Bought this place in October... When I told my buyers agent that I wanted to get a home warranty, he bought one for us as a housewarming present. (Thanks, Lee!) And has it come in handy... The place has two heat pump units. One for downstairs and the other for upstairs. The downstairs unit started acting up in December and it was determined the circuitboard was morked. The unit was old enough that the parts were obsolete. They replaced the whole unit a month ago. Now the upstairs unit acted up, and it was determined that the air handler coil has a leak in it. Same deal. Too old for a replacement coil. In a couple of days they are replacing that unit also. My total cost? $75 for the initial service call. $175 for ductwork changes to fit new air handler. Charges that I was able to whine my way out of: $75 disposal fee (I'll dispose of it myself) $50 'recovery fee' (Freon recovery). I asked them why I was being charged to recover Freon that already leaked out.. They saw my point and backed off on the charge... So far, so good... Jeff
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17 years ago