[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by M2inOR

Re: spares

Back in 2020, a few home's outside, Rheem water heaters stopped working. Turns out that quite a few units had their igniters failing. I bought a few spares so handy neighbors could fix theirs, and not need a service call. During the height of the pandemic, those igniters were $$ and a service call was $$$.

Now, capacitors in the Carrier heat pumps are failing, and service people are backed up. Unless one has a service contract, it could be days before someone can come out.

I've been lucky...having spare parts handy have been valuable. They collect dust, but are ready to be put to good use. Seems one is more subject to problems if spares are already in hand.

Someday, my luck will run out. Fingers crossed.

I don't know of any service contract that will guarantee that someone will come to your house within a specific time.