Whirlpool 3360464 - Manual (Page 23)

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5.1
Warranty By K.I.C. Limited
K.I.C. warrants to the original purchaser for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase
that the article identified by the serial label/plate is free of defects in material and workman­
ship under normal use and service, subject to the provisions of clauses 1 to 13 herein below:
1.1 At any time within the warranty period K.I.C. will cause to be replaced or repaired any part
found by K.I.C. to be defective.
1.2 K.I.C. shall have an unfettered discretion to have a part/parts repaired as opposed to having
same replaced.
2. In the event of a defect to an article requiring to be remedied in terms of this warranty, pro­
vided the article is in a locality no further than 50 kilometres from a K.I.C. branch or the
nearest K.I.C. designated repairer, no charge in respect of travelling expenses will be levied.
Outside the 50 kilometre radius the purchaser will be liable to K.I.C. or the repairer for travel­
ling time and travelling expenses in accordance with the prevailing rate of charges from time to
time of K.I.C. or its designated repairer (whichever may be applicable), such charges to be
levied only as regards the excess kilometres travelled beyond the 50 kilometre radius, the said
charges to apply mutatis mutandis to the service engineer’s return journey.
3. Anything to the contrary herein contained notwithstanding, the defect must be due entirely to
faulty materials or faulty manufacture.
The warranty excludes defects caused to the article arising from a failure to adhere to instruc­
tions given in this booklet, incorrect voltages or faults in the electrical power system, damage
caused by lightning strikes, misuse or abuse of the article, use of the article for purposes other
than that for which it was designed, fire, flood, war, civil disturbance, industrial action, act of
God, or any other cause beyond the reasonable controls of K.I.C.
K.I.C. shall not, under any circumstances whatsoever, be liable for any damages sustained
due to failure of operation or malfunctioning of the article, nor for consequential damages of
whatsoever nature, howsoever arising.
5.2 Without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, K.I.C. shall not be liable for any
damages arising from the malfunctioning and/or damage of/to the article arising from foreign
objects finding their way into the working parts of the article, e.g. a coin blocking a washing
machine pump.
6. The warranty does not apply to fuses, styli, external plugs, cables, globes, plastic, rubber, and
glass parts, nor will it apply in the event of an article designed for normal domestic use being
used for commercial, industrial, or any other purpose for which it was not designed.
7. This warranty shall furthermore not be applicable should the article be dismantled/serviced/
repaired/modified in any way by anyone other than K.I.C. or its designated repairer or any
party authorized by K.I.C. thereto, nor in the event of the defacement or renewal of the serial
label/plate.
8. The warranty shall apply to the article only while same is still owned and possessed by the
original purchaser and provided that it was purchased and retained for use in the Republic of
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Transkei, Ciskei, Venda,
Bophuthatswana, Lebowa.
9. Any defective part which has been replaced shall become the property of the repairer.
10. In the case of a cash sale (as opposed to a credit agreement subject to provisions of the
Credit Agreements Act, 1980, or any amending or substituted legislation) this warranty
replaces any liability of K.I.C. at common law in respect of latent defects.
11. Repairs effected or parts replaced in terms of this warranty will be subject to warranty only foi
the duration of the balance of the original warranty period relating to the article.
12. The purchaser hereby acknowledges that no representations or warranties other than those
set out herein have induced the purchaser to purchase this article, or form part of the contract
of purchase and sale of this article.
13. Evidence as to the date of purchase must be produced by the purchaser at the material time
to obtain the benefit of this warranty.
PART NO. 3360464 Rev. A
© 1995 Whirlpool Corporation * Registered Trademark of Whirlpool, U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A.