Warranty
General Information
Standard
Limited
Warranty
Other Conditions
of the
Limited Warranties
How to Obtain Warranty
Service
The warranties
provided
by BSH Home Appliances
Corp. in this Statement
of Limited
Warranty
apply only to the BSH Ventilation
Hood ("hood") and Internal Blower sold to
you, the first using purchaser,
provided that the hood and blower were purchased
(1)
for your use and not for resale and (2) in the United States or Canada and is located in
the country of purchase.
As used in this Statement of Limited Warranty, the term "Date
of Installation"
shall refer to the earlier of the date the hood and internal blower are
installed or ten (10) business days after the date the hood and internal blower are sold
to the first using purchaser, the warranties
stated herein apply only to the first using
purchaser
and are not transferable.
Standard
Limited Warranty
BSH warrants that its hood and internal blower are free
from defects in materials
and workmanship
for a period of twelve (12) months from the
Date of Installation.
During the warranty period, BSH or its authorized
service center
will repair or replace, at its sole option, any hood or internal blower that proves to have
been defective under conditions
of normal use without charge. All removed
parts and
components
shall become the property
of BSH, at BSH's option. All replaced and/or
repaired parts shall assume the identity of the original part for purposes of this war-
ranty and this warranty
shall not be extended with respect to such parts.
Other Conditions
of the Limited Warranties
The warranties
provided in this Statement
of Limited Warranty exclude
defects or damage resulting from (1) use of the hood or
internal blower in other than its normal and customary
manner (commercial
use of the
hood or internal blower shall not be deemed normal or customary),
(2) misuse, abuse,
accidents or neglect, (3) improper
operation,
maintenance,
installation
or unauthorized
service, (4) adjustment
or alteration
or modification
of any kind, (5) a failure to comply
with applicable
state, local, city, and county electrical
and/or building codes and (6)
external forces such as floods, fires, acts of God or other circumstances
beyond
BSH's control. Also excluded from this warranty are scratches
and damages
on exter-
nal surfaces
and exposed
parts of the hood and internal blower on which the serial
numbers
have been altered, defaced
of removed.
To the extent allowed by law, this
warranty sets out your exclusive
remedies with respect to products covered by it,
whether the claim arises in contract or tort (including
strict liability and negligence)
or
otherwise.
BSH will not be liable for consequential
or incidental damages,
losses, or
expenses.
THIS WARRANTY
IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS
WARRANTIES.
ANY WARRANTY
IMPLIED
BY LAW, WHETHER
FOR MERCHANTABILITY
OR FIT-
NESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE
OR OTHERWISE,
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE
ONLY FOR THE PERIOD THAT THIS EXPRESS
WARRANTY
IS EFFECTIVE.
No
attempt to alter, modify, or amend this warranty
shall be effective unless authorized
in
writing by an officer of BSH.
How to Obtain Warranty
Service To obtain warranty service for the hood ot internal
blower, you should contact the nearest BSH autorized
service center or the BSH
Customer
Support
Call Center, 1901 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614, 1-800-944-2904.
Please have your model number and serial number when you call. They are printed
on the inside left panel of the hood and the bottom
of the internal blower.
Notice To California
Owners
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA
OWNERS
If your hood or internal blower needs warranty
service and there is no authorized
BSH service center reasonably
close to you, you
may notify the BSH reseller from whom you purchased
the hood or internal blower. If
the BSH reseller fails to repair or replace the defective
parts, or partially refund your
purchase
price (where applicable),
you may have the hood or internal blower repaired
at any large appliance
repair shop or center and you will be reimbursed
for all reason-
able expenses
provided the costs are substantiated
in writing and the work performed
is covered
by this warranty. BSH shall not reimburse
any repair costs hereunder
which
exceed the depreciated
value of the hood or internal blower.
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