Warranties

STANDARD PRODUCTS* LIMITED WARRANTY

Standard Pipe PDF

This warranty only extends to the original Buyer of the products for a period of twelve (12) months from the original invoice date. Any claims must be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the circumstances giving rise to the claim.

Warranty Coverage - These Company products are warranted against defective materials or workmanship under normal use and service. This warranty is void if: (1) the product has been damaged by accident or unreasonable use, neglect, alteration, faulty or negligent installation, abuse, misuse or other causes not arising out of defects in material workmanship; (2) Damage or defects due to handling by carrier or Buyer or incurred during shipment; or (3) the product labeling or Company’s name has been altered or defaced.

Buyer’s Sole Remedy – At the sole option of the Company, the exclusive remedy of Buyer shall be the replacement of the defective product and return by Buyer of defective product, the return of defective product and repayment of the purchase price, or the return by Buyer of the defective product and the issuance of a credit which can be applied towards the purchase of additional Company products.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS - THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ON THE PART OF COMPANY INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USE, AND COMPANY NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SALE ON ITS BEHALF AND PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS EXCEPT THOSE MADE HEREIN HAVE BEEN MADE TO BUYER. COMPANY FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN.

Except in the case of Company’s sole negligence or willful misconduct, Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, agents, employees and representatives from and against any liability, claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, expense, including attorney’s fee’s and litigation costs, arising out of or in connection with the presence of Buyer’s employees or agents on Company’s premises or Company’s employees or agents on Buyer’s premises, the use of Company’s services, or the purchase, use or resale of products supplied by Company.

* Standard Products excludes products utilizing the Certa-Lok® restrained joint system, as well as all products within North American Pipe’s Agricultural Irrigation, Water Well, Mining, and Foundations Building Products market segment portfolios.

SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LIMITED WARRANTY

Specialty Pipe PDF

Standard Product Warranty: North American Specialty Products, LLC only warrants to replace, without charge, those of its pipe and fitting products proven to have manufacturing defects within 6 months of the date of delivery thereof; provided, however, that North American Specialty Products, LLC has first been given an opportunity to inspect the product alledged to be defective in order to determine if it meets North American Specialty Products, LLC’s specifications and if the handling, installation, and operating conditions have been satisfactory and in accordance with acceptable practices. Produtcs sold by North American Specialty Products, LLC which are manufactured by others are warranted only to the extent and limits of the warranty of the manufacturer. Owing to the widely varying conditions under which North American Specialty Products, LLC’s products are installed and used, North American Specialty Products, LLC cannot be and is not bound, and no person is authorized to bind North American Specialty Products, LLC, by any further warranty whatsover.

Nonstandard Product Warranty: North American Specialty Products, LLC only warrants to replace, without charge, those nonstandard pipe products proven to have manufacturing defects with respect to dimensional requirements within 6 months of the date of delivery thereof; provided, however, that North American Specialty Products, LLC has first been given an opportunity to inspect the product alledged to be dimentionally defective in order to determine if it meets North American Specialty Products, LLC ’s dimensional specifications. Products sold by North American Specialty Products, LLC which are manufactured by others are warranted only to the extent and limits of the warranty of the manufacturer. Owing to the widely varying conditions under which North American Specialty Products, LLC’s products are installed and used, North American Specialty Products, LLC cannot be and is not bound, and no person is authorized to bind North American Specialty Products, LLC, by any further warrantly whatsover.

Solvent Weld Pipe Disclaimer for Both Standard and Nonstandard Products: Because North American Specialty Products, LLC cannot be assured that solvent weld pipe will be installed by persons fully acquainted with the proper assembly and installation techniques involved and the limitations upon such techniques caused by variations in installation conditions, North American Specialty Products, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY EXPENSES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER CONNECTED WITH OR ARIXING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF ANY SOLVENT WELD JOINT OR BY DEFECTIVE SOLVENT USED IN MAKING SUCH JOINT. This disclaimer does not apply to factory-made solvent welds.

Threaded Pipe Disclaimer: Claims sent to North American Specialty Products, LLC for pipe which fails to thread proerly into a purchased coupling supplied by a manufacturer other than North American Specialty Products, LLC, or which leaks upon threading into said coupling, must be accompanied by the coupling in question in order for North American Specialty Products, LLC to properly evaluate the claim. NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, LLC WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY EXPENSES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES WHATSOVER CONNECTED WITH OR ARISING FROM OR CAUSED BY AN OUT-OF SPECIFICATION COUPLING.

Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability: THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY EXPENSE OR REMOVAL OR REINSTALLATION RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT, INCLUDING ANY DIMENSIONAL DEFECT INVOLVING NONSTANDARD PRODUCTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONMAY NOT APPLY TO CUSTOMER. THE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY COMPANY GIVES CUSTOMER SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND CUSTOMER MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. NO FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRIBUTOR OR DEALER OF COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THESE WARRANTIES.

MOLDED FITTINGS LIMITED WARRANTY

Molded Fittings PDF

LIMITED WARRANTY/SOLE REMEDY.
SELLER WARRANTS THAT IT HAS GOOD TITLE TO THE GOODS SOLD BY IT AND THAT THE GOODS CONFORM TO ANY WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS OR DESCRIPTIONS ISSUED BY SELLER FOR THOSE GOODS, OR AGREED UPON IN WRITING BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER. SELLER’S ENTIRE LIABILITY TO PURCHASER IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS IN RESPECT OF WHICH A CLAIM IS MADE AND COSTS OF TRANSPORT. IF GOODS SOLD TO PURCHASER FAIL TO CONFORM TO THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, PURCHASER MUST GIVE SELLER WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH NONCONFORMANCE (A)WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE TIME WHEN THE DEFECT WAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED, BUT (B) NOT LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE GOODS IN ANY EVENT, OR PURCHASER WAIVES ANY WARRANTY CLAIM OR OTHER CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS.

SELLER’S ENTIRE LIABILITY (AND PURCHASER’S ENTIRE REMEDY) ON ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF THE GOODS OR ITS REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE GOODS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS THAT ARE PROVEN DEFECTIVE AND COSTS OF TRANSPORT. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO, AND IS VOIDED BY, GOODS DAMAGED OR FAILED BECAUSE OF, OR BY USE WITH, MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES OR METHODS NOT APPROVED BY SELLER OR OTHER APPLICABLE INSTALLATION STANDARDS OR CODES; OR BECAUSE OF MISUSE; ABUSE; ACCIDENT DAMAGE IN TRANSIT; IMPROPER HANDLING OR INSTALLATION NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDED PRACTICES OR CODES; OR RESULTING CONSEQUENCES. MOLD, WELD OR FUSION LINES ARE NOT DEFECTS OR NON- CONFORMITIES.

PURCHASER AGREES THAT NEITHER SELLER NOR SELLER’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTORS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE (A) FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT,  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHETHER RESULTING FROM SELLER’S NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOODS SOLD TO PURCHASER, NOR (B) FOR ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, SUITS AND PROCEEDINGS WHICH MAY BE INSTITUTED IN RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING CLAIMS, ACTIONS, SUITS AND PROCEEDINGS MADE BY SUBSEQUENT OWNERS AND USERS OF THE GOODS, NOR FOR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER TORT, NOR (C) FOR LOST REVENUES OR EARNINGS, LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OR DELAYS, LOST GOOD WILL OR REPUTATION, OR PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. IF IT IS FOUND THAT THIS REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, SELLER’S LIABILITY SHALL NONETHELESS BE LIMITED TO A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. THE EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SHALL BE DEEMED INDEPENDENT OF, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.

SELLER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY AT ANY TIME THE DESIGN OF PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS USED THEREIN WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH MODIFICATION WOULD BE A BREACH OF ANY SPECIFICATIONS OR DESIGN REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON IN WRITING BETWEEN SELLER AND PURCHASER.

SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE THE MANUFACTURE AND SELLING OF ANY PRODUCT AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT DECISION WOULD BREACH ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SELLER AND PURCHASER FOR SELLER TO SUPPLY PURCHASER WITH A FIXED QUANTITY OR VOLUME OF THAT PRODUCT, AND SELLER HAS NOT YET SATISFIED THAT QUANTITY OR VOLUME.

EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTY OTHER THAN THE LIMITED WARRANTY GIVEN ABOVE, WHICH IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY GIVEN BY SELLER. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY AND REMEDY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND EXCLUDES ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PURCHASER’S PURCHASE OF THE GOODS IS IRREVOCABLE PURCHASER HAS DECIDED THAT THE STANDARD OF THE GOODS IS FIT FOR PURCHASER’S PURPOSE.

PURCHASER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY FOR USE OR APPLICATION OF ANY GOODS, INCLUDING COMPONENTS THEREOF, OR WHETHER SUCH GOODS MEET REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES OR SAFETY CODES FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS.

THE WARRANTIES OF SELLER ARE NOT TRANSFERRABLE TO ANY SUBSEQUENT OWNER OF THE GOODS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THAT THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.