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Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage Rail
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Why You Should Get a Plan
Replacing your sewer/septic line can cost an average of $5,754‡.
If your sewer/septic line fails, it can cause:
- clogged/backed up drains inside your home
- sewage backed up in your yard
- sewage flooding in your basement
As a homeowner, you may be responsible for the sewer/septic line on your property, and you may have to arrange and pay for any necessary repairs. This illustration shows the repairs that are performed on this line and how much licensed and insured plumbers would typically charge. ‡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
- Locating the blockage or collapse
- Excavation to expose pipe
- Pipe replacement or repair
- Repair or replacement of seals and joints
- Unblocking
- Fitting external valves
- Fusing
- Welding
- Pipe cutting
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Benefits
Annual Benefit
- Exterior Sewer/Septic Line - $10,000
Service
- Exterior Sewer/Septic Line: Multiple service calls up to annual benefit
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Overview
The buried sewer/septic line on your property that carries wastewater away from your home can age, crack or leak due to simple wear and tear. This line can also get blocked and cause wastewater to backup into your home. Help get protection from time consuming and expensive repair costs with Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage.
When the buried sewer/septic line on your property cracks or leaks you can expect to experience clogged drains throughout the home, gurgling sounds from drains, backed up floor drains and possibly more. Help get protection from inconvenient and costly repairs with a home service repair plan from HomeServe.
Important coverage information
Eligible
- An owner of both a residential single structure permanently secured to the ground and the land it is located on
Not Eligible
- If your property is used for commercial purposes; you know of any current problems with your exterior sewer/septic line before enrollment; your entire exterior sewer/septic line is shared with a 3rd party or covered by a homeowners’ association or the like; your exterior sewer/septic line previously had roots removed or failed a smoke or dye test without resolution
Exclusions
- Septic/collection tanks; leaching fields; grinder pumps; non-conforming drain lines; branch lines; and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, others or unusual circumstances. Additional exclusions apply.
Benefit Details: Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to repair or replace a sewer line that has experienced an operational failure, for which you have sole responsibility, from the external wall of your home up to your utility’s responsibility, or septic line from the external wall of your home up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, including branch drains from the point they exit the home to the point they re-enter the home, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence.
Not covered: Septic/collection tanks; leaching fields; grinder pumps; non-conforming drain lines; branch lines; and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, others or unusual circumstances. 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.
Frequently asked questions
HomeServe USA Repair Management Corp. ("HomeServe"), with corporate offices located at 7134 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421, is an independent company separate from Dominion Energy, Inc.. Dominion Energy, Inc. is not responsible for the service plans offered by HomeServe and its affiliates. HomeServe offers this optional service plan as an authorized representative of the service contract provider, North American Warranty Inc., 175 West Jackson Blvd., 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604. Your choice of whether to participate in this service plan will not affect the price, availability or terms of service from Dominion Energy, Inc..
Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage for only $5.95/mo.