How To Beat The High Cost Of Appliance Repair

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How To Beat The High Cost Of Appliance Repair

• Its inevitable. No matter how well your home
  appliances are built, at some point they will
  reach their life expectancy and stop working. So
  can you afford to be without yours for long? Do
  you have a backup plan in place? And, more
  importantly, do you have enough money saved up to
  cover the repair or replacement?
• According to Home Advisor, the average cost to
  repair an appliance is 170. But prices can vary
  greatly once you include such variables as the
  make, model and age of your appliance, as well as
  parts, labor and applicable service fees. For
  more accurate pricing, you can visit Home
  Advisors site to search by location or use the
  figures listed below as a rough estimate of what
  you might expect to pay per appliance.

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Average Repair Costs Air Conditioner
200-400Clothes Dryer 100-400Dishwasher
100-200Furnace 100-130Microwave
75-150Range/Oven 400-700Refrigerator
200-400Washing Machine 120-500Water Heater
90-110 Now consider your own budget. If you
have enough money set aside to cover all of the
above, then youre probably not too concerned.
However, a recent survey by GoBankingRates showed
that 69 of all Americans have less than 1,000
in savings. So if you fall in that category and
suddenly find yourself without something as
important as your refrigerator, the problem can
go from bad to worse. Theres the added stress of
having to spend your time being forced to go out
to eat and the increased frustration of losing
even more money due to food spoilage.
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So how do you avoid this scenario? While some
maintain consumers should put aside cash for
repairs and replacement of essential electronic
products or appliances, it is not possible or
practical in todays economy, says Timothy J.
Meenan, Executive Director of the Service
Contract Industry Council. An extended warranty
service plan can help consumers manage
unanticipated, unbudgeted expenses. Its worth
noting that just one service call can more than
make up the price of an extended service plan.
That fact alone makes it worth owning one. But
when you consider that an extended service plan
also provides you with added peace of mind,
immediate assistance and may even cover ancillary
damage such as food loss, suddenly it becomes an
invaluable, yet inexpensive plan to help you
manage the welcomed inevitable. Want to know
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