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Over a decade ago, when we first bought this house brand spanking new, it came with a homeowner's warranty for 5 years. Once that warranty expired I went ahead and kept it going. Sometimes it's frustrating to shell out 60 bucks a month for what appears to be no good reason. However when shit does break, and it will, they come out and replace whatever needs replacing, for a $75 service fee.
So far that warranty has replaced a hot water heater, a furnace, a handful of circuit breakers, a toilet, a fridge ice maker, and an air conditioner unit.
At this very moment I am sitting at a hot ass house, waiting for the AC guy to come on Thursday to replace the compressor. That's one of the curses of the home warranty, they come and do the work when they damn well please. Our air went out a week and a half ago. They sent a guy out for 75 bucks and he did a diagnosis. He found out that it was the compressor. He put in an order, and the home warranty company had to approve the order. Then they had to order the part. And... now I'm waiting for them to come and put the part in. All the while my little family has had to endure sweltering heat.
When it's all said and done though, we will have paid about $200 for a $1,500 + job.
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