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Select Home Warranty Review


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Select Home Warranty is a New Jersey-based company that provides home warranty plans across the United States. They offer three levels of coverage, with optional add-ons to allow homeowners to fully customize their warranties. The company covers all makes and models of appliances and systems. They have a B rating with the BBB.

How is Select rated?

Breakdown

5.0/5
Transparency
4.8/5
Claims Processing
4.8/5
Coverage Options
5.0/5
Additional Benefits
5.0/5
Customer Experience

Overall Rating: 4.9 / 5 (Excellent)

Select Home Warranty’s lack of a term maximum is very attractive, especially when considering their comparatively generous appliance and system limits. They do have a waiting period for service and require maintenance records, which can be off-putting to some customers. Select is an excellent choice for customers who value savings and flexibility.

Coverage

Key Facts

Plan Types
Combo Plan
Benefit Limit Type
Per Item

Coverage Options - 4.8 / 5

Select Home Warranty offers combination policies that cover 15 systems and appliances, in addition to additional specialty item coverage. With no term benefit limit set, the company has no caps to their coverage claims. As a matter of company policy, items will only be covered if they have not been repaired prior to service, or if their malfunction is due to user error.

What does Select cover?

Covered Built-In Systems

  • Air Conditioning
  • Heating
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • Water Heater
  • Central Vacuums
  • Ceiling Fans
  • Ductwork
  • Sump Pump

Covered Appliances

  • Refrigerators
  • Dishwashers
  • Clothes Dryers
  • Clothes Washers
  • Ranges/Ovens/Cooktops
  • Built-in Microwaves
  • Garage Door Openers
  • Garbage Disposal
  • Stand Alone Freezer

Exclusions

For a full list of Select exclusions, check out this page.

Specialty Items

  • Pool/Spa
  • Well Pump
  • Septic
  • Roof Leaks
  • Lawn Sprinklers

Contract & Price

Contract Details

Minimum Contract Length
12 month(s)
Home Inspection Required for Contract?
No
Online Quote/Application

Contract & Price - 4.5 / 5

In the case of Select’s yearlong base-level contract, no home inspection is required prior to full coverage. For the sake of education and peace-of-mind, this company provides a sample contract and quote calculator on their website. In exchange for a $75 administration fee, they also offer a pro-rated refund if the initial 30 days have expired.

Sample Contract

Select provides a sample contract for potential customers on its website: Select Sample Contract

Cancellation Policy

Select reserves the right to cancel the service contract in the event of fraudulent conduct or misrepresentations by the customer, failure to make the required payments, or upon agreement. The customer may cancel the agreement within 30 days from the order date of the agreement and will be entitled to a full refund only if no service has been provided under the contract. After 30 days, the customer may receive a pro-rated refund for the non-discounted annual plan cost. The customer will be charged a $75 cancellation fee, plus any service expenses incurred by Select Home Warranty.

Claims & Service

Claims

Maintenance Records Required for Service?
Yes
Waiting Period
30 days

Contractors & Service

Contractor Selection
In-Network Only

Claims Processing - 4.8 / 5

Once the policy holder has been covered for the entirety of their contract-mandated 30-day waiting period, Select allows access to their in-network contractor services. In addition to requiring maintenance records in order to provide service, Select also insists that they be notified. If they are not, then reimbursement may be forfeited.

Select Reputation

Company Details

Year Founded
2012
NHSCA Membership
Number of Employees
2-10
TrustPilot Rating
8.4 out of 5
BBB Rating
B
BBB Positive Reviews
38
BBB Neutral Reviews
28
BBB Negative Reviews
273
Date Collected
2019-01-21

Reputation - 5 / 5

Select Home Warranty is a relatively small company that is not a member of the NHSCA. In addition to their TrustPilot rating of 8.4 out of 10, this company has held a B rating with the Better Business Bureau since 2012, backed by 38 positive, 28 neutral, and 273 negative reviews.

Contact & Additional Information

Homepage URL
Company Phone
(855) 267-3532
Headquarters Address
1 International Blvd Ste 400, Mahwah, NJ, 07495
Mailing Address
One International Blvd. Suite 400, Mahwah, NJ, 07495
Year Founded
2012

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Paula
7/30/2023
How can your company have a 5 star rating 5/5 on reputation with 38 positive, 28 neutral and 273 NEGATIVE reviews? That makes no sense. Why would anyone choose to go with Select Home Warranty with that many negative reviews????


