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Why You Should Get a Plan
Replacing your sewer/septic line can cost an average of $6,633‡.
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 December 2024. No charge for covered repairs up to your service call benefit amount.
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What's Covered
- Locating the blockage or collapse
- Pipe replacement or repair
- Repair or replacement of seals and joints
- Unblocking
- Fitting external valves
- Fusing
- Welding
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Benefits
- $12,000 annual benefit amount
- Multiple service calls up to annual benefit
- 30-day review period with a money-back guarantee
- One-year guarantee on all covered repairs
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Overview
Water line breakdowns can disrupt your daily life, but a plan from HomeServe can help get your broken line fixed promptly by a local, trusted professional. Simply call the 24/7 emergency hotline to schedule a covered repair and we'll send help your way. Plus, you rest easy knowing your work is guaranteed for one year.
A repair plan from HomeServe gives you peace of mind when an unexpected water line emergency happens, helping to restore your home's fresh water supply, with no out-of-pocket expense to you for covered repairs up to the benefit amount. Protection covers all types of pipes, regardless of age or material.
Important coverage information
Eligible
- To be eligible, you must own both the residential single structure and the land it is located on
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 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, camera inspection or any other proactive test without resolution
Exclusions
- Non-conforming drain lines, septic/collection tanks, leaching fields, grinder pumps, branch lines, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, 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 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. Repair or replacement of non-functioning backflow prevention devices is also included.
Not Covered: Non-conforming drain lines, septic/collection tanks, leaching fields, grinder pumps, branch lines, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, 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 with your same payment terms.
Frequently asked questions
HomeServe NA Insurance Services (“HomeServe”), also known as Home Emergency Insurance Solutions, California License #0F79326, with corporate offices located at 45 Glover Ave, 6th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06850, is an independent company separate from Alameda County Water District, and offers and administers this optional home protection plan as an authorized representative of Virginia Surety Company, Inc., 175 West Jackson Blvd., 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, the home protection plan issuer. See reverse for plan details.
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