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1. INSTALLATION AND PRODUCT PROTECTION
CRITERIA
1. Preamble
The Seller shall only be liable for the products sold if
the conditions set out below in point 2 of this Article.
The Seller’s liability is excluded if the assumptions
listed under item 3 below occur, or if the external
corrosion protection requirements listed under item 4
of this Article are not complied with.
2. Conditions
- Pipes and fittings must be installed in accordance
with the instructions in the Seller’s VARMO catalogue.
- No tampering or alteration of the products shall have
occurred after the period of manufacture, even if only
by accident.
- The ordered items must expressly bear the
trademarks.
3. Forfeiture
- Lack of or incorrect compliance with the rules of art
or the specific rules of good engineering.
- Use of material that has deteriorated and is therefore
unsuitable: aged or nicked, crushed pipe and
fittings,
etc.
- Use of materials not supplied by the Seller (pipes and
fittings).
- System built and set up by a non-specialised or
unlicensed heating installer.
- Failure to comply with the external corrosion
protection instructions in section 4 below.
Lack of installation test and documentation.
4. Indications for protection against external corrosion
In order to avoid malfunctions of the brass products, it
is recommended that they be installed and insulated in
an or otherwise protect them with suitable materials.
For their protection, anti-corrosion and waterproof
materials, which inhibit corrosion by possible
chemicals, and materials resistant to heat and ageing
should be used.
12. PRODUCT LIABILITY
In order to open a product liability claim, the Seller
must receive all information, including pictures of
the defective products in the area where they were
installed and one or more product samples.
Defect claims must be sent to the e-mail varmo@
general
fittings.it.
The Seller shall be given the opportunity, within 8
days from the date of the alleged damage and in any
case before any intervention to remedy it, to inspect
the state of the premises. In relation to limitation
periods for product liability, the Seller shall comply with
national and Community law.
13. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
The Buyer, through the Order, is responsible for
compliance with all safety and legal requirements
connected with the product purchased.
The Buyer shall inform GENERAL FITTINGS in advance
of the existence of legal or other requirements existing
at the place of destination of the goods, which relate
to the execution of the supply or the compliance
with safety or approval standards, and shall be fully
responsible for them.
The Seller is not responsible for any direct or indirect
damage to persons or things caused by improper
use of the product supplied. In any case, the Seller is
not responsible for any direct or indirect damage to
persons or things if the hypotheses foreseen in art. 11
of these general conditions under point 2 (Conditions)
are not respected or if one of the hypotheses foreseen
in art. 11 of these general conditions under point 3
(Forfeiture) exists.
Excluded from the Seller’s liability is damage due to
natural wear and tear, storage, improper maintenance,
non-compliance with installation, assembly or use
regulations, excessive stress, use of unsuitable means
of production, improper intervention by the Buyer or
other parties, use of non-original parts or other
causes not attributable to the Seller.
The Seller’s liability for product defects is in any case
limited to the repair or, at its discretion, to the free
replacement of products or parts of products that
are damaged or unusable due to faulty material or
construction or incorrect assembly instructions.
Repair or replacement shall be understood to be Ex-
works GENERAL FITTINGS. The replaced parts
replaced parts shall become the property of GENERAL
FITTINGS.
The purchaser may only withdraw from the contract
or demand rescission of the contract price if repair or
replacement of the disputed goods is impossible or if
GENERAL FITTINGS refuses to carry out the repair or
culpably delays
carry it out within a reasonable period of time.
In any case, GENERAL FITTINGS shall not be obliged
to compensate for any direct and/or indirect damage
suffered as a result of the purchase of the products
sold by it, such as: injury to persons or damage to
property caused by the use of the goods, loss of pro
fit,
damage claimed by third parties, etc.
These limitations of liability are not valid to exclude or
limit the Seller’s liability in the event of fraud or gross
negligence attributable to it or in the event that it is
liable pursuant to Article 114 of Legislative Decree No.
206/2005 Consumer Code.