Product Warranty Policy

Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, LLC (SVE) provides the following limited warranty from the date of invoice to the initial purchaser of our products or to its customer with a dated proof of purchase:

I. Two-year coverage (unless otherwise indicated below) applies to all products, components and assemblies provided by SVE that prove to be defective in material or workmanship. Any such defective product will be repaired or replaced at SVE's option, with the defective product or component returned, upon approval, to SVE, F.O.B Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.

II. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

a. Failure, damage or malfunction as a result of:

  • i. Improper installation or installation not in accordance with installation instructions.


  • ii. Operating conditions that vary from SVE's operating instructions.


  • iii. Misuse, abuse, negligence, alteration, or accident.


  • iv. Transporting the product.


  • v. Improper operation or lack of appropriate or regular maintenance of the product.


b. Loss of time, inconvenience, loss of use of the product or other consequential or incidental damages.

c. Parts that need replacement due to normal wear and tear.

d. Superficial or cosmetic rust or corrosion.

e. Any product whose name plate has been removed.

Products with warranty periods that differ from the standard 2-year warranty are as follows:

  • Poly Housings - 25 years
  • Fiberglass Housings - 15 years
  • Low-intensity Tube Heater Exchange Tubes - 5 years
  • Heavy-Duty Industrial Wash-Down Fans (with VWD motors) - 3 years
  • K-Series, 2-Stage, Compact and Stainless Steel Tube Heaters - 1 year
  • Quartz and Zubri Heaters - 1 year
  • BIGDOG™ Fans - 1 year
  • Shutter Motors and Aluminum Riveted Fan Blades - 1 year
  • Epoxy Line Wash down fans (with EWD motors) - 1 year
  • Evaporative Cooling Pads - 180 days
  • HotZone® Electric Elements - 120 days
  • Quartz Bulbs - 90 days
  • Evaporative Cooling Pads - 90 days
  • Tuff & Gusty Fans - 90 days
  • Any product or part noted as an exception to the standard 2-year warranty in the product's operating manual.

SVE reserves the right to add or delete products from this exception list at any time.

THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF USE.

SVE reserves the right to change product design and specification without prior notice or liability.

The above constitutes the sole warranty offered by Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, LLC.

Effective Date: March 1, 2010
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