Don't Violate Your Warranty

When it comes to appliances and repairing your appliances, there are many things that you can do that will violate your warranty. To be sure you don’t violate your warranty; you first need to be sure of what your warranty entails and how long the coverage is for. Once you have established this, you also need to define what specific types of things will violate your warranty.

On some appliances, doing anything at all to your appliance repair-wise is a violation of the warranty. Others allow small maintenance type repairs such as changing filters, spark plugs or hoses. Make sure you clearly define what can be done and what cannot while your product is under warranty.

Here are some things that can violate your warranty:

• Opening the back casing of an appliance such as a microwave.
• Breaking any manufacturer seals on the inside of the appliance.
• Removing warranty stickers or parts from the appliance.
• Replacing manufacturer parts of any kind with non-manufacturer parts.
• Deliberately dropping or mishandling your appliance can void the warranty.
• Getting your appliance wet (other than how it is designed for) can violate your warranty.
• Using your appliance in a way other than its intended use can violate your warranty.
• Not plugging electrical appliances into the proper type of outlet.
• Taking your product to be repaired by someone who is not an authorized repair shop for the manufacturer can also void your warranty.
• Not paying for the extended warranty or missing payments on an extended warranty payment plan will void the warranty as well.

This is not an exhaustive list and there can be other things that can violate your warranty. It also depends on what type of warranty you have and the specifics on that particular appliance. The best method is to learn all you can beforehand, when you first purchase the appliance. Also be sure that you find all related info on warranted parts and service that is performed on your appliance.

If you are ever in doubt over whether or not something will violate your warranty, always stop and find out first before doing anything. In some cases it is cheaper and easier to repair it yourself but in other cases, you can cost yourself a lot of money by messing with something that was already covered by warranty.