Reliance furnace and ac warranty ?

hightech wrote: ↑ Monthly? Hell no. 16 years old is not old for a furnace as they can go for yerars. I would just get the furnace serviced once every couple years and fix as needed. Monthly plans are cash cows and sold by sales guys who get commissions. Think of it as a modern day Future Shop sales guy making $$ on the product and extended warranty.

engineered wrote: ↑ +1 don't sign any contracts, especially with sleazy rental appliance companies. Save money up for a rainy day. The service contract isn't free, you still need to pay for their over priced parts and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a labour limit as well.

When you have trouble they're going to tell you it's cheaper to sign a rental contract with them for a new furnace than to fix your old one. This will most likely be a terrible deal (you'll pay $9k over the rental period for the furnace instead of $3k).

mattdominic wrote: ↑ i didn't get what you are trying to suggest here pay 19$ without contract and take the service ?

CaptSmethwick wrote: ↑ OP: If by "Reliance", you mean Reliance Holmes, they have a 92% Homestars rating from almost 700 reviews. They are not sleazy.

Tha_Doggg wrote: ↑ I have the monthly plan as well and find that it's worth the price. They always show up within 2 hours or so of calling them and most importantly the furnace or A/C always breaks down on Christmas or some sort of holiday where you can't get ahold of anyone but Reliance always show up no matter when I call.

mattdominic wrote: ↑ You mean u need A/C in christmas ?

pootza wrote: ↑ On a 16 year old furnace/AC it will be good if you have a break down and not good if you don't have a break down.

engineered wrote: ↑ If a 16 year old AC dies you should install a new one. Most likely it is not worth repairing.

pootza wrote: ↑ If your compressor goes and you get it replaced for free .. why not?

CaptSmethwick wrote: ↑ Well, I have a differing view - our contract with Reliance Holmes gives us a protection package and an annual service call* and that annual call is of a pretty high quality. Our equipment is 19 years old and, while it's operating within safety and comfort ranges, it's reassuring that it is inspected in the summer - well ahead of the oncoming winter demands. YMMV, naturally

* the annual service call takes the technician the better part of 2 hours (ours was just yesterday) and is very thorough. This service is "worth" roughly $200 and, frankly, makes up the majority of the monthly fee. Also, we have not had to pay anything for parts they have had to install and they do not aggressively push a rental or a sale. We've had them for five years now and the experience has been extremely good.