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An AHS Home Warranty is a homeowner’s best defense against expensive repair and replacement bills.
An American Home Shield Home Warranty is a service contract that covers the repair or replacement of many of the most frequently occurring breakdowns of certain home system components and appliances. The service contract is a one year contract covering a multitude of systems and appliances needed for everyday life.
Here are a few of the key things to remember:
•No home inspection is required as a condition to purchase*
•The contract covers certain household system components and appliances regardless of age, make, or model*
•You pay a trade service fee for each occurrence, regardless of the actual cost to repair or replace the broken item(s)*
Our Basic coverage includes:
Heating Systems Plumbing Systems Electrical Systems
Water Heater Oven/Range/Cooktop Dishwasher
Built-in-Microwave Garbage Disposal Exhaust Fan
Ceiling Fans Plumbing Stoppages Ductwork
Or you can expand your coverage to include:
Central A/C Refrigerator Clothes Washer
Clothes Dryer Garage Door Opener Well Pump
Pool Spa
Several afforadable plans are available to fit your home and budget needs. These are the average replacement cost of some of your homes system components or appliances:
Other home warranty plans are probably similar.
I had a few different policies over the years, and probably would not buy another. The last one I had actually was AHS. I had 3 claims in a short time on a policy I had with them for several years, and they gave me nothing but grief.
On the last one, a water leak repair at the clothes washer connection to the plumbing, the company they sent "repaired" it, but I refused to use the washer, because I didn't think the "repair" was safe to use. AHS refused to have them come out again. I called code enforcement. The man came, took photos, wrote up 3 citations on the work done, and suggested I call the plumber, and then to contact AHS about their plumber. The plumber did fix it, but he was not happy. He actually scolded me for not talking to them before calling code enforcement. The thing is, I DID, and the owner insisted it was okay. It wasn't.
One was the dishwasher which again had to be "repaired" three times. They would not replace it until the last fellow wrote up an itemized list of each part, including (he said) nuts, bolts, washers, and the prices, to make them understand repair was more costly than replacing. They finally did replace the DW, but I wish I had gotten the money, added to it, and bought one myself.
The third was the water heater which simply would not supply enough hot water. They said it heats the water. It did, but I couldn't even take a 10 minute shower. There was not enough for dishes...I finally replaced the 15 year old water heater myself and didn't renew the policy.
FWIW, , I was told by that code enforcement officer that American Home Shield gave him problems, as well as other people he knew, and apparently are/were the defendants in (various) lawsuits.
