8.0WARRANTY
8.1Warranty Terms
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter, Seller (GE Osmonics, Inc. or any of its authorized subsidiaries) warrants to the original purchaser (hereafter the “Buyer”) that the products manufactured by Seller are free from defects in material and in work- manship for twelve (12) months from the Warranty Commencement Date (as defined below) only when used strictly in accordance with the applicable operating instructions and within the range of the operating conditions specified by Seller for each such product. This Warranty does not extent to equipment or components manufactured by others into which a Seller product has been incorporated or to equipment or components which have been incorporated into a Seller product but, if allowable, Seller hereby assigns, without warranty, to the Buyer its interest, if any, under any warranty made by the manufacturer of such equipment or component. This Warranty does not cover disposable items such as fuses, lamps, filters, cartridges, or other such disposable items, which must be replaced periodically under the normal and foreseeable operating conditions of the goods warrant- ed hereby.
8.2Warranty Commencement Date
The Warranty Commencement Date for each Seller product shall be the later of the date of: (1) receipt by the Buyer, or (2) the date of installation at the Buyer’s premises provid- ed that such installation must occur within three (3) months of shipment from the Seller’s manufacturing facility in Minnetonka, Minnesota. In no event shall the Warranty Commencement Date exceed three (3) months from the shipment from the Seller’s man- ufacturing facility. The Buyer shall provide proof of purchase in order to exercise rights granted under this Warranty. If requested by Osmonics, the Buyer must also provide proof of the installation date. Proof of installation shall be returned by Buyer to Seller within thirty (30) days after installation by virtue of supplying a Warranty Validation Card sup- plied with each Seller product fully completed and signed in ink by Buyer and the autho- rized installer of the product.
8.3Warranty Service
SELLER’S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT (AT SELLER’S SOLE OPTION) OF ANY PRODUCT, OR COMPO- NENT THEREOF, PROVED TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL OR WORKMAN- SHIP WITHIN THE COVERED WARRANTY PERIOD. The Buyer. at the Buyer’s risk and expense, shall be responsible for returning such product or component, upon obtain- ing a Return Goods Authorization (RGA) number from the Seller, freight prepaid, and in conformance with any special packaging and shipping instructions set forth on the opera- tion documentation or RGA instructions, or as otherwise reasonably required, to the Seller’s address set forth below, together with (1) RGA number issued by Seller at Buyer’s request; (2) proof of purchase and, if necessary, proof of installation date; (3) a descrip- tion of the suspected defects; (4) the serial number of the Seller product alleged to be defective; and (5) a description of the type of water pretreatment equipment which has been utilized in connection with the product, if any. Seller shall, in Seller’s reasonable
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