Beware the Coverage Start Date

Despite the come-on of extending your warranty beyond the Manufacturers', IF you're insuring an electrical item the warranty begins at your purchase date. For Example, I purchased this at the same time I bought an instant hot water tap for my kitchen sink. The ad led me to believe that it would extend the manufacturer's warranty for 3 yrs after the original warranty ended. WRONG!!! A phone call to customer service at Asurion revealed that even though it was plumbing (a hot water tank) since it had an electric boiler the warranty began at the purchase date. They claim that it covers 'power surges' that could happen not covered by the manufacturer. I've never found any evidence that a power surge fried an analog based system as heavy as a boiler element. I even had the customer service rep go to her super to verify... but, got the same answer. So, since the 3 yrs begin at the same time... I have double coverage which I don't need. I've got to make a decision soon on whether to keep the plan or refund it.

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