
We want to help you understand the difference between homeowners insurance and home protection plans.

Most of the time, we expect our furnaces or boilers to be there and working well when we need them. However, unless you give these systems the regular attention they need, there’s a much greater chance that they’ll break down when they shouldn’t — the middle of winter is the worst time to find out your heating system should have been serviced sooner. Take care of this important annual service with our Heating Maintenance Plan.

Columbia Service Partners™* offers optional repair and maintenance plans to homeowners. These plans are administered by Oncourse Home Solutions, one of the nation's leading providers of optional protection programs. The plans provide piece of mind for customers by helping protect them from the costs associated with unexpected repairs. Columbia Service Partners™* is not affiliated with Columbia Gas®.
Heating Maintenance is a furnace/boiler maintenance plan that includes an annual performance tune-up. All tasks are carried out by one of our highly skilled network contractors.
Standard homeowners insurance usually does not cover maintenance or repairs for your heating system. Therefore, it's wise to conduct regular maintenance to ensure the system operates efficiently and lasts as long as possible. As a homeowner, this responsibility falls on you — and we're here to assist you.
Each year, your heating system should be maintained by a certified professional to ensure safe operation and peak efficiency. This preventive maintenance can help provide uninterrupted heating and avoid a system failure in the harsh cold winter months.
Top-quality service is crucial. Our network technicians are highly qualified and experienced professionals who know how to keep your furnace or boiler running efficiently. If you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to reach out!
The Heating Maintenance Plan is designed for furnace and boiler upkeep, offering an annual performance tune-up for one unit. There are no restrictions on the age or model of your furnace or boiler. When you choose us for your heating system's maintenance, all work is carried out by one of our highly qualified network contractors.
You can schedule your maintenance appointment as soon as you enroll in the plan, and you'll be eligible for one appointment each annual term. Appointments are available upon request and are subject to scheduling availability.
If you decide you no longer want to maintain your protection with us, you can call 855-800-5195 any time, day or night, and select the option to cancel your protection. When you are connected to one of our agents, tell them that you wish to cancel your protection. The agent will ask you some questions to verify your account information and will be able to assist you with the cancellation.
Through your online account: There a few simple steps to follow if cancelling your protection online:
If you cancel your protection within the first 30 days after your new program enrollment was processed, you will be entitled to a full refund of all program fees you have paid. This refund will be issued within 30 days of cancellation.
For all other customers:
If you are paying monthly for your protection, your program cancellation will take effect at the end of your monthly billing cycle and you will not receive money back. Protection under your contract will continue through the end of your monthly billing cycle, regardless of when you cancel within the cycle.
If you are paying annually for your protection, your program cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing month within your annual term, and you will receive a refund for the remainder of your annual term. Your refund will be credited to the same payment method you used to make your annual payment.
If you pay your Columbia Service Partners charges through your utility company's monthly bill and wish to cancel your protection, let us know of your cancellation request by phone or in your online account with us (see specifics above). Once we process your cancellation request, we will notify your utility company that we are no longer requesting payment from them for your cancelled protection. Depending on how Columbia Service Partners and your utility company's billing cycles align and whether your utility company bills for services after they are provided, a charge may still appear on your next one to two utility bills. Rest assured that once we have processed your cancellation request, we will not ask your utility for any additional payments for your protection, and you will only be charged for months you received protection.
Note: If you close your utility account, or if you do not pay your utility bill in full each month, your coverage with us may be canceled as a result.
After your protection cancellation request is processed, the cancellation will take effect at the end of your current monthly Columbia Service Partners billing cycle. Until that date, your protection will remain active and you will be eligible to make a claim if needed.
Yes. If you change your mind and want to re-enroll in protection, just let us know. Depending on your selected program(s), you may need to wait 30 days for your new protection to become effective, and pre-existing conditions are not covered.
If you do not have an automatic payment method on file, or if your account is not set to automatically renew, you may receive a notice requesting you to renew your coverage for another year. Please respond to your notice to renew your coverage. Not responding will result in your coverage being canceled.
If you received a piece of mail, email, or postcard indicating you had a failed payment, it is because we were unable to successfully process your payment using the method we have on file. To avoid a lapse in your coverage, please contact us and set up another payment method.