As your home gets older, so does the exterior water service line that brings fresh water to your house. Leaks and breaks are usually caused by aging of the pipe, corrosion, extreme temperatures, settling or shifting of the ground. Most, although not all,
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Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage

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Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage Rail

$5.58/mo.

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Why choose this plan:

  • Unlimited annual benefit amount
  • Drain Cleaning: Multiple service calls up to annual benefit
  • Sewer/Septic Line Coverage: Multiple service calls up to annual benefit
  • 30-Day Review
  • One-year guarantee on all covered repairs

What's covered

  • A blocked or leaking system pipe
  • Locating the blockage or collapse
  • Excavation to expose pipe
  • Repair or replacement of seals and joints
  • Fusing
  • Welding

Replacing your sewer/septic line can cost an average of $6,633‡.

If your sewer/septic line fails, it can cause:

  • clogged/backed up drains inside your home
  • sewage backed up in your yard
  • sewage flooding in your basement

As a homeowner, you may be responsible for the sewer/septic line on your property, and you may have to arrange and pay for any necessary repairs. This illustration shows the repairs that are performed on this line and how much licensed and insured plumbers would typically charge. ‡National average repair costs as of December 2024. No charge for covered repairs up to your service call benefit amount.

Overview

Let Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage help protect you from expensive repairs to the line that carries waste away from your home.

With a repair plan from SLWA, you can get protection from time-consuming and expensive repairs. Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage includes cost to repair or replace a leaking or permanently blocked sewer line that takes wastewater away from the external wall of your home up to your property boundary, or septic line that takes wastewater away from the external wall of your home up to your property boundary or up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, that is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence.

Important coverage information

Eligible

  • To be eligible, you must own the residential single structure and the land it’s on
Additional limitations apply. See more. See less

Not Eligible

  • If your home is a recreational vehicle, intended to be moved, or used for commercial purposes
  • You know of any current problems with your line at enrollment or your line was not installed per code
  • Your entire line is shared with a 3rd party or covered by an association
  • Your line previously had roots removed or failed a system test without resolution
Additional limitations apply. See more. See less

Exclusions

  • Non-conforming drain lines, septic/collection tanks, leaching fields, grinder pumps, backflow prevention devices, lines that branch off and do not connect back to the primary system, remediating or notifying you of mold or hazardous materials, any sections/parts not installed properly, repairs or replacement protected under other coverage, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, others, wildlife or unusual circumstances (such as natural disasters). You will not be reimbursed for repairs performed by anyone not authorized by SLWA. Additional exclusions apply.
Additional limitations apply. See more. See less
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must own the residential single structure and the land it’s on. You are not eligible if your home is a recreational vehicle, intended to be moved, or used for commercial purposes; you know of any current problems with your line at enrollment; your line was not installed per code; your entire line is shared with a 3rd party or covered by an association; your line previously had roots removed or failed a system test without resolution.
Benefit Details: Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to drain clean, repair, or replace the following for which you have sole responsibility, that has experienced an operational failure and cannot be cleared using standard drain cleaning cables or hydro jetting, and is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence: the sewer line from the external wall of your home up to your utility’s responsibility or septic line from the external wall of your home up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, including branch drains from the point they exit the home to the point they re-enter the home. Technicians must have safe access to the work area.
Not covered: Non-conforming drain lines, septic/collection tanks, leaching fields, grinder pumps, backflow prevention devices, lines that branch off and do not connect back to the primary system, remediating or notifying you of mold or hazardous materials, any sections/parts not installed properly, repairs or replacement protected under other coverage, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, others, wildlife or unusual circumstances (such as natural disasters). You will not be reimbursed for repairs performed by anyone not authorized by SLWA. Additional exclusions apply. Disputes resolved by arbitration, without class action or jury trial, unless otherwise stated in your full Terms and Conditions.
Making a Service Call: You can make a service call immediately after your plan starts, which is 30 days after your enrollment is processed. Upon renewal/restart (if applicable), you can make a service call immediately.
Cancellation: Cancel your plan any time by calling SLWA at 1-844-257-8795 or visiting www.slwofa.com/cancel. If you cancel within 30 days before your plan start date, you will not be charged. If you cancel within 30 days after the plan start date, you will get a full refund (less benefits paid). If you cancel 31 or more days after the plan start date, you will get a pro-rata refund (less benefits paid). Upon renewal/restart, you can cancel any time and you will get a pro-rata refund (less benefits paid).
Renewal: The plan is annual. Unless you cancel, your plan automatically renews annually at the then-current renewal price with your same payment terms.

Frequently asked questions

What's covered?
Coverage provides, up to the applicable benefit limit, to drain clean, repair, or replace the following for which you have sole responsibility, that has experienced an operational failure and cannot be cleared using standard drain cleaning cables or hydro jetting, and is damaged due to normal wear and tear, not accident or negligence: the sewer line from the external wall of your home up to your utility’s responsibility or septic line from the external wall of your home up to the point of connection to the septic tank on your property, including branch drains from the point they exit the home to the point they re-enter the home. Technicians must have safe access to the work area.
What's not covered?
Non-conforming drain lines, septic/collection tanks, leaching fields, grinder pumps, backflow prevention devices, lines that branch off and do not connect back to the primary system, remediating or notifying you of mold or hazardous materials, any sections/parts not installed properly, repairs or replacement protected under other coverage, and damage from accidents, negligence or otherwise caused by you, others, wildlife or unusual circumstances (such as natural disasters). You will not be reimbursed for repairs performed by anyone not authorized by SLWA. Additional exclusions apply.
When can I make a service call?
You can make a service call immediately after your plan starts, which is 30 days after your enrollment is processed. Upon renewal/restart (if applicable), you can make a service call immediately.

Utility Service Partners Private Label, Inc., known as Service Line Warranties of America (“SLWA”), with corporate offices located at 45 Glover Avenue, 6th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06850, is an independent company separate from your local utility or community and offers this optional service plan as an authorized representative of the service contract provider, North American Warranty, Inc., 175 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Your choice of whether to purchase this plan will not affect any service you have with your local utility or community. Your local utility or community and SLWA entered into a commercial agreement to introduce these plans.

Exterior Sewer/Septic Line Coverage for only $5.58/mo.

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