Has anyone had positive/negative experiences with a particular Home Warranty company?

[Jayerdu]

They are all worthless. Ask for a credit instead.

[stan4]

Have One Guard.

Happy.

[TeamLynn]

No to OLD Republic.....don't use them.
I've had better customer luck with AHS, HWA, and One Guard.

[bluecomet]

Choice Home Warranty. Very unhappy! Had 49" ceiling fan with light go bad. Technician vey prompt and courteous. They agreed to replace fan. Going to send $70 to reimburse me for fan. They paid technician. You can't purchase 49" ceiling fan with light for $70. Plus almost 30 days and no $70 check!

[RemyLebeau]

Count me in the club saying AHS is worthless. Well, not worthless if a home owner literally doesn't know how to turn a screwdriver or watch a youtube video.

My home is older and when we bought it, the seller paid for a year of AHS.

Things AHS didn't/wouldn't cover:
Hot water heater unless I could prove a licensed plumber came out and drained the tank every year since the heater was installed. (Literally, who is going to pay a plumber a min 2 hour service charge to come out, hook a water hose up to the hot water heater, turn a knob, wait for the water to drain, turn the knob again and disconnect the water hose?)

The fan broke on my AC unit. Nope, not their problem even though I had AC coverage. I had to pay the service charge to be told no.

Had to replace the washer line going into my garage (where the washer/dryer is located). AHS noped me again, this time over the phone so that was nice.

What they did replace:

My guest bathroom light switch burnt while I was for work. The wife called AHS and they were happy to send someone out. When I got back she told me about it. It cost almost $100 to replace a $3 switch and 10 minutes of the guys time. Since then, I've replaced several switches and wall plugs. It's not hard at all.

The only good thing they did was when a fuse blew out in my breaker box. A guy came out and shut off power to my house so he could replace it. I asked how much would that have cost had I not had AHS and he said that he didn't set the pricing but $300-400? Maybe a little less?

When my renewal came up for AHS, it was just under $600 for the year. I said no. They asked why and I said the only things you people covered were simple fixes and everything has a loophole. Your company saved me money on 1 job...a job that would have cost me less than your premium.

Now, if your not comfortable replacing simple stuff then it would make sense to get a home warranty. Just don't expect it to cover a lot of the expensive stuff.

[RemyLebeau]

Originally Posted by bluecomet

Choice Home Warranty. Very unhappy! Had 49" ceiling fan with light go bad. Technician vey prompt and courteous. They agreed to replace fan. Going to send $70 to reimburse me for fan. They paid technician. You can't purchase 49" ceiling fan with light for $70. Plus almost 30 days and no $70 check!

What do you mean "you can't purchase a ceiling fan with a light for $70"?

Are you saying the $70 includes someone installing the ceiling fan?

I ask because I'm on Lowes website right now and they literally have 24 fans between 39"-52" with lights for under $70. And that doesn't include the sales they run every other month or so.

I bought 2 52" fans with lights and remote control, on sale, for $55 each last month.

If the installation is the pricing issue, I would recommend joining your neighborhood social media page. There are plenty of local companies that your neighbors can recommend who will install the fan for $20 or so.