As your home gets older, so does the exterior water service line that brings fresh water to your house. Leaks and breaks are usually caused by aging of the pipe, corrosion, extreme temperatures, settling or shifting of the ground. Most, although not all,
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Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage

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Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage Rail

$6.49/mo.

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  • Why Choose this Plan

    Replacing your sewer/septic line can cost an average of $5,754‡.

    If your sewer/septic line fails, it can cause:

    • clogged/backed up drains inside your home
    • sewage backed up in your yard
    • sewage flooding in your basement

    As a homeowner, you may be responsible for the sewer/septic line on your property, and you may have to arrange and pay for any necessary repairs. This illustration shows the repairs that are performed on this line and how much licensed and insured plumbers would typically charge. ‡National average repair costs as of January 2023. No charge for covered repairs up to your service call benefit amount.

  • What's Covered
    • Locating the blockage or collapse
    • Unblocking
    • Excavation to expose pipe
    • Fitting external valves
    • Pipe replacement or repair
    • Fusing
    • Repair or replacement of seals and joints
    • Welding
    • Pipe cutting
    • Backfilling of areas disturbed by repairs
  • Overview

    Let Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage help protect you from expensive repairs to the line that carries waste away from your home.

    With a repair plan from SLWA, you can get protection from time-consuming and expensive repairs. Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage includes cost to repair or replace a leaking or permanently blocked sewer line that takes wastewater away from the external wall of your home up to your property boundary, or septic line that takes wastewater away from the external wall of your home up to your property boundary or up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence.

  • Benefits

    Why choose this plan:

    • Unlimited annual benefit amount
    • Unlimited service calls ($8,500 per call)
    • 30-Day Review Period and Money Back Guarantee
    • One-year guarantee on all covered repairs

Important coverage information

Eligible

  • To be eligible, you must own both the residential single structure and the land it is located on
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Not Eligible

  • If your home is a recreation vehicle or otherwise intended to be moved; your property is used for commercial purposes; you know of any current problems with your exterior sewer/septic system before enrollment; your entire exterior sewer/septic system is shared with a 3rd party or covered by a homeowners' association or the like; or your exterior sewer/septic line failed a smoke or dye test, camera inspection or any other proactive test without resolution
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Exclusions

