OPERATION&MAINTENANCEMANUALFORSHARPEMIXERSLIQUIDAGITATIONEQUIPMENTREADBEFOREUNPACKINGMIXERYOURMIXERHASBEENTESTEDANDSHAFTSTRAIGHTNESSVERIFIEDPRIORTOSHIPMENT.CAREFULHANDLINGOFSHAFTPRIORTOANDDURINGINSTALLATIONWILLENSUREPROPEROPERATION.THEFOLLOWINGCRITERIAMUSTBEADHEREDTOINORDERTOPREVENTDAMAGETOEQUIPMENTORSERIOUSINJURYTOOPERATINGPERSONNEL:WARNING•HIGHVOLTAGEANDROTATINGPARTSCANCAUSESERIOUSORFATALINJURY.ONLYEXPERIENCEDPERSONNELMUSTOPERATEORSERVICETHISEQUIPMENT.•NEVERENTERTANKWITHOUTLOCKING-OUTPOWERTOMIXER.•LOCKOUTPOWERPRIORTOREMOVINGANYGUARDSORSERVICINGANYPARTOFTHISEQUIPMENT,INCLUDINGINITIALINSTALLATIONAND/ORINSPECTION.•THISMANUALMUSTFIRSTBEFULLYREADANDUNDERSTOODPRIORTOINSTALLATIONBYALLPERSONNELINSTALLINGAND/OROPERATINGTHIS,ORNEARTHISEQUIPMENT.•NEVERUSETHISEQUIPMENTFORANYUSEOTHERTHANDESCRIBEDINTHEORIGINALPROPOSALANDAPPLICATIONBOXONTHEDATASHEET.•MODIFICATIONSUNAUTHORIZEDBYSHARPEMIXERSTOTHISEQUIPMENTMAYDAMAGEEQUIPMENTORCAUSESERIOUSINJURYTOPERSONNEL.CAUTION•ALWAYSREADTHESERVICEMANUALTHOROUGHLYBEFOREINSTALLATIONANDSTART-UP.•OPERATIONOFMIXERINAIRISNOTRECOMMENDED.•ALWAYSFOLLOWMOUNTINGRECOMMENDATIONSDESCRIBEDINORIGINALPROPOSAL.MIXERPLATFORMMUSTBESTABLE.•EXTENDEDOPERATIONOFMIXERWHENLIQUIDLEVELISATORNEARBOTTOMIMPELLERISNOTRECOMMENDED.•ALWAYSROTATETHESHAFTBYHANDTOVERIFYSTRAIGHTNESSPRIORTOOPERATIONINLIQUID.•ALWAYSCHECKASSEMBLYDRAWINGANDDATASHEETFORSPECIALOPERATINGSPEEDREQUIREMENTSIFUSINGAVARIABLESPEEDDRIVE.•ALWAYSFLUIDIZESETTLEDSOLIDSBEFORESTARTINGMIXER.•NEVERLIFTMIXERBYSHAFT.ANYEXCEPTIONSTOTHEABOVEMUSTBEAGREEDUPONINWRITINGBYSHARPEMIXERSANDNOTEDONTHEASSEMBLYDRAWING.SHARPEMIXERSP.O.BOX3906SEATTLE,WA98124(206)767-5660•FAX(206)767-9170(800)237-8815SHARPEMIXERSSTANDARDTERMS&CONDITIONSOFSALEInconsiderationofthemutualpromisesandagreementscontainedherein,thebuyer(“Buyer”)andSHARPEMIXERS,INC.(“SHARPE”or“WE”)herebyagreetothefollowingtermsandconditions;provided,thatthetermsandconditions(includingthepricequotations)shallonlybecomebindingonSHARPEuponthemailingorothertransmissionofSHARPE’sAcknowledgmentFormasdescribedinSection6Below.1.WarrantyWewarrantthatweshallrepairorreplace,withoutadditionalcharge,orrefundthepriceof,theproductsprovidedtotheBuyerherewith(collectively“Mixer”)iftheMixer(a)isdefectiveinmaterialsorworkmanship,(b)failstoprovidetheprocessresultsspecifiedinSHARPE’sproposal(“Proposal”),or(c)ifnoprocessresultsarespecifiedinSHARPE’sproposal,MixerfailstoprovidetheprocessresultsdescribedinBuyer’swrittenspecifications.WhilewewarrantthattheMixerismadefromthematerialsspecifiedintheProposaloritscommercialequivalent,WEDONOTGUARANTEETHEMIXERAGAINSTCHEMICALATTACKOROTHERDETERIORATIONDUETOEXPOSURE.THEFOREGOINGWARRANTIESEXTENDONLYFORTWELVE(12)MONTHSAFTERFIRSTINSTALLATIONOFTHEMIXERATBUYER’SFACILITYORFOREIGHTEEN(18)MONTHSAFTERITSSHIPMENTFROMSHARPE’SFACILITY,WHICHEVERPERIODISSHORTER.ADDITIONALLY,SUCHWARRANTIESAREEXPRESSLYINLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,ORALORWRITTEN,INCLUDINGTHEWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ANDOFALLOTHEROBLIGATIONSORLIABILITIESONTHEPARTOFSHARPE.THESEWARRANTIESSHALLNOTAPPLYTOFAILURESRESULTINGFROM(A)NORMALWEARANDTEAR,(B)ACCIDENT,NEGLIGENCE,ALTERATION,ABUSE,MISUSEORUSEINCONSISTENTWITHANYINSTRUCTIONSPROVIDEDASTOSTORAGE,HANDLING,MAINTENANCE,LUBRICATION,INSTALLATION,STARTUP,OPERATIONANDSAFETY,(C)IMPROPERINSTALLATIONAND/OR(D)INACCURATEAND/ORINCOMPLETESPECIFICATIONS,DESIGNCONDITIONSOROTHERDATAFURNISHEDBYORONBEHALFOFBUYER.WEMAKENOWARRANTYWHATSOEVERWITHRESPECTTOACCESSORIESORPARTSNOTSUPPLIEDBYSHARPE.2.LIMITATIONOFREMEDIESBuyer’sremedyforbreachofanyoftheforegoingwarrantiesshallbelimitedtothosesetforthinSection1above;provided,WEwillnotberesponsibleforremoval,loading,installation,freightorsimilarrelatedexpensesinconnectionwithanyreplacement,repairorreturn.ThedeterminationofwhichsuchremedyshallbeapplicableshallbedeterminedbySHARPE,initssolediscretion.THEABOVESTATEDREMEDIESARESHARPE’SENTIREANDEXCLUSIVELIABILITIESANDBUYER’SEXCLUSIVEREMEDIESFORANYCLAIMFORDAMAGESINCONNECTIONHEREWITH.Bywayofillustrationandnotlimitation,innoeventshallwebeliableforanydirect,indirect,specialorconsequentialdamagesordelaywhatsoeverorlossofuse,andSHARPE’SliabilityundernocircumstancewillexceedthecontractpricefortheMixerforwhichliabilityisclaimed.AllclaimsforbreachofanyofSHARPE’SwarrantiesshallbebarredunlessBuyernotifiesSHARPEinwritingwithin30daysofdiscoveryofthebreach.WEshallnotberesponsibleforanyrepairsperformedbythirdpartiesunlesstheextent,termsandcostsofsuchrepairsareauthorizedbySHARPEinwritinginadvance.BuyershallbesolelyresponsibleforanyagreementthatBuyermakeswithitscustomerswhichiscontrarytotheforegoingprovisions.3.DELIVERY/SHIPMENTSUnlessotherwisequoted,shipmentsareF.O.B.shippingpoint.RiskoflossanddamagetotheMixershallpasstoBuyerupondeliverytothecarrierandatsuchtime,BuyershallbesolelyresponsiblefortheMixer.Wewillmakeeveryefforttoshiponthedatespecifiedinthecontract;provided,thatsuchdatesareapproximationsonly.Wewillnotbeliablefororpenalizedasaresultofdelaysinshipment,foranycause,includingbutnotlimitedtodelaysthatarebeyondo