warranty
Premier Tech warrants to its Customer that the filtering media
of the Ecoflo®Biofilters ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H)
and STB-650(-UV/H) will function properly for a period of ten
(10) years starting on the date of purchase by the Initial
Purchaser.
Premier Tech also warrants the fibreglass components and other
components of the Ecoflo®Biofilters ST-500, ST-650, STB-
500(-UV/H) and STB-650(-UV/H), except for the Disinfection
Unit UVS-240/H included in model STB-500(-UV/H) and
STB-650(-UV/H), against any manufacturing defects for a
period of twenty (20) years starting on the date of purchase by
the Initial Purchaser. The Disinfection Unit UVS-240/H
included in models STB-500(-UV/H) and STB-650(-UV/H) is
guaranteed for (1) year, parts and labor, starting on the date of
purchase by the Initial Purchaser.
This warranty of effectiveness, sound manufacture and
durability is given by Premier Tech to the Customer in addition
to the legal warranty set out in Articles 1726 to 1730 of the
Quebec Civil Code, and is a conventional warranty applicable
under the terms and conditions of this warranty certificate. The
conventional warranty of Premier Tech is expressly limited to
the text of this certificate.
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
ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-650(-UV/H).
Such notice must be given by mail to Premier Tech’s head
office at 1, avenue Premier, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, G5R
6C1 or by facsimile at (418)-862-6642.
Upon receipt of this notice, Premier Tech will examine the
situation and, if necessary, take appropriate corrective measures
in accordance with the terms of the present 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, earthquake, flood, hurricane, landslide, explosion or
dynamiting;
(b) Any damage or problem caused by the fault or act of
a third party;
(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 ST-500,
ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-650(-UV/H) without
Premier Tech's prior written approval;
(e) Any damage or problem caused by the use of a septic tank
which does not comply with the applicable regulations and/or
with Premier Tech’s specifications, as described in this owner’s
manual.
(f) Any damage or problem, if it is demonstrated that the
Ecoflo®Biofilter ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-
650(-UV/H) has not been used in accordance with the
instructions and guidelines contained in the owner's manual;
(g) Any damage or problem, if the maintenance of the Ecoflo®
Biofilter ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-650(-
UV/H) has not been executed by a person authorized by
Premier Tech in accordance with the maintenance agreement;
(h) Any damage or problem caused by the fault or action 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 has
modified or changed the use of the property served by the
Ecoflo®Biofilter ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-
650(-UV/H) 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 and/or resulting of the
works performed in order to access to the Ecoflo®Biofilter ST-
500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-650(-UV/H), including
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, excavation,
snow-removal or demolition;
(k) Any damage or problem resulting from site’s and/or soil’s
prior condition not reported or not properly reported to Premier
Tech by the Customer or the person performing 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 ST-500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or
STB-650(-UV/H) sold, 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 to verify the situation, within a reasonable time
following receipt of said notice.
If the Customer carries out or causes to be carried out repairs,
or attempts to carry out any work or to apply corrective
measures of any kind whatsoever to the Ecoflo®Biofilter ST-
500, ST-650, STB-500(-UV/H) or STB-650(-UV/H) sold,
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.