Warranty Guide

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visible shape, as measured by the degree of bursting, opening
or untwisting of the tufts at the surface of the carpet. Texture
retention is measured against standardized rating scales ranging
from 5.0 (new or no change) to 1.0 (severe change), ISO Standard
9405-1990. To perform as warranted, this carpet must retain a
texture rating of at least 2.5 under warranted conditions. If, within
the warranty period, a texture rating of less than 2.5 occurs under
warranted conditions, Mohawk will handle such claims as stated in
the “Mohawk’s Limited Liability” section of this warranty booklet.
What Is Not Covered
The items listed in the “Carpet Warranty and Carpet Characteristic
Exclusions” section of this brochure are excluded from this
warranty.
Mohawk LayFlat™ Lifetime Limited
Dimensional Stability Warranty
(All Air.o
™
products)
Mohawk warrants that all Air.o products installed in accordance
with Mohawk’s published installation guidelines will remain
dimensionally stable for the normal life of the carpet from the
original date of installation. Dimensional stability, the failure of
which can lead to buckling, wrinkling, shrinking or curling, means
that the Air.o
™
carpet will not lose more than 3% of its recovered
extension per the STANDARD TEST METHOD DIMENSIONAL
STABILITY OF PILE YARN FLOOR COVERINGS DUE TO
MECHANICAL ACTION (PTL Method UE1117). If, within the
warranty period, the dimensional stability fails under the warranted
conditions, Mohawk will handle such claims as stated in the
“Mohawk’s Limited Liability” section of this warranty booklet.
What Is Not Covered
In addition to the warranty exclusions listed in the “Carpet Warranty
and Carpet Characteristic Exclusions” section of this brochure, also
specically excluded from this warranty is any dimensional stability
issues which result from damage to the backing system during
installation, from improper seaming, from heavy furniture or from
over-wetting due to improper cleaning, ooding or any other over-
wetting cause.
Mohawk Limited Lifetime Anti-Static Warranty
(All SmartStrand
®
Forever Clean, Wear-Dated
®
, UltraStrand
®
,
EverStrand
®
, Air.o
™
, Forever Fresh, and PermaStrand
®
products)
Mohawk warrants that this carpet will not generate static greater
than 5.0 kilovolts (using AATCC Test 134-79) for the life of the
carpet from the original date of installation. If static greater than 5.0
kilovolts is generated, Mohawk will handle such claims as stated in
the “Mohawk’s Limited Liability” section of this warranty booklet.
What Is Not Covered
The items listed in the “Carpet Warranty and Carpet Characteristic
Exclusions” section of this brochure are excluded from this
warranty.