Everyone from weekend warriors to full time carpenters and construction workers use hand tools. Nearly all come with manufacturers warranties that will cover any repairs or defects in the tools for a certain amount of time, usually between one and three years. Non–powered hand tools such as the Craftsman line feature lifetime warranties. Knowing the warranties of your power tools and also for industry leaders is important to be familiar with in the event you need to file a warranty claim.

You may be left wasting a great deal of money on Makita, Dewalt, or Bosch on your tools when you could be having the tool fixed by warranty and not throwaway money. Warranties won't cover everything, like if you drop your utensil in water or if you only want to have some reserve parts on hand. In this article, we will review the warranties of brands of a few of the most dependable brands of tools on the market today: Makita, Bosch and Dewalt.

The Makita website lists warranty information. Every utensil they sell comes with a 1-year warranty and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. The 30-day satisfaction guarantee states that if a buyer of a utensil is unhappy with the utensil for any cause, they can give back or exchange the utensil within 30 days of the purchase date. The 1-year warranty covers the utensil for deficiencies in the manufacturing of the tool for one year from the purchase date. If your Makita utensil is still under warranty, you can take it to an authorized service center or send it in to the factory and Makita will fix it.

This can save you a lot of money if your tool breaks. Instead of trying to disassemble the tool yourself and locate the correct Makita parts, simply let Makita handle it for you. They are the experts with their own tools and know how to diagnosis what is wrong. They also have the correct Makita parts to repair the tool, while it is still under warranty. There are some causes of tool failure that will void your warranty however. These include: abuse or misuse of the tool, having others attempt to repair your tool, the damage is a result of normal wear and tear on the tool, or if the tool has been altered or changed in any way. In these cases or if your tool is out of warranty you will have to locate and purchase the Makita parts on your own for the repair.

Information on the Bosch website shows that they offer a very similar warranty and guarantee to that of Makita. New Bosch tools have a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee and a one year warranty on service and Bosch parts. Similar stipulations apply to the Bosch warranty as they do with Makita. The warranty is void if the tool has been: "misused, carelessly handled, or misrepaired by persons other than Seller or Authorized Service Station". By filing a claim you must return the tool to an authorized service center or to Bosch and they will repair the tool and replace any Bosch parts free of charge. If you void the warranty or the tool is out of warranty you may purchase the Bosch replacement parts and repair the tool yourself or take it to a repair center and pay for the repair and Bosch parts out of pocket.

Dewalt tools are covered by longer warranties than Makita and Bosch. Dewalt tools have a three year warranty covering the tool and Dewalt parts from deficiencies in material workmanship. Dewalt products also offers a one year free service warranty that allows Dewalt to maintain tools and replace Dewalt parts that are worn from normal use, during the first year of purchase. This is a vital warranty for Dewalt users to hear about because during the first year if anything goes wrong for any reason, Dewalt will replace and install the Dewalt parts without cost. Dewalt also provides free maintenance and service on Dewalt parts for a whole year. After that, the utensil and Dewalt parts are covered from craftsmanship deficiencies for another two years.

Whatever tools you own and use, consider that it's essential to know the warranty you have on your utensil. Service and replacement parts can be costly and it can save you a lot of money and time to have it repaired while it's under warranty.

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