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Similar to an insurance deductible, this is the amount that you pay out of pocket. The deductible is collected at the time of service and may be applied toward the cost of the covered repair or replacement. Most plans offer multiple deductible options, so you can choose to pay more per month for the plan and have a lower deductible; or vice versa.
What is a Deductible?
Defined as items designated by the manufacturer, manufactured and marketed solely for installation and use in a residential, single-family dwelling.
What is Domestic-grade?
Defined as a yearly service contract that covers the unexpected repair or replacement of home systems and major home appliances when they break down.
What is Home warranty?
Includes air conditioning unit, heating unit, water heater and individual appliances, such as refrigerator, dishwasher and ceiling fans.
What are some Item examples?
Defined as the total time for which an item is technically designed to operate from its date of purchase and is expressed in years.
What is Item lifetime?
A machine that cools and dries air
What is Air conditioner?
Designed to remove dirt and debris from homes and buildings, sending dirt particles through tubing installed inside the walls to a collection container in a remote utility space.
What is a Central Vacuum System?
A ceiling fan is a fan mounted on the ceiling of a room or space, usually electrically powered, that uses hub-mounted rotating blades to circulate air.
What is a Ceiling Fan?
Also referred to as optional coverage. For an additional small, monthly cost, other home items, such as a pool, spa, well pump and septic tank, can be covered under your home protection plan.
What is additional coverage?
Also known as home protection plan or home service plan. Defined as items designated by the manufacturer, manufactured and primarily marketed for installation and use in commercial operations.
What is Commercial-grade?
A mechanism for maintaining temperatures at an acceptable level; by using thermal energy within a home, office, or other dwelling.
What is a Heating System?
A submersible electrical device that removes any excess ground water to the outside of the home.
What is a Sump Pump?
A combination in a single cabinet of a washing machine and a clothes dryer.
What is a Clothes Washer/Dryer?
A motorized device that allows your garage door to open and close. Most openers are used by either a switch on the garage wall or alternatively by a remote control operated by an owner.
What is a Garage Door Opener?
Is a system used to cool down the temperature in an inside space by removing the existing heat and moisture from the room.
What is Air Conditioning?
A small machine in the kitchen sink that breaks down waste matter so that it does not block the sink.
What is a Garbage Disposal?
An appliance that combines both an oven and a stovetop. When it comes to cooking, you bake, roast and broil in the oven, while you sear, boil and stir fry on the stovetop/cooktop.
What is a Oven/Range/Cooktop?
A refrigerator with an integrated ice makers to provide plenty of ice, without taking up space in your freezer or home.
What is a Refrigerator with Built-in Icemaker?
Is a network of conductors and equipment designed to carry, distribute and convert electrical power safely from the point of delivery or generation to the various loads around the building that consume the electrical energy.
What is an Electrical System?
Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system.
What is a Water Heater?
A bathtub that has self-contained water jets that help relax and massage muscles. Water or air powers the jets and are designed to massage your body for a more therapeutic soak, with an emphasis on providing you comfort.
What is a Jetted Bathtub?
The system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building
What is the plumbing?
They reduce the number of times you have to take out the trash and change out your trash bag. Unlike regular trash cans, they use force from either a motor — or in the case of manual compactors your arm — to compress the garbage to give you more room in the trash bag
What is a Built-in Trash Compactor?
A kitchen appliance used to automatically wash dishes. Dishwashers are connected to a home's electrical and water which provides it with power to wash dishes.
What is a Dishwasher?
Microwaves that are designed to be installed into your kitchen cabinets or into a fixed wall to free up counter space and create an integrated look to your kitchen.
What is a Built-in microwave?