Warranty Guide

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STAINMASTER
®
CARPET LIMITED WARRANTIES
medications, drain cleaners and plant food), urine, feces, vomit,
appearance or color changes due to burns, pets, tears, cuts, pulls,
shading or pile reversal, fading, furniture depressions, snags or
athletic equipment.
LIFETIME ANTI-STATIC LIMITED WARRANTY
For the expected life of your carpet, it will not generate static greater
than 5.0 kilovolts (using AATCC)
(2)
Test Method 134. If INVISTA
determines that your carpet does not meet this anti-static limited
warranty, INVISTA will repair your carpet. If a repair cannot be
reasonably made, INVISTA will replace the affected area.
TEXTURE RETENTION LIMITED WARRANTY
During the applicable Warranty Period, the surface pile of your
carpet when installed over carpet cushion meeting the standards
described below will not, under normal residential use, show a
significant loss of carpet pile texture from the carpet tufts bursting,
blooming, opening or losing their twist.
• Texture retention is defined as the ability of carpet tufts to
retain their visible shape and not burst, bloom, open or lose their
twist, and is measured by using an international standardized
rating scale.
(3)
• This warranty is limited to loss of texture from foot traffic,
resulting in tufts bursting, blooming, opening or losing their
twist which cannot be corrected.
• If INVISTA determines that your carpet’s texture rating is
below the minimum standards for the reasons described above,
INVISTA will, at its sole option, repair or replace the affected
area of the carpet.
• In the U.S. carpet must be installed over cushion which
meets the HUD UM 72a, Class 1 standards. This certification
sets minimum standards for carpet cushion for density (lbs./
ft3), thickness (in.), weight (oz./sq.yd.), and other physical
characteristics which determine performance.
• In Canada, carpet must be installed over cushion which meets
all the minimum parameters as per CGSB
(4)
Standard 20-GP-23M
entitled “Standard for: Cushion, Carpet, Flexible Polymeric
Material.” This standard sets minimum standards for carpet
cushion padding for density (kg/m3), thickness (mm), and other
physical characteristics which determine performance.
This limited warranty specifically excludes damage from pets or
such things as tears, pulls, cuts, pilling, burns, furniture casters,
athletic equipment, vacuum marks or heavy wheeled devices.
Changes in appearance caused by matting, crushing, soiling,
shading or pile reversal, cornrowing, rippling, delamination, fading,
furniture depressions or snags are also specifically excluded.
ABRASIVE WEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
During the applicable Warranty Period, your carpet will not incur
Fiber Loss from Abrasive Wear (as hereinafter defined) by more
than 10% in any area. “Fiber Loss from Abrasive Wear” is defined
as actual loss of fiber, due to abrasion, from the surface pile of
the carpet. If INVISTA determines that your carpet has incurred
Fiber Loss from Abrasive Wear, INVISTA will, at its option, repair or
replace the affected areas of your carpet.