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What A Home Warranty Will Not Cover



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span                            agent, be sure to ask what is and 
class="cap">Many        is not covered on your home       
people think that home          warranty specifically.

        
warranties are exclusive to new       

Most home warranties will      
homes. This is not accurate,          cover:

                        
although for many years home          

Air conditioning system

    
warranties were primarily             

Built in dishwasher

        
marketed for newly constructed        

Built in microwave

         
houses. Today, many people are        

Built in trash compactor

   
becoming more aware of home           

Ceiling fans

               
warranties for older homes.           

Central heating unit

       
Home warranties can either be         

Duct work

                  
purchased for the home by the         

Electrical systems

         
buyer or the seller of the            

Garbage disposal unit

      
property. A seller usually            

Plumbing systems

           
purchases a home warranty to          

Refrigerator

               
solidify a sale, increase the         

The oven or range

          
saleability and increase the sale     

Washer and dryer

           
price of the home. Buyers usually     

Water heater

               
purchase a home warranty when         

Most of everything else is not 
they buy an older home to cover       covered. This includes:

       
the cost of any unexpected, major     

Outdoor sprinkler systems

  
repairs.

                          

Outdoor water systems

      

Regardless of why you are          

Faucet repairs (unless         
purchasing a home warranty, it is     otherwise stated in the           
important to look at the coverage     policy)

                       
that is offered by the company.       

Spas (you can request/add this 
Coverage varies from company to       coverage in some cases)

       
company and state to state. When      

Pools (you can request/add     
you talk to a home warranty           this coverage in some cases)

  



Hot tubs (you can request/add      by your home warranty tops the    
this coverage in some cases)

      list for reasons your claim may   

Permit fees

                    be denied from the warranty       

Hauling away debris

            company. Code violations and      

Hauling away old                   improper installation are also    
appliances

                        included in reasons why your      

It is important to remember        request for a claim could be      
that some, or all, of these           denied. It's important that you   
following are not covered on a        check that your appliances are    
few select plans, so if you are       installed correctly and that your 
looking for this coverage, be         home meets the building codes.    
sure to ask for these items to be     Before you purchase a home with a 
included:

                         home warranty, have an inspection 

Washers (because they are not      done and be sure to find out if   
built in to the home and are not      the electrical and plumbing       
always included with a home.)

     systems are up to code. Unusual   

Dryers (because they are not       wear and tear on an appliance is  
built in to the home and are not      also a cause for non-allowance of 
always included with a home.)

     a claim with a home warranty      

Garbage disposals

              company. It is best that you ask  

Garage door openers

            your home warranty agent what     

Refrigerators

                  will deny coverage for a claim    

There are also several things      and have that put in writing with 
that could cause your home            your home warranty policy.

    
warranty to be invalid for a          

When you are talking to the    
claim, which is another thing you     agent for a home warranty, ask    
need to check on before you sign      for your policy in writing, as    
on the dotted line and pay for        well as anything else that you    
your home warranty. Improper          spoke about. For example, if your 
maintenance of the items covered      home warranty agent tells you     



that the garbage disposal is          be afraid to ask questions of the 
included in the warranty, be sure     agent who is selling you the home 
that is in writing in the             warranty, if you cannot get the   
policy.

                           questions you have answered, then 

It is important, too, to           it's best to look                 
remember that home warranty           elsewhere.

policies change from company to       end>About the                  
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companies. Never assume that two      writes about topics involving     
home warranty policies from two       insurance including companies are the same, or even       href="http://www.ahswarranty.com" 
similar, until you have compared      title="http://www.ahswarranty.com 
the policies (in writing).

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place to find yourself in. Be         Home                              
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agree to it and pay for it. Don't     




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