1. With respect to the multiwall polycarbonate sheets, A & C Plastics Inc. warrants the following for 10 years:

a) For a period of ten years from the original purchase date of the sheets, the deterioration of the degree of transparency will not be higher than 6% according to ASTM 01003 in comparison with the original sample.

b) The degree of yellowing according to ASTM 01925 will not change more than 10 delta in comparison with the original sample within 10 years from the original purchase date.

c) During the guarantee period, hail will not break multiwall sheets. Breakage caused by hail is when at least one of the surface walls shows holes caused by hail.

This warranty does include a clause against breakage caused by hailstones which has been developed according to tests run on our sheets. Artificial hailstones with a diameter of 20 mm have been shot against the surface of the sheet with a speed of 21 m/s and no breakage occurred under these testing conditions.

The optical characteristics mentioned at [a] and [b], above, refer to clean and scratch free samples.

2. The warranty period is limited to 10 years from the time of purchase of the sheet material from A & C Plastics Inc..

3. The extent of A & C Plastics Inc.’s warranty obligation is restricted as follows:

a) A & C Plastics Inc. is, at its discretion, obliged to replace all the defective material FOB. Houston, TX or Colorado Springs, CO (whichever branch the material was shipped from) or to reimburse the price to the buyer.

b) This warranty does not include re-installation or fabrication expenses or any other direct or indirect loss which may result from sheet failure, improper storage, neglect or misapplication of the product.

c) This warranty does not apply to sheets that have been formed, molded or heat treated.

4. This manufacturer’s warranty is only valid within North America.

5. This manufacturer’s warranty will become valid only if:

A & C Plastics Inc. when asserting claims resulting from this warranty.

a) the end user gives written notice presenting the invoice and submits samples of the defective sheet which include the code shown on the outer face of the sheets within one week after the defect was noticed.

b) the end user has allowed an inspection by A & C Plastics Inc..

c) the defective sheets were kept in stock, transported, processed, and installed in accordance with the technical information which A & C Plastics Inc. provided.

d) the sheets were used under normal conditions.

e) the sheets were no longer kept in place after the defect occurred.

6. This warranty is void if the defect was caused by improper handling. Such improper handling within this meaning shall be any non-compliance by the end user with the following provisions:

— The thickness of multiwall sheets installed, must be at least 5 mm;
— multiwall sheets must be protected against exposure to chemicals;
— When using multiwall sheets, scratching and denting is to be avoided;
— Incompatible connecting, fixing and tightening elements are not to be used;
— Neither incompatible adhesives nor incompatible sealing compounds are to be applied;
— When cutting multiwall sheets, heat and compression are to be avoided;
— multiwall sheets must not be exposed to sources of heat;
— The U.V. protected (coextruded) surface of multiwall sheets must be faced towards the sun;
— multiwall sheets are not to be exposed to adverse weather conditions on both sides;
— The bending radius may not be less than 150 times the sheet thickness;

THE WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANY OTHER CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE OR LOSS EITHER DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHATEVER THE CAUSE THEREOF, ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY. A & C PLASTICS INC.'S SOLE OBLIGATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPLACING THE SHEET OR REFUNDING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE, AT ITS OPTION, WHICH SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL A & C PLASTICS INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SHEET.".