Will my home insurance cover pool repair?
by admin ~ July 26th, 2007 . Filed under: Maintenance & Repairs .
Brodie asked:
I live in Florida, and my pool is leaking. A friend looked at it and said it looks like a suction line leak, and would be pretty expensive to fix, since they would have to dig up my yard to fix it. I wonder if my home insurance will cover it?
Lucio Bruso
I live in Florida, and my pool is leaking. A friend looked at it and said it looks like a suction line leak, and would be pretty expensive to fix, since they would have to dig up my yard to fix it. I wonder if my home insurance will cover it?
Lucio Bruso
July 27th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
call your ins co
July 28th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Probably not unless it was caused by a tree falling on it, or unless you bought special coverage.
July 28th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
The quickest way to know will be to contact you insurance agent. He/she will know what type of policy you bought and the coverage limits. My personal opinion is that type of repair is not covered. Almost all homeowners insurance offers indemnity against damage and injury claims and not maintenance issues. Having said that, how did your friend determine it appeared to be a suction line leak? Are you simply losing water from the pool? What kind of pool is it, gunite or fiberglas? Either could have developed a leak in the pool shell through which water is escaping. Check your local pool supply store for a leak test kit. Is there air in the system, visible through the sight glass on your pump reservoir? If so, open the system and check the seal under the sight glass. I’ve had to replace mine before. Check that there are no visible signs of leaks in any of the plumbing you can see. If none of that detects your problem, start looking around for any wet spots along the edge of the pool and between the pool and the equipment. If there is, you may have found your problem. I hope this helps. If not, you’ve done just about everything you can by yourself. After you’ve done all you can, try contacting a couple of pool service companies and compare charges to troubleshoot and fix your problem. Times are tough and many companies are willing to discount their rates or offer flat rates per job.
July 29th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Not likely. House insurance usually only covers damage from things like wind or storm damage. It is not a maintenance contract.
August 1st, 2007 at 5:38 pm
i own a pool company and your insurance policy may have what is called a rider clause( add on) i would check that first.a lot of people here have insurance on their pool just to cover that too check on that also
August 4th, 2007 at 11:10 am
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August 5th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I work for home warranty companies as a pool technician…..the companies I have worked with (4 different home warranty companies) cover only repairs located ABOVE ground level