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water heater out- have homeshield warranty

Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:23 pm
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16165 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:23 pm
Checked breaker. Checked limit switch. now I'm in the frick it mood and I'm about to file a claim with home shield

Anyone have any experiences with them? How screwed am I with this "warranty" I pay every month?

This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:29 pm
Posted by bountyhunter
North of Houston a bit
Member since Mar 2012
6333 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm to
It depends what plumber they assign to you. I find the lead time for most home warranty repairs to be longer for just about anything. On the bright side if the water heater is totally jacked then you come out a winner in the end; just be prepared to not have the option to renew at the end of the warranty period. They do not like major repairs.
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:26 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
57312 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:24 pm to
Just buy one
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
15782 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:25 pm to
Hot water heater? Why do you reheat your hot water?
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 8:26 pm
Posted by p0845330
Member since Aug 2013
5700 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:25 pm to
You got ripped the F off in the first place if someone sold you a device to heat hot water.
Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR
TX
Member since Jan 2005
16312 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:25 pm to
quote:

Hot water heater


Why are you heating hot water?
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:27 pm to
You'll pay for deductible and they will come fix it or replace it. If replaced they will probably replace it with an old used water heater Fyi
This post was edited on 2/23/17 at 7:39 am
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16165 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:31 pm to
Which would defeat the purpose of paying monthly for a warranty.
Posted by airfernando
Member since Oct 2015
15248 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:49 pm to
Most electric water heaters have 2 heating elements. It's not likely they both quit working at the same time. It's possible one was already not working. Otherwise, you have just one heating element or the problem is something simple.
quote:

Checked breaker.
You can't accurately check a breaker with an eye test. You should completely turn the breaker off and then back on.
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16165 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:56 pm to
I did
Posted by Tactical Insertion
Member since Feb 2011
3205 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 8:59 pm to
How long have you been paying the warranty before this happened?
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14054 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:03 pm to
how much do you pay per month, and for what services.

i have seen their commercials, but 99.999999999% of these type of companies end up having to go before a court, on criminal charges.

If you buy one urself, get an energy reduction one, not only did local electric company give me 300, but gas also gave me 300. It is classified as both, since some dealio has to be plugged in. And were saving pretty good money on it, monthly.

Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
14865 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:03 pm to
I have had good experience with their plumbers
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16165 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:05 pm to
2 and a half years now

$58/month. I actually know the contractor that's been assigned my claim so that makes me feel better.
This post was edited on 2/22/17 at 9:08 pm
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 10:19 pm to
I only paid $30 for a brand new 60gal with my warranty. Best $30 I ever spent
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56028 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 10:56 pm to
you should be ok with the warranty...the good thing about them is that you are generally not going to come out of pocket for more than the deductible, regardless of what the problem is.

the negative that I have seen is that the service personnel that come out to do the repairs are often pushed to just patch your junk to keep the thing running while a better way may be to go ahead and do more extensive repairs to prevent future callouts. for instance, my home warranty co wanted to keep adding Freon to my AC and charging me the deductible every time instead of having the leak found and fixed.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 2/22/17 at 11:47 pm to
The repair guys I have had out ask me if I want something fixed, or if I want them to say it's broken
Posted by Supermoto Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2010
9927 posts
Posted on 2/23/17 at 6:21 am to
American Home Shield is legit.
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
24584 posts
Posted on 2/23/17 at 6:25 am to
quote:

" I pay every month?

Lord please keep me from being this dumb.
Posted by Shepherd
Member since Nov 2009
2947 posts
Posted on 2/23/17 at 7:18 am to
It's a container that uses components to heat water. Unless the container fails (leaks), I see a repair in you future vs a replacement.
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