Re: Home warranties and HVAC replacement
We bought a house with a warranty years ago. We asked the realtor what that meant and he said, "It means make sure you put money aside for repairs and replacement, it's practically useless." We found out the first week when the heat wouldn't turn on he was right. The company hired some HVAC business that was from over an hour away. They came out and said they needed a special part that would take at least a week to get. Meanwhile there was no way we could stay there and we were worried the pipes would freeze. We called a HVAC guy we already knew. He had the extremely commonplace part in his inventory and fixed it that day, it was stupid inexpensive.
When I called the warranty company they wanted to charge me for the first guys they sent out. I refused. I've never bothered with a home warranty since and warn everyone I know to stay away.
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