Red I
7/28/2023
Had AC go out in 118 degree weather. Called right away and they assigned a vendor the next day. I tried contacting this vendor several times with no response. Called Select and they said they contacted the vendor and they're not going to be able to come out until Tuesday, which is 4 days. (A response from the vendor would have been nice) Advised them it is unacceptable with this heat as I have two kids. Asked to speak with a supervisor to get an approval to hire my own vendor. Was told that I was going to get a call back. Didn't get a call back until 4 days later. They have now denied my claim and I keep asking for a supervisor and they said that someone would call within 3 hours. This has... Read More


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Josh T
7/13/2023
Worst customer experience of my life. They have 24/7 support, but all customer support people read from a script and do not deviate regardless of what your issue is. Also, if you do have a problem that the the customer support person can't help with or that you're not satisfied with, good luck talking to a supervisor. I was promised multiple times that a supervisor would call me, but one never did. My biggest frustration was for a dishwasher repair. My assigned technician went missing after I had already paid him a down payment, and all Select Home could do was call the same number that had been disconnected and also not receive an answer. I spent probably 5-6 hours across... Read More


bramawred
7/12/2023
I called Select Home Warranty with a plumbing issue - a sewage drip into my basement from the upstairs bathroom. They said to allow 48 hours. After 3 days, I called back and they said it wasn't logged correctly, so they took my information again and said I had to wait the 48 hours again. After another 2 days, I hadn't received a notice of a contractor and called again. This time I was told they had no contractors because they were all backed up and if I could find one to go ahead and book them but they needed to call from the house with the estimate in order to get authorization. The company I called came within 45 minutes, the person on site was not authorized to speak with the... Read More


Sandra J
7/9/2023
i would not sign up with select home warranty. they don't cover you for the first 30 days and then when they do cover you they won't have anyone to do the job. and they tell you " you need to higher you own contractor and send us the bill" but there contract says in network only" so you know they not gonna reimburse for the job and then they turn around and charge another 75.00 to cancel because the break the contract by not sending anyone but they keep giving the same answer we don't have anyone to send right now there all busy but you can higher your own contractor


jobanjohnson
6/25/2023
WARNING WARNING WARNING!!! This company is to total lying, grifter-ridden, Con!!! DO NOT CHOOSE THIS COMPANY! They are con-artist pieces of SH$T! I paid for a full five years, and have had over 10 claims in the past 2 years denied for BS reasons, and or they just never responded. THIS IS A SCAM.... I CANNOT WARN YOU ENOUGH TO NOT SPEND A DOLLAR WITH THESE GRIFTERS, YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!


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Kenneth W
6/20/2023
useless, typical insurance company crap. filed a claim, nearest tech was an hour away, hiring the cheapest they can I guess. I live by a two fairly decent size towns, one 7 minutes away and the other 20 minutes Their "available tech" was not available for 5 days. Re-imbursement was bottom basement as little as the wanted to pay out. Despite a cap of $500.00 repair they opted for depreciating my appliance to the tune of $175.00 Don't hire them.


twcsmom
6/17/2023
I am very disappointed. My built-in microwave needs replacing and they offered me $175 towards repairing some thing that was not repairable or purchasing a new one? Also, they said they would not cover the installation of a new one? I feel I was very misled when I purchased from this company. In addition, the gentleman who came out to begin with said he was not there to fix my microwave, he was just there to diagnose what the problem was. It is a waste of my time to take off work for someone to “diagnose“ my problem, and then possibly schedule them to come back to repair it. I am not getting good. Customer Service and I don’t feel liked it. There is good value in what I have purchased from... Read More


David B
6/5/2023
Filed a claim and someone came out to look at my microwave. It was determined that the unit needs to be replaced and was told someone will reach out to me within 48 hours. I have called them back every 48 hours for the past 2 weeks now and still nothing.


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Sarah
5/5/2023
FRAUDS! We paid our policy premium in February, it is now May and they have still not activated our policy and will not issue a refund. The customer service representative the policy was purchased through says it is out of her hands and refuses to help. The billing department and any type of supervisor is IMPOSSIBLE to reach and always promise a call back yet we never receive one. We are now out $600 for our policy that they didn’t honor + $4,000 for our air conditioner that went out. We are in the process of hiring an attorney. BEWARE!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!



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