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there warranty starts by having to get them on the phone then you have to take panels off unit and run tests so they can figure out what is wrong with the unit then after they do this they send you the part that they think is the problem they also hold your credit card # until you send old part back no charge for this unless you dont send back part (i guess this is so they can rebuild these junk parts and send them out to another sucker.