  • Septic/collection tanks; leaching fields; grinder pumps; non-conforming drain lines; branch lines; unusual circumstances, including pandemics, hostilities and work slowdowns, acts of God, including natural disasters and extreme weather; loss from unauthorized access or use of any system or any destruction or deletion of data or software; excluded damages, including any damages necessary to reasonably access the repair area; correction of, or reimbursement for, any repairs or restorations made by you or anyone you hire; any repairs or replacements when no operational failure has occurred; replacement; correction upgrade or move in order to meet any code, law, regulation, ordinance or utility directive; repair or replacement for any system covered by a manufacturer's warranty, service contract or insurance policy or involved in a manufacturer's recall or class action; remediating or notifying you about mold or other hazardous materials; shared sections that provide service to multiple properties or secondary buildings; any section that is shared with a third party or is covered by a homeowners', condominium, or like association; and repair or replacement of any sections or parts that are not stated to be covered in the Terms and Conditions. Costs on covered repairs may exceed the benefit limit, in which case you pay the difference between the cost and the benefit limit. Disputes resolved by arbitration, without class action or jury trial, unless otherwise stated in your full Terms and Conditions.
Additional limitations apply. See more. See less
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must own both the residential single structure and the land it is located on. You are not eligible if your home is a recreation vehicle or otherwise intended to be moved; your property is used for commercial purposes; you know of any current problems with your exterior sewer/septic system before enrollment; your entire exterior sewer/septic system is shared with a 3rd party or covered by a homeowners' association or the like; or your exterior sewer/septic line failed a smoke or dye test, camera inspection or any other proactive test without resolution. In IA, properties with more than 4 dwelling units are not eligible.
Benefit Details: Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to repair or replace a sewer line that has experienced an operational failure, for which you have sole responsibility, from the external wall of your home up to your utility's responsibility, or septic line from the external wall of your home up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, including branch drains from the point they exit the home to the point the re-enter the home, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence.
Not Covered: Septic/collection tanks; leaching fields; grinder pumps; non-conforming drain lines; branch lines; unusual circumstances, including pandemics, hostilities and work slowdowns, acts of God, including natural disasters and extreme weather; loss from unauthorized access or use of any system or any destruction or deletion of data or software; excluded damages, including any damages necessary to reasonably access the repair area; correction of, or reimbursement for, any repairs or restorations made by you or anyone you hire; any repairs or replacements when no operational failure has occurred; replacement; correction upgrade or move in order to meet any code, law, regulation, ordinance or utility directive; repair or replacement for any system covered by a manufacturer's warranty, service contract or insurance policy or involved in a manufacturer's recall or class action; remediating or notifying you about mold or other hazardous materials; shared sections that provide service to multiple properties or secondary buildings; any section that is shared with a third party or is covered by a homeowners', condominium, or like association; and repair or replacement of any sections or parts that are not stated to be covered in the Terms and Conditions. Costs on covered repairs may exceed the benefit limit, in which case you pay the difference between the cost and the benefit limit. Disputes resolved by arbitration, without class action or jury trial, unless otherwise stated in your full Terms and Conditions.
Making a Service Call: You can make a service call immediately after your plan starts, which is 30 days after your form is processed. Upon renewal/restart (if applicable), you can make a service call immediately.
Cancellation: Cancel any time by calling SLWA. If you cancel within 30 days before your plan start date, you will not be charged. If you cancel within 30 days after the plan start date, you will get a full refund (less claims paid). If you cancel 31 or more days after the plan start date, you will get a pro-rata refund (less claims paid). Upon renewal/restart, you can cancel any time and you will get a pro-rata refund (less claims paid).
Renewal: The plan is annual. Unless you cancel, your plan automatically renews annually at the then-current renewal price with your same payment terms.

Frequently asked questions

What's covered?
Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to repair or replace a sewer line that has experienced an operational failure, for which you have sole responsibility, from the external wall of your home up to your utility's responsibility, or septic line from the external wall of your home up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, including branch drains from the point they exit the home to the point the re-enter the home, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence.
What's not covered?
Septic/collection tanks; leaching fields; grinder pumps; non-conforming drain lines; branch lines; unusual circumstances, including pandemics, hostilities and work slowdowns, acts of God, including natural disasters and extreme weather; loss from unauthorized access or use of any system or any destruction or deletion of data or software; excluded damages, including any damages necessary to reasonably access the repair area; correction of, or reimbursement for, any repairs or restorations made by you or anyone you hire; any repairs or replacements when no operational failure has occurred; replacement; correction upgrade or move in order to meet any code, law, regulation, ordinance or utility directive; repair or replacement for any system covered by a manufacturer's warranty, service contract or insurance policy or involved in a manufacturer's recall or class action; remediating or notifying you about mold or other hazardous materials; shared sections that provide service to multiple properties or secondary buildings; any section that is shared with a third party or is covered by a homeowners', condominium, or like association; and repair or replacement of any sections or parts that are not stated to be covered in the Terms and Conditions. Costs on covered repairs may exceed the benefit limit, in which case you pay the difference between the cost and the benefit limit. Disputes resolved by arbitration, without class action or jury trial, unless otherwise stated in your full Terms and Conditions.
When can I make a service call?
You can make a service call immediately after your plan starts, which is 30 days after your form is processed. Upon renewal/restart (if applicable), you can make a service call immediately.

Utility Service Partners Private Label, Inc., known as Service Line Warranties of America (“SLWA”), with corporate offices located at 4000 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 400, Canonsburg, PA 15317, is an independent company separate from your local utility or community and offers this optional service plan as an authorized representative of the service contract provider, North American Warranty, Inc., 175 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Your choice of whether to purchase this plan will not affect any service you have with your local utility or community. Your local utility or community and SLWA entered into an agreement to introduce these plans.

Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage for only $6.49/mo.

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