Home Depot lifetime warranty

[dpb]

You haven't provided the particular product nor the actual wording of the guarantee/warranty so it's not possible to judge what was said other than the one word you selected to highlight.

So, here's a typical one from a DAP product -- I'm _quite_ sure the one on the product you bought was/is actually written quite similarly and clearly will only cover the application, not that the material will remain in a usable state in the tube indefinitely.

"Lifetime Durability Guarantee: DAP warrants the performance of this product for sealant purposes during the lifetime of your home. If not satisfied with product performance when used as directed,..."

Note that both the definition of what "lifetime" means and the useage/ application are specified...

As stated before, I really hope you weren't _seriously_ expecting the manufacturer or HD to replace these...

[David Martel]

Craftsmen hand tools have a lifetime warranty. I just replaced a 30 yr. old rachet

Dave M.

[Goedjn]

When stored and used according to the manufacturers specifications, which apparently included a use-by date, and probably didn't include storage in a 150 degree trunk for years.

They probably woudn't have honored the warranty if you'd set the thing on fire, either.

[dnoyeB]

I have a sump pump that is struggling. I have lots of water so I bought one with a lifetime warranty. It does not reliably shut off so I called the manufacturer for some service. They said I had 2 options.

1. Haul it in to Lowes where I would get a completely new replacement pump. But this is only available once in the lifetime of the pump.

1. They can send out a new pressure switch.

I chose #2 and they sent out the switch without a single hassle. Have not received it yet, but the service for this Wayne-reliantone pump is excellent.

dnoyeB

[George]

But the milk and caulk both had "use by" dates. If you decide to store the milk for six months or the caulk for a few years and they spoil or become unusable that would be your choice and not a defect in the product.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I'd have to read the fine print, but that does not seem like quite a "lifetime" to me. What if the fist pump was defective and had to be replace in a week, the second failed the same way the following week. Would you be SOL?

[Bob F]

And who in yours? I thought it was a reasonable response.

Bob

[Bob F]

I checked when I bought new pads recently. The "lifetime" warrantee no longer covers "wear and tear".

Bob

[Bob F]

You are lucky it wasn't silicone caulk, which often fails to cure when old, leaving a gooey mess.

Bob

[in2-dadark]

Mine does.... But It's possible they don't offer it for NEW purchases anymore. I just returned mine for a new pair ..(ahem)... of pads...

Charles

Re: Home Depot lifetime warranty Group: alt.home.repair Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2007, 12:57pm (EDT-3) From: [e-mail] (Bob=A0F) I checked when I bought new pads recently. The "lifetime" warrantee no longer covers "wear and tear". Bob

[Dan Lanciani]

In article , [e-mail] (dnoyeB) writes: | I have a sump pump that is struggling. I have lots of water so I bought | one with a lifetime warranty. It does not reliably shut off so I called | the manufacturer for some service. They said I had 2 options. | | 1. Haul it in to Lowes where I would get a completely new replacement | pump. But this is only available once in the lifetime of the pump. | | 2. They can send out a new pressure switch. | | I chose #2 and they sent out the switch without a single hassle. Have not | received it yet, but the service for this Wayne-reliantone pump is | excellent.

I recently bought (at HD) a Rigid brand sump pump with a "lifetime" warranty. On reading the fine print (inside of course) I found that the warranty is conditioned on following a certain required maintenance schedule. Maintenance must be performed by a Rigid authorized service center (at customer's expense, naturally). If anyone other than an authorized service center opens the pump case the warranty is void. Of particular note, the entire stator assembly must be replaced every five years as part of this required routine "maintenance." Oddly the impeller never needs to be replaced...

Dan Lanciani ddl@danlan.*com

[dnoyeB]

True. its 'limited' lifetime warranty. He said I could get parts, but the complete replace was only offered once.

[dnoyeB]

i bought this pump specifically because I can take it apart. i dont know how that affects the warranty, but i need to open it every 6 months to c lean all the caked on dirt off.

Anyway, I have a sewerage ejector pump I put in for a while. This thing has a 2" opening and is cast iron and I figured it would be a noise maker. Its WAY quieter than the reliantone. im gonna reshape the pipe one more ime so it stops wobbling, then im gonna keep that pump in there.