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AI receptionist for plumbers

Your phone gets answered while you’re under the sink.

It answers diagnostic-fee and same-day questions from rules you set. Where a rule is blank, it says a person will confirm.

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Plans from $39 a month

An example plumbing call and the job sheet it writes

Example call

Ridgeline Plumbing. Made-up business and caller.

  1. Caller

    My water heater is leaking. Can someone come today?

  2. Assistant

    Sorry to hear that. Is water spreading across the floor, or is it a slow drip?

  3. Caller

    A slow drip from the bottom of the tank.

  4. Assistant

    Thanks. We can send someone between 1 and 5 today. The diagnostic visit is $79, applied to the repair. What’s the address?

Read the whole call
  1. Assistant

    Thanks for calling Ridgeline Plumbing. I’m the AI assistant. How can I help?

  2. Caller

    My water heater is leaking. Can someone come today?

  3. Assistant

    Sorry to hear that. Is water spreading across the floor, or is it a slow drip?

  4. Caller

    A slow drip from the bottom of the tank.

  5. Assistant

    Thanks. We can send someone between 1 and 5 today. The diagnostic visit is $79, applied to the repair. What’s the address?

  6. Caller

    14 Sample Street.

  7. Assistant

    Got it. Your name and the best number to reach you?

  8. Caller

    Jordan, 213-555-0117.

  9. Assistant

    Jordan, 213-555-0117, 14 Sample Street, water heater dripping from the tank, today between 1 and 5, $79 diagnostic visit. Is that right?

  10. Caller

    That’s right.

  11. Assistant

    You’re on the sheet. Dispatch calls you before the plumber heads over. Anything else?

Job sheet

In your inbox · example

One real caller, one job sheet: a callback number they confirmed, a location and what they need.

Caller
Jordan, 213-555-0117 Read back to the caller
Address
14 Sample Street, 90004
Request
Water heater dripping from the bottom of the tank
Window
Today, 1 PM to 5 PM
Price given
$79 diagnostic visit, applied to the repair

Needs you Confirm the window, then call Jordan before the plumber heads over.

What plumbing callers ask, and what it says.

You write short rules and it answers only from them. Leave one blank and it says a person will confirm.

  1. “Can you come today?”

    You write: Slow leaks: 1 to 5 today.

    Caller hears: “We can send someone between 1 and 5 today.”

  2. “What’s the diagnostic fee?”

    You write: $79 to diagnose, applied to the repair.

    Caller hears: “The diagnostic visit is $79, applied to the repair.”

  3. “Is this an emergency?”

    You write: Water spreading or no water: go to Sam. The main valve is by the water meter.

    Caller hears: “If you can, shut off the main valve. Ridgeline’s note says it’s by the water meter.” Then the call goes to Sam. It takes a callback number only if the transfer can’t be placed.

  • It collects the address first, then the name, callback number and problem, and adds an email address only if you send written quotes. Then it reads it all back and states your callback promise.
  • It doesn’t write to your calendar yet. It offers the window you set, and you confirm the time.
Try it free

Free to hear it in your browser, with example rules you then make yours. The 7-day trial needs no card.

Pay only for real callers.

Plans start at $39 a month. Each real caller is one job sheet: a confirmed callback number, a location and a request. Spam, hang-ups and wrong numbers are never billed.

See the plans What missed calls cost you

Questions plumbers ask.

What does it say when it doesn’t know?

That a person will confirm. Then it takes the address, the problem and a callback number. It says only what you approved.

Does it work for a one-person shop?

Yes. Starter is