REC Warranty

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REC Warranty Conditions - REC N-Peak Products
Rev B  . Ref: NE
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Limited Warranty Certificate for REC N-Peak solar panels
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(Limited Warranty)
(valid as of October , )
This Limited Warranty covers all the above named REC solar panels (as defined above
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) delivered to REC customers on or aer October ,
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, and is valid in all member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) only.
REC SOLAR PTE. LTD. (hereaer the ‘Warrantor’ or ‘REC’) issues the following voluntary warranty to the end-user who purchased the
Product in one of the states mentioned above and put the Product into use for the first time (the ‘Original End-User’). In addition to the
rights under this Limited Warranty, the Original End-User may be entitled to statutory warranty rights under applicable national laws
which shall not be affected or limited in any way by this Limited Warranty.
I. Product Warranty
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, for a period of  years from the date of purchase by the Original End-
User (not exceeding a maximum period of . years from the date of production as identified on the Product), REC warrants that the
Products:
• Are free from defects in material and workmanship if installed and used in accordance with the installation instructions available to
download from www.recgroup.com; and
• Will remain safe and operational if cable and connector plugs are installed professionally and are not permanently positioned in
water; provided however, that damage to the cable caused by abrasion on a rough surface due to insufficient fixing or to unprotected
running of the cable over sharp edges is excluded. Damage caused by animals is also excluded; and
• Will not experience freezing up of the aluminum frames if installed correctly.
The outer appearance of the Product, including scratches, stains, rust, mould, discoloration and other signs of normal wear and tear,
which occurred aer delivery or installation, do not constitute defects, provided the functionality of the Product is not affected. Glass
breakage constitutes a defect only if not caused by any external influence.
If a defect (or serial defect
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) occurs during the Warranty Period affecting the functionality of the Product, REC will, at its sole option:
• Repair the defective Product; or
• Replace the Product with an equivalent product; or
• Refund the current market price of an equivalent product at the time of the claim.
II. Power Output Warranty
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, REC warrants that the actual power output of the Product will reach at
least  of the nameplate power output specified on the Product during the first year (calculated from the date of production as
identified on the Product). From the second year, the actual power output will decline annually by no more than . for a period of 
years, so that by the end of the th year, an actual output of at least  of the nameplate power output specified on the Product will
be achieved.
This Power Output Warranty covers only reduced performance due to natural degradation of the glass, the solar cell, the embedding
foil, the junction box and interconnections under normal use.
If the Product does not reach the warranted power output levels set out above when measured by the Warrantor or by an accredited
independent measuring institute
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agreed to prior to testing by the Warrantor, under standard test conditions (IEC ) and taking into
account a ± tolerance range, then REC will, at its sole option:
• Repair the Product; or
• Replace the Product with an equivalent product or to supply additional panels as necessary to achieve the warranted percentage of
specified power output; or
• Refund the current market price of an equivalent product at the time of the claim.
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Including product variants with one or more of the suffixes: Black, Q, and excluding panels showing Q, as part of the product name.
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This warranty is also valid for products delivered to REC customers before October , , which were held in stock by the customer, and were commissioned aer
October , , on installations of less than  kW size only. In such cases, proof of system commissioning must accompany the claim submission.
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Serial defects can only be confirmed by REC as a serial defect event in accordance with REC standards of serial defects.
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Examples: Fraunhofer ISE, TÜV Rheinland, UL or equivalent as discussed and agreed by REC prior to testing.
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