Defective lifting system, who pays?

2022-10-13 04:42:34

Was the lifting system part of the GU's delivery?

Yes, it was. Included in the offer…

2022-10-13 10:57:01

Then it's the general contractor's turn to replace them, yes. If it turns out during the removal that something is inside that doesn't belong there, further assessment is necessary. The pump has to be replaced anyway, before it completely fails one day.

2022-10-13 11:00:02

Then it's the general contractor's turn to replace them, yes. If it turns out during removal that something is inside that doesn't belong there, we have to see further. The pump has to be replaced anyway before it completely fails one day.

Yes, a new one is ordered. Let's see what happens then…

2022-10-13 12:16:04

I think you will have to pay for all of them, because 1. after the handover of the house, the burden of proof is on your side and 2. there is absolutely no warranty on rotating/movable parts. If it is something else, you also cannot prove that it was already defective at the time of the house handover (after all, it worked for 3 years). Unfortunately, your maintenance won’t help you either, even if, for example, the lifting system motor fails one day later. You can only hope for goodwill, but I don’t see any warranty claim here.

2022-10-13 13:00:24

I think you will have to pay for all of them, because 1. after handover of the house the burden of proof is on your side and 2. there is definitely no warranty on rotating/moving parts. If it is something else, you also cannot prove that it was already defective at the time of handover (after all, it worked for 3 years).
Unfortunately, your maintenance won’t help you either, even if the lifting system, for example the motor, gives up the ghost a day later.

You can only hope for goodwill, but I don’t see any warranty claim there.

Ok thanks. I’ll see what comes out of it.

2022-10-13 13:54:00

2. There is 100% no warranty on rotating/movable parts.

How do you come to that conclusion? As far as I know, there is a 5-year warranty on everything firmly connected to the house. I have never heard that it depends on whether the part rotates. Then heating and ventilation would also be excluded... Oh, and of course windows wouldn't be either, because they are also rotating/movable.

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