Is a Plumbing Maintenance Plan Worth It in NJ?

For most Monmouth County homeowners, a plumbing maintenance plan is worth it as long as it is cheap enough that one discounted repair covers the year. FIXALL Club Plans start at $9 a month, include a yearly inspection and water heater flush, take 10% off repairs and cut the service fee in half, and they run month to month with no annual contract.

Key takeaways

• FIXALL Club Plans start at $9 a month and run month to month, cancel anytime.
• The Plumbing Club includes a yearly 22-point inspection, a water heater flush, spigot winterization and 10% off repairs.
• The Comfort Club covers heating or cooling with a yearly tune-up and a carbon monoxide safety test.
• The Total Home Club at $29 a month bundles both, drops the service fee entirely and adds a yearly drain cleaning and sewer camera.

What does a plumbing maintenance plan include?

A plumbing maintenance plan trades a small monthly payment for a yearly visit and a discount on everything else. The FIXALL Plumbing Club is $9 a month, and the yearly visit is a 22-point whole-house plumbing inspection with the water heater service built in.

Here is everything in the Plumbing Club:

• A yearly 22-point plumbing inspection of the whole house
• Water heater flush, anode rod check and T&P valve test
• Outdoor spigot winterization before the freeze
• 10% off plumbing repairs
• 50% off the service fee on every call
• $50 a year banked toward a new water heater

The inspection is the part most people skip. It catches a slow leak under a vanity or a corroded shutoff valve while each is still a small fix.

What is the difference between the Plumbing Club, Comfort Club and Total Home Club?

The Plumbing Club covers plumbing, the Comfort Club covers heating and cooling, and the Total Home Club covers both with more included. Each of the first two is $9 a month. The Total Home Club is $29 a month.

The Comfort Club includes a yearly heating or cooling tune-up, a carbon monoxide safety test and a standard 1-inch filter. It takes 10% off HVAC repairs, 50% off the service fee and banks $50 a year toward a new system.

The Total Home Club includes both the plumbing and HVAC visits, takes 10% off everything and has no service fee at all. It adds a yearly drain cleaning and a sewer camera inspection, and it banks $100 a year.

How does a $9 plan pay for itself?

It pays for itself the first time you need a repair. Ten percent off a water heater replacement or a boiler repair is more than a year of membership, and half off the service fee lands on the same visit. The yearly inspection, flush and spigot winterization come on top of that.

Then there is the bank. The Plumbing Club sets aside $50 a year toward a new water heater, and the Comfort Club does the same toward a new system. Members who stay a few years walk into a replacement with a head start already paid in.

The real value is what the plan prevents. A water heater that gets flushed every year and has its anode rod checked lasts longer than one that does not. A spigot that gets winterized does not split a pipe inside the wall in January.

Which plan should you choose?

Pick based on what is in your house and how old it is. If your heating and cooling are new and under warranty service elsewhere, the Plumbing Club alone covers the water heater and the pipes. If the furnace is the thing you worry about, the Comfort Club gets the yearly tune-up and carbon monoxide check on the calendar.

If the house is more than 20 years old, the Total Home Club usually makes the most sense. The sewer camera alone tells you whether roots or a belly in the line are building toward a backup, and the drain cleaning keeps the main line clear before the holidays.

Can you cancel a plumbing maintenance plan?

Yes. Every FIXALL Club Plan is month to month and you can cancel anytime. There is no annual contract and nothing to pay off if you move or change your mind.

A maintenance plan should earn its place every year with the visit and the savings, not lock you in.

What does a FIXALL Club Plan cost?

The Plumbing Club is $9 a month. The Comfort Club is $9 a month. The Total Home Club is $29 a month. Those are the only numbers, and they do not change based on the size of your house.

What changes is what you get back. A home with a single bathroom and a newer water heater gets a yearly checkup and a discount on the occasional repair. A home with three bathrooms, a 12-year-old tank and a 1960s sewer line gets a lot more use out of the same plan, especially the Total Home Club.

When to call FIXALL

• Your water heater has not been flushed in more than a year, or you do not know when it was installed. The water heater service in the Plumbing Club covers it.
• Your furnace or boiler has not had a tune-up since last winter. The Comfort Club puts an HVAC tune-up and a carbon monoxide test on the calendar every year.
• You want one plan that handles plumbing, heating and the sewer line without a service fee. We sign up members across Monmouth County, including Freehold, Howell and Manalapan.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the FIXALL Plumbing Club for $9 a month?
A yearly 22-point plumbing inspection, a water heater flush with an anode rod check and T&P valve test, outdoor spigot winterization, 10% off plumbing repairs, 50% off the service fee and $50 a year banked toward a new water heater. It runs month to month and you can cancel anytime.

What is the difference between the Comfort Club and the Total Home Club?
The Comfort Club is the HVAC plan at $9 a month: a yearly heating or cooling tune-up, a carbon monoxide safety test, a 1-inch filter, 10% off HVAC repairs, 50% off the service fee and $50 a year banked. The Total Home Club at $29 a month includes both the plumbing and HVAC visits, 10% off everything, no service fee, a yearly drain cleaning and sewer camera inspection and $100 a year banked.

Can I cancel a FIXALL Club Plan?
Yes. Every FIXALL Club Plan is month to month, and you can cancel anytime. There is no annual contract and nothing to buy out.

Join in one call

Call or text (732) 991-2211, or visit callfixall.com/contact, and a live person will sign you up for the Plumbing Club, Comfort Club or Total Home Club and schedule your first visit. Members get the same upfront pricing before any work starts, with the discount already applied.