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What Does an AC System Warranty Cover?

Warranties can fall under a lot of descriptions but as a rule of thumb, a warranty of your new HVAC system covers all the parts, and in some cases labor and refrigerant, and even service fees if the correct extended warranty is bought in conjunction with your new HVAC system. If your new system breaks down from a manufacturer failure such as a shorted electrical part or a failed compressor it will be costly to fix without a warranty. If you have full parts and labor warranty such as the one, we offer at Air Authority, A Riteway Service Company, your service fees, parts, labor, and refrigerant are covered 100%.

What Does an AC System Maintenance Plan Cover?

What’s not covered with a warranty that is covered by a maintenance plan, may be confusing to some customers are items such as:

  • Dirty filters
  • Clogged drain lines
  • Dirty evaporator or condenser coils.

These simple maintenance items listed above can cause a lot of HVAC system failures. In some cases, these won’t be covered by your factory or extended warranty plan. It’s like buying a new car with an extended warranty plan for bumper-to-bumper protection for 100,000 miles. Great plan, right? Yes, it is, but if you fail to change the oil, change the brake pads, or perform regular maintenance recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle the warranty will not cover repairs associated with those maintenance items. Same with HVAC systems. Air Authority, A Riteway Service Company’s Maintenance plans can vary from plan to plan but in short, they are all designed to do the same thing.

Extend the life of your HVAC system and keep it running at full efficiency for as long as possible. Let’s face it we want our new HVAC system to work for a very long time because of the investments. There is a difference between warranty and maintenance that can get lost in translation during the buying process. To keep it simple:

  • Warranty plans cover all the stuff you paid for
  • Maintenance plans cover all the stuff people typically forget to keep up with

I get asked all the time “does this warranty plan cover tune-ups for the whole ten years also?” In simple- it does not. You still need to make sure you have purchased a proper maintenance plan to have your HVAC system inspected and tuned up regularly to protect the investment you have just made. HVAC systems are recommended to be inspected every 6 months, typically once in the spring to make sure it’s ready for the summer heat and once in the fall to make sure it’s ready for the cold.

For peace of mind, Air Authority, A Riteway Service Company offers affordable Maintenance Plans for your existing AC System. To learn more about which AC Maintenance or Warranty plans are best for your AC system in San Antonio, please give us a call today at (210) 791-0778.

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