Heating System Coverage (Gas/Electric Only) Rail
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Why Choose this Plan
Repairing a blower motor and wheel, fan/limit control switch and gas valve on your heating unit can cost an average of $1,561‡.
How a furnace heating system failure can affect your home:
- blower motor failure can mean the system won't supply enough heat
- broken circuit board could mean no heat
- lack of heat could cause pipes to freeze and induce water damage
As a homeowner, you are responsible for the heating system inside your home, and you will have to arrange and pay for any necessary repairs. This illustration shows a typical heating system found in your home. ‡National average repair costs as of January 2023. No charge for covered repairs up to your service call benefit amount.
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What's Covered
- Air scoops and aquastat
- Barometric damper
- Belts and pulleys
- Blower motors and assembly
- Circuit boards and circulators
- ECO safeties
- Fan and limit controls
- Fusible links and gas valves
- Ignition controls
- Inducted draft motor
- Blower and low water cutoff
- Main and pilot burners
- Pilots and thermocouples
- Pressure switch and regulator valves
- Relays, spill switches and transformers
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Overview
Overview
If your heating system suddenly fails, you could face many long, cold days trying to find reliable repair help in the busy winter months. HomeServe is here to help with affordable coverage to get your broken system back up and running.
Help protect yourself against the high cost of repairs with a heating system repair plan from HomeServe. Coverage includes the repair costs of most emergency breakdowns of the major covered parts of your home heating systems. All repairs are guaranteed for one year. -
Benefits
Annual Benefit
- Gas/Electric Heating System Only - $1,750
Service
- Gas/Electric Heating System Only: Multiple service calls up to annual benefit
Important coverage information
Eligible
- To be eligible, you must own the residential single structure or a unit within a structure
Not Eligible
- If your home is a recreational vehicle or otherwise intended to be moved; your property is used for commercial purposes; you know of any current problems with your system before enrollment; your system is shared with a 3rd party or covered by a homeowners' association or the like; has a furnace or boiler rated at inputs of 400,000 Btu/hr. or more; is installed on a roof, is a through-the-wall, hanging, geothermal heat pump, combination ambient heat/domestic hot water heating or oil unit; or is not installed according to manufacturer specifications. In IA, properties with more than 4 dwelling units are not eligible
Exclusions
- Air ducts, registers, air filters, zoning components and electronics, electronic air cleaners, flue venting, humidifiers, thermostats, thermostat wiring, air balancing, chimney maintenance or repairs, heating jacket, asbestos or other insulation, heat exchangers, leaking boilers, boiler distribution piping, radiators, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, wildlife, others or unusual circumstances. Costs on covered repairs may exceed the benefit limit, in which case you pay the difference between the cost and the benefit limit. Additional exclusions apply.
Benefit Details: Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to repair or replace the following broken or failed parts of a central forced-air furnace or circulating hot water system fueled by natural gas, propane, or electricity that has experienced an operational failure, for which you have sole responsibility, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence: Air scoops, aquastat, barometric damper, belts, pulleys, blower motors, blower assemblies, circuit boards, circulators, ECO safeties, fan controls, limit controls, fusible links, gas valves, ignition controls, induced draft motor, blower, low water cutoff, main burners, pilot burners, pilots, thermocouples, pressure switches, regulator valves, relays, spill switches, and transformers. Coverage provides for repairs or replacement of parts only. Your system will not be replaced.
Not Covered: Air ducts, registers, air filters, zoning components and electronics, electronic air cleaners, flue venting, humidifiers, thermostats, thermostat wiring, air balancing, chimney maintenance or repairs, heating jacket, asbestos or other insulation, heat exchangers, leaking boilers, boiler distribution piping, radiators, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, wildlife, others or unusual circumstances. Costs on covered repairs may exceed the benefit limit, in which case you pay the difference between the cost and the benefit limit. Additional exclusions apply. Disputes resolved by arbitration, without class action or jury trial, unless otherwise stated in your full Terms and Conditions.
Making a Service Call: Your plan starts the day your enrollment is processed. There is an initial 30-day waiting period before you can make a service call, providing 11 months of coverage during the first year. Upon renewal/reactivation (if applicable), there is no waiting period.
Cancellation: Cancel any time by calling HomeServe. If you cancel within 30 days of your start date, you will get a full refund (less claims paid, where applicable). Cancellations after the first 30 days will result in a pro-rata refund (less claims paid, where applicable).
Renewal: The plan is annual. Unless you cancel, your plan automatically renews annually at the then-current renewal price and is billed monthly through your utility bill. Charges for the HomeServe program will be billed on your Black Hills Energy bill. Failure to pay the total amount of the charges owed on your Black Hills Energy bill may result in cancellation of your HomeServe program.
Frequently asked questions
HomeServe USA Repair Management Corp. (“HomeServe”), with corporate offices located at 601 Merritt 7, 6th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, is an independent company separate from Black Hills Energy and offers this optional service plan as an authorized representative of the contract issuer, National Home Repair Warranty, Inc., 59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10038. Your choice of whether to purchase this service plan will not affect the terms of your service or your ability to purchase your utility service from Black Hills Energy. Black Hills Energy and HomeServe entered into an agreement to introduce these plans to Black Hills Energy’s customers.
Heating System Coverage (Gas/Electric Only) for only $6.64/mo.