Forest Park resident Stella S. and her family hadn't even been in their new home for a year when plumbing problems arose. Luckily, they had a HomeServe repair plan that she learned about through a program with her utility, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative. “We were...
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Scrapper Leaves Daycare Dismayed & Without Heat
by HomeServe USA | Oct 19, 2024
One Monday, Lourelle and Daige arrived at their New Jersey daycare, ready to welcome more than 100 children, but the building wasn't heating up the way it should ... Most of Daige and Lourelle’s days at a New Jersey daycare were filled with the laughter...
PSE&G Residential Offering Saves Homeowner $7,200 and a Huge Headache
by HomeServe USA | Oct 13, 2024
Close to six years ago, Barrett received a notice from PSEG, his local utility, informing residents about their partnership with HomeServe and the optional repair plan to cover his home’s exterior water line. Since Barrett had been in his home for over 30 years at...
Charlotte Water Customer Receives 30-Foot Sewer Line Repair at No Cost
by HomeServe USA | Oct 4, 2024
Hannah, a Charlotte Water customer, enrolled in repair plans offered through a partnership with HomeServe after a friend who experienced a sewer line failure advised her to protect herself. About a year later, she noticed her ground floor bathroom sink producing small...
Sewer Line Snag Repair Saves Virginia Woman $6,000
by HomeServe USA | Sep 30, 2024
Selma of Alexandria noticed some water backing up after some rainy weather, but it wasn't draining. The end of August on the east coast often comes with end-of-summer rain and gloomy weather. So, when Selma N. of Alexandria, Virginia noticed her main...
Ohio Homeowner Saved by Seamless Claim Process for Water Leak
by HomeServe USA | Aug 29, 2024
When Keith saw his water bill, he knew there was something wrong, and he knew just what had happened. Not too long before, he had discovered a leaking hose bib outside his home and had it repaired. “I had no idea how long it had been leaking, though,” he said. The...
Residential Water Conservation Solutions Call for Urgency During Periods of Record Heat
by Bill Eller | Aug 20, 2024
The year 2023 was the warmest since records began in 1850, putting it at 2.43 degrees Fahrenheit above the preindustrial average, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The record was driven by fossil fuels and an El Niño climate...
Municipalities seeking federal funds to address lead service lines may benefit from PPPs
by Bill Eller | Aug 20, 2024
The dangers of lead exposure are well understood, and replacement of lead water service lines is a key factor in limiting this exposure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has earmarked $15 billion for lead pipe replacements; however, that figure is considerably short...
Case Study: ServLine Solves Problems for Water Utilities and Their Customers
by HomeServe USA | Aug 16, 2024
ServLine addresses challenges for both water utilities and their customers. Lawrence County, located along Ohio’s southern border by the Ohio River, has around 25,000 households, with over half relying on Hecla Water Association for their water needs. Tony Howard, the...
Municipals Seeking Federal Funds to Address Lead Service Lines May Benefit from PPPs
by Bill Eller | Jul 18, 2024
The dangers of lead exposure are well understood, and replacement of lead water service lines is a key factor in limiting this exposure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has earmarked $15 billion for lead pipe replacements; however, that figure is considerably short...
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How The Program Works: Protect Your Customers With ServLine
Running a water system can be complicated. Customer leaks don’t have to be! The ServLine Leak Protection Program helps to safeguard communities and build stronger utilities. Plus, ServLine also lowers costs by helping utilities recapture lost revenue and bad debt...
Case Study: Complicated Water Line Repair Completed With Care
“The meter reader said that I had something going on,” Michael M. of Jefferson, Oregon, said. “He said, ‘There’s a lot of water passing through the meter, the reading is high.’" Michael knew that he had an emergency home repair plan to protect his water service line,...
Complicated Water Line Job Completed With Care, Professionalism in Jefferson, Oregon
Michael M. of Jefferson, Oregon had a high water meter reading. He knew that he had an emergency home repair plan to protect his water service line, introduced through a partnership between Jefferson and the NLC Service Line Warranty Program by HomeServe. So, he made...