TSNBDSC Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 ... not too thrilled with them ... any other options out there ? !!! ... is it worth it ? ... pay $586 per year with a trade service call fee of $60 per visit ... thanks, tom ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ... not too thrilled with them ... any other options out there ? !!! ... is it worth it ? ... pay $586 per year with a trade service call fee of $60 per visit ... thanks, tom ... Not sure what you really get - sounds like you spend over $600 before you get anything at all. I had a home warranty that the real estate agent threw in for free when I bought my house. I used it when my furnace died the first year. Luckily there were no HVAC guys in their network near me so I got to pick my own. In reading the fine print the warranty said it would not cover my situation - the part that I needed to fix my furnace was no longer made so I needed a whole new one. I got lucky and somehow they agreed to a new furnace but the unit was so crappy my guy refused to put it in - said it would last 2 years tops before it died and was a POS. I was able to get the money that the crappy one cost and apply it to a better one and it's been running fine for the last 10 years. I was lucky in that I got some benefit and the warranty cost me nothing, but when it came time to renew you better believe I let that sucker lapse. Gotta read the fine print to see what is/isn't covered and then ask yourself how likely it is that you're going to get more than $600 out of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) I have AHS as it was thrown in as part of closing. I don't have any problem with them as I'm having issues with my furnace and they are helping me and checking in on the status of the problem often. We had a home inspection and nothing turned up at that point. Upon further inspection, the furnace is in such bad shape (doesn't work at all) I have to have it replaced. The seller of our home had to know how bad the furnace was (according to the HVAC guys) they think he threw in the one-year warranty to keep us off his back about the bad furnace. It'll cost us $400 to put a new one in but it has to be done. Cannot let the family freeze, y'know! Good luck with finding a new warranty company. Edited October 8, 2010 by Champaign Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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