TEN YEAR WARRANTY

Policarb | FOR RESISTANCE ON WEATHERING AND BREAKAGE

The PoliCarb^® sheets and the Arcoplus^® modular panels are warranted 10 years starting from the purchase date, on the following conditions.

A) WEATHERABILITY

The change of yellowing index established in accordance to ASTM D 1925 standard should be less than 10 delta after 10 years, in relation to the original value.

• Light transmission established by the EN 410 ed. 04/98 standard, will not be inferior to 6% after 10 years in comparison to the original value.

B) BREAKAGES

The 10 years warranty refers to the following properties:

• No breakages due by the direct effects of weather conditions and hail impact.
• In this warranty the term “impact” refers to a hail simulation test, that shall be done on a sample of damaged product, during which no breakages occurred with the impact of 20 mm. diameter polyamide spheres with a velocity of 21 m/s. .

The warranty does not include any other causes of impact failures.

C) WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS

c.1 The warranty is available only for PoliCarb^® sheets and modular panels ArcoPlus handled, stored, installed and preserved according to Dott. Gallina s.r.l. recommendations, and they should not have been in contact with chemical or corrosive substances .

c.2 The warranty is available for the PoliCarb^® sheets and the Arcoplus modular panels installed with the U.V. protected side correctly exposed to the sun light.

On the sheets and the panel’s surfaces there must be no scratches or abrasions.

c.3 The warranty is applicable to the Policarb sheets with a minimum thickness of 6 mm. and to the ArcoPlus^® U.V. protected modular panels. This warranty is available for transparent, opal and bronze coloured sheets and panels, installed vertically or in a sloping way.

c.4 Every request of application of the following warranty must be submitted directly from the Customer, within 10 days from the defect appearance, to Dott. Gallina S.r.l., including the following documents: sale invoice, complete product code, defective quantity, copy of the warranty certificate issued by Dott. Gallina S.r.l., declaration that the conditions set forth in the warranty have been fulfilled.

c.5 The mentioned warranty is applicable to the products sold and installed in the European Community.

D) WARRANTY EXCEPTIONS

A cause of warranty cancellation would be not following one or more of the following recommendations and instructions:

• The ArcoPlus^® modular panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets should be installed per our instructions and with the UV protected side exposed externally.
   
• The ArcoPlus^® panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets have to be stored in an are protected by U.V radiation and rain before use.
   
• The ArcoPlus^® panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets have to be protected from chemical and corrosive substances.
   
• The ArcoPlus^® panels and the Policarb^® sheets can not to be scratched or dented and care has to be exercised when handling.
   
• The ArcoPlus^® panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets can not be thermoformed, curved by heating or modified by tools or techniques which could compromise their characteristics or cause flaws.
   
• The ArcoPlus^® panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets can not be sealed or cleaned with unsuitable substances.
   
• On the ArcoPlus^® panels and the PoliCarb^® sheets you must not use gaskets and/or clamps unsuitable with the product.
   
• The modular panels ArcoPlus^® and the PoliCarb^® sheets have to be curved per the technical instructions of Dott. Gallina S.r.l..
   
• The warranty is not applicable in case of damages caused by accidental events or vandalism.
   
• The warranty is not applicable if the customer does not submit all the documents mentioned in point c.4 or if the customer does not allow inspection at the installation site or does not send a significant sample to Dott. Gallina s.r.l. in order to allow the respective analyses.
   
• The costs of installation, removal, transportation or damages to third parties are excluded.

E) LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY

 If the request of warranty application is exhibited in the warranted period, and the damage is reliable, Dott. Gallina S.r.l. will provide free of charge materials in substitution in accordance to the following table:

In the case that Dott. Gallina S.r.l. can not provide the claimed sheets in reasonable time, may, only on its unquestionable judgment, refund the original purchase cost in accordance to the above mentioned table.

F) COMPETENT COURT

For any dispute, exclusively the Turin Court of Italy is competent.

ANY OTHER CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE OR LOSS, EITHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, WHATEVER THE CAUSE THEREOF, ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY.

The official warranty document is published by dott. Gallina, Italy in the Italian language

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