Section SPS 371.41 - System designer's warrantyAll new solar energy systems shall be covered by a system designer's warranty. The system designer's warranty shall meet or exceed the following requirements:
(1)TYPE AND DURATION OF WARRANTY. The system designer shall issue to every buyer a written warranty that meets the following minimum requirements: (a) A one year warranty on the entire solar energy system and the installation of the solar energy system.(b) A 5 year warranty on the collectors and the installation of the collectors.(c) The warranty shall specify those items covered and those items not covered.(d) The warranty shall begin the day the solar energy system is put into operation.(2)VOIDING OF A WARRANTY. (a) The warranty may specify reasonable installation and maintenance procedures, including specifications of incompatible components, and may state reasonable use conditions for the system designer's warranty to be effective.(b) The warranty may not be voided or in any way reduced by conditions that may occur in the normal operation of the solar energy system.(c) The warranty shall list any actions that will void the warranty.(3)NOTIFICATION. The warranty shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the customer service representative.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 371.41
Cr. Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86. By federal law, all warranties must be in accordance with the standards, terms and conditions specified in the Magnuson-Moss Warranty - Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, 15 United States Code, Sections 2301- 2312 (1976), and the regulations promulgated thereunder as found in 16 Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter G (1981). The requirements of this section are in addition to the federal warranty requirements.