Water Line Warranty Product Guide
March 7, 2024
When a home’s water service line leaks or breaks, the homeowner can be stuck with growing puddles, a big headache — and major repair bills.
Water & Sewer
Unlimited Water Line Protection Program
Water Service Line
What's Covered?
Backfilling Holes
Burst Water Pipe
Equipment
Excavating
Inspections
Leaking Water Pipe
Leaking Water Pipe Due To Corrosion
Normal Wear And Tear
Reseeding Yard
Why this plan?
As a homeowner, the exterior water lines that run from your house to the water main are your responsibility to pay for any repairs should these lines fail - and repair costs are often in the thousands. Lines can rupture due to normal wear and tear, such as age, tree root intrusions and ground shifts causing:
Unexpected water line repairs can be both daunting and costly. Our Unlimited Water Line Protection Program protects you from these unexpected costs. See above for what's covered.
- Water leakages in home or pooling in yard
- Water backup in your basement/crawlspace
- Foundational damage
- Low water pressure
Unexpected water line repairs can be both daunting and costly. Our Unlimited Water Line Protection Program protects you from these unexpected costs. See above for what's covered.
FAQs
AWR provides protection from the unexpected. We offer programs to cover the big repairs that your homeowner's policy typically doesn't cover. Since the year 2000, we have grown to provide protection for over 1 million homeowners. American Water Resources is an independent third-party provider of optional home protection programs. American Water Resources is a trademark of American Water and used under license. AWR's optional programs are not provided by American Water or its affiliates.
The Unlimited Water Line Protection Program provides repairs to leaks and breaks of a covered water line caused by normal wear and tear. AWR takes care of the costs of permits required to excavate and complete covered repairs; as well as refilling, raking/leveling and seeding of excavated portion of customer's property.
Because water lines are an integral part of your home, and they can be prone to problems. Your homeowners insurance typically doesn't cover them, meaning you're responsible if there's a problem. The Unlimited Water Line Protection Program from AWR protects you from those costly repair bills and takes away the hassle of dealing with them.
Individual policies vary, but standard homeowners' insurance policies typically do NOT cover repair or replacement of sewer lateral.
You can sign up and pay monthly or annually with convenient options like credit card (VISA and MasterCard).
Just complete the enrollment form online or call us at 1-855-800-5195.
If your lawn suddenly has puddles or water features you never asked for, you may have a water line problem. Or you may experience low water pressure, or even no water flowing at all. Don't be the person who loses control in this situation. Be the person who calls AWR.
The Unlimited Water Line Protection Program is available for owners of 1-4 unit residential properties with a water service line of no more than 2 inches in diameter. Water service lines and/or sewer laterals shared with neighboring properties are eligible for coverage; however, AWR will not cover any section of a shared water service line or sewer lateral that serves only a neighboring property not enrolled in the program.
The Protection Program is for a 12-month term that will automatically renew on an annual basis if you are paying annually by credit card or on a monthly basis. You can cancel at any time.
You can find coverage information outlined in the Terms & Conditions linked above the program name on this page.
Your enrollment begins the day AWR processes your Enrollment, which is the Enrollment Date on your welcome letter. Your protection and ability to make a claim begins 30 days after the Enrollment Date.
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