Read your policy -- you may find surprises.


"Art Begun" wrote in message
ink.net...
In most states, homeowner's insurance is regulated and they would not
get away with crap like that but perhaps in some state they can....


"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
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Bull ****. What kind of insurance, $24 a year for a
$100,000 house? Than isn't insurance, it is a legal
agreement to regulate your life style, and it isn't
reasonable. People are away from their houses longer than
that on a regular basis.

Eric Tonks wrote:

If you read your house insurance policy, you will most likely find
a clause
that says you MUST have the house checked at least once every 48
or 72 hours
to ensure that there are no leaks and that the heat is still
running. If you
don't have the house checked by someone, and you cannot prove you
did, the
insurance company will walk away from you, refusing to pay any
claims if
there is any damage caused by the things that they say must be
checked.

"Ignoramus28269" wrote in
message
...
Recently, one day before we had to go on vacation, our house
thermostat quietly stopped telling the furnace to turn on and
quietly
displayed a LOW BATTERY warning. We noticed it because it
started
getting cold. A change of battery took care of it.

I am mad as hell. What if such a thing happened while we were on
vacation? The house would freeze! (we are in northern IL) And
then
pipes would burst!

So.

My question is, are there replacement thermostats that are more
reliable than that POS. Perhaps a thermostat with a solar
battery
built in (like my watch), or some such thing.

I want my house to be more proofed for things like temporary
power
outages, etc, in case we are not around.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

i