Why Preventative Maintenance?
Your heating and air, plumbing, electrical and appliances require periodic checks to help ensure they're operating safely and efficiently. We offer a range of plans to help you maintain, protect, and prolong your home systems.
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Benefits
Checking and maintaining your heating and AC systems can help ensure your comfort in all seasons.
An American Home Shield Heating and Air Preventative Maintenance Plan can help you:
- Maintain peak efficiency and help cut down on your utility bill expenses
- Avert system failures and keep you and your family warm in the winter and cool in the summer
- Extend the life of your heating, ventilation and AC systems
- Minimize costly repairs in the future
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What's included in my preventative maintenance plan?
Below is a list of the standard maintenance procedures we will follow when servicing your Heating and Air. We will mark each item as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory and provide you with comments on next steps if repair is needed.
- Check and (if necessary) clean condenser coil
- Check amperage draw of condenser motor
- Check amperage draw of compressor
- Check crankcase heater operation for heat pumps
- Check system operating pressures (freon levels)
- Visual inspection of filter; replace if customer has replacement filter
- General inspection of wiring in the furnace and the AC units
- Visual inspection of furnace chambers and burners
- Check controls and safeties on furnace
- Check belts and pulleys adjust if necessary
- Check amperage draw of evaporator motor
- Lubricate motors if oil ports are accessible
- Visual inspection of evaporator coil if accessible
- Check and clear primary/ secondary condensate lines and pans
- Visual inspection of exposed flue pipe
- Test temperature rise and drop furnace, AC, and heat pump
- Check thermostat operation
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Benefits
Checking and maintaining your pipes, toilets, water heater and more can help prevent your minor leaks from turning into major disasters.
An American Home Shield Plumbing Preventative Maintenance Plan can help you:
- Maintain peak efficiency with your water heater and other systems
- Prevent utility overpayment
- Minimize costly repairs in the future
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What's included in my preventative maintenance plan?
Below is a list of the standard maintenance procedures we will follow when servicing your plumbing. We will mark each item as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory and provide you with comments on next steps if repair is needed.
- Check water pressure in home
- Visual inspection of faucets for leaks
- Check for slow drains in bathtubs and sinks
- Visual inspection of shower tiles for obvious cracking or separation
- Visual inspection of bathtub grouting for cracking and leaking
- Visual inspection of toilet and tanks for leaks
- Visual inspection of accessible, exposed drain lines for signs of leaks
- Check to see if the garbage disposal is working properly
- Check to see if sump pump is working
- Test water heater operation
- Check operation of water heater elements (electric)
- Check amperage draw of water heater elements (electric)
- Check operation of water heater gas burner (gas)
- Check gas valve on water heater (gas)
- Check thermocouple on water heater (gas)
- Flush one gallon water from the water heater
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Benefits
Checking and maintaining your wires, circuits and breakers can help keep your home safe from potential electrical fires or damage from overloaded systems.
An American Home Shield Electrical Preventative Maintenance Plan can help you:
- Maintain peak efficiency and safety
- Avert system failures, providing added assurance to you and your family
- Minimize costly repairs in the future
- Provide a level of assurance that your systems are safe and not overloaded
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What's included in my preventative maintenance plan?
Below is a list of the standard maintenance procedures we will follow when servicing your electrical system. We will mark each item as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory and provide you with comments on next steps if repair is needed.
- Apply Noalox mix on aluminum wires
- Check for double tapped breakers
- Check for overloaded circuits
- Check outlet with tester for open grounds, neutral wires & proper polarity
- Check smoke detector batteries. Replace up to two (2) standard batteries (9 volt if needed)
- Check wiring
- Pull and check main panel
- Survey for proper surge protection
- Test/visual inspection of ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlets and breakers
- Tighten screws and lugs on breakers
- Verify main breaker size matches specific electrical conductivity (SEC) cable into home
- Verify sump pump outlets have power and test sump pump
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Benefits
Checking and maintaining your major appliances can help you conserve energy and lower your energy bills.
An American Home Shield Appliance Preventative Maintenance Plan can help you:
- Extend the life of your appliances
- Maintain peak efficiency, which can save you money
- Avert system failures
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What's included in my preventative maintenance plan?
Below is a list of the standard maintenance procedures we will follow when servicing your appliances.We will mark each item as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory and provide you with comments on next steps if repair is needed.
Washer
- Check/Adjust leveling of unit
- Check lid switch operation
- Check operation of all console controls
- Check for water leakage
- Check for visible signs of oil leakage in transmission area
- Check drive belt
- Check tension of drive belt and pulleys
- Check pump-out timing
- Check tub springs for correct positioning
Dryer
- Check/tighten supply connections (gas/electric)
- Check/adjust leveling of unit
- Check operation of all console controls
- Check cycling of heat thermostats
- Check dryer belts
- Check rollers and guides
- Check heater wiring/gas valve connections
- Check lint filter
- Check tub springs for correct positioning
Range
- Check oven door gaskets
- Check oven door latch assembly
- Check surface burner operations
- Check broiler operation
- Check oven operation
Refrigerator
- Check/clean condenser coils
- Check/tighten water line connections
- Clean door gaskets for proper sealing
- Check/adjust leveling for proper door closure
- Check/align door hinges as needed
- Check fresh food/freezer air temps
Dishwasher
- Check/clean spray arms for proper operation and cracks
- Check for possible leaks
- Check detergent/drying agent dispensers
- Check timer and electrical components
- Check water temperature and advise customer if it is not hot
Microwave (Built-in)
- Check oven door alignment
- Check for proper operation of interlocks
- Check for stirrer operation
- Check for control operations
- Check for turntable operations
- Check for auto sensor operation
