sabasushi Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yesterday, I got a letter, along with an enrollment form, from American Water Resources of Texas that provides some kind of insurance for water service lines. (Here's a llink for more info: http://www.awroftx.com/american-water-resources/awr/GE--NEW/page20817.html ) Is anyone else getting this too? Is this a good idea? Thanks,Angeli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I personally don't think so. We replaced our water service lines 3 years ago when we replaced the in house piping (which happens to all galvanized pipe at some point), so that's not a worry, and I don't think there are that many failures anyway. We had to replace our sewer at the same time, which was $5,000, but the house is 60 years old, and the concrete sewer pipe had collapsed, which doesn't seem to be covered by the policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 These "insurance" plans are almost always a ripoff. Consider the water and sewer cost on an annual basis is $144. Your water line from the meter to house is probably less than 50 feet and is PVC. You literally can dig it up and replace it yourself for less than $50. Sewer is slightly more expensive, but these pipes rarely break. I wouldn't get the coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabasushi Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks for the replies, everyone...so it sounds like it's not needed anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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