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Cautionary Statement
09/2005
Application Guide Caution
NOTE: This application guide provides information on typical hose applications. Actual results may vary due to variances in the
operating conditions involving temperature, chemical resistance, working pressure, etc. Please refer to the specifcations printed for each product in
this catalog, along with information regarding chemical resistance and our Cautionary Statement, to better insure successful results.
Information from page 6
CAUTIONARY, WARRANTY & APPLICATIONS
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Because we continually examine ways to improve our products, we reserve the right to alter specifications OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS without prior notice.
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All Products sold and distributed by Accufex Industrial Hose, Ltd.
are in the nature of commodities and they are sold by published
specifcations and not for particular purposes, uses or applications.
Purchaser shall frst determine their suitability for the intended
purposes, uses or applications and shall either conduct its own en-
gineering studies or tests, or retain qualifed engineers, consultants
or testing laboratories and consult with them before determining the
proper use, suitability or propriety of the merchandise or Products
for the intended purposes, uses or applications.
Accufex Industrial Hose, Ltd. (“Seller”) does not recommend the
Products for any particular purpose, use or application, and the
Purchaser or user thereof shall assume full responsibility for the
suitability, propriety, use and application of the Products. Purchaser
shall follow all instructions contained in Seller’s catalogs, brochures,
technical bulletins and other documents regarding the Products.
The Products, including but not limited to, hose, tubing or couplings,
may fail due to the use or conveyance of substances at elevated or
lowered temperatures or at excessive pressure, the conveyance of
abrasive, injurious, fammable, explosive or damaging substances.
Hose or tubing used in bent confgurations will be subjected to
increased abrasion. Hose clamps or couplings may loosen after
initial installation and all sections of hose and tubing including
connections, couplings, clamps, conductivity and bonding should
be inspected frequently, regularly and consistently, and should be
replaced, adjusted or re-tightened for the avoidance of leakage,
for the prevention of injuries or damages, and for general safety
purposes. Except as indicated in its Limited Warranty, Seller shall
not be liable or responsible for direct or indirect injuries or damages
caused by or attributed to the failure or malfunction of any Products
sold or distributed by it.
Purchasers or users of the Products should frequently and consis-
tently undertake inspections and protective measures with respect
to the use and application of Products, which should include the
examination of tube and cover, conditions of the hose or tubing, and
the identifcation, repair or replacement of sections showing crack-
ing, blistering, separations, internal and external abrasions, leaking
or slipped couplings or connections and make proper proof tests.
Limited Warranty
The Products sold or distributed by Seller are warranted to its cus-
tomers to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the
time of shipment by us, subject to the following provisions.
ALL WARRANTY CLAIMS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN SIX (6)
MONTHS AFTER SELLER SHIPPED THE PRODUCTS. SELLER’S
LIABILITY HEREUNDER IS LIMITED AT SELLER’S EXCLUSIVE
DISCRETION, TO 1) THE PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY PROD-
UCTS PROVING DEFECTIVE; 2) REPAIR OF ANY DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT OR PART THEREOF; OR 3) REPLACEMENT OF ANY
DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR PART UPON ITS AUTHORIZED RE-
TURN TO SELLER.
THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTH-
ERWISE CREATED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF
THE PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS,
WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM THE
NEGLIGENCE OF SELLER AND/OR THE MANUFACTURER OF
THE PRODUCT, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN.
IN ADDITION, THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
PRODUCTS OR PORTIONS THEREOF WHICH HAVE BEEN
SUBJECTED TO ABUSE, MISUSE, IMPROPER INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, OR OPERATION, ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR
ABNORMAL CONDITIONS, AND TO PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE
BEEN TAMPERED WITH, ALTERED, MODIFIED, REPAIRED, RE-
WORKED BY ANYONE NOT APPROVED BY SELLER, OR USED
IN ANY MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THE “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT” ABOVE OR ANY INSTRUC-
TIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED WITH OR FOR THE
PRODUCT.
The trademarks contained in this publication are trademarks of Kuriyama of America, Inc. and Kuriyama Canada, Inc.