Home Systems and Appliance Maintenance
As the local Hemet - San Jacinto CA local area expert in all things residential real estate I am always on a quest to find useful information to share with the readers of my blog.
In this short article I came across a web page hosted by Home Warranty of America (HWA). Let me start by saying that these guys are one of the biggest players in the home warranty field that separates themselves from the competition, on the surface, by offering a 13 month warranty instead of the typical 12. Once you dive deeper into their business you realize that they are committed to educating their clients in many aspects of home ownership while striving to provide a quality service.
I wanted to bring this resource to homebuyers - particularly first time home buyers who may not be as familiar with the various systems and how to best take care of them when they buy their first home. This one issue alone is what keeps many out of the home buying process - they are just intimidated by everything that can go wrong.
Compounding the fears of home ownership is considering that the properties on the market today are almost all distressed properties - typically either a bank owned REO or perhaps a short sale. In either case, the owners quit taking care of the homes as they would have, had they been trying to sell for top dollar. So these distressed properties more often than not are going to have some sort of hidden issues.
The web page that I found and want to share that I believe should be of interest to every new homeowner in the Hemet - San Jacinto Valley and elsewhere describes each of the major systems and appliances found in a typical home and how to provide preventative maintenance on each.
The systems and appliances covered include the following:
Refrigerator/Freezer
Oven
Garbage Disposal
Clothes Washer
Clothes Dryer
Water Heater
Heating System
Air Conditioning System
Plumbing System
The entire matrix can be found by following this link or open any of the above links for an in-depth look at each system and the preventative maintenance that should be performed, on a regular basis, on each system and/or appliance in order to maximize the usefulness and life expectancy of each.
The entire Home Warranty of America website is full of useful information and should be investigated.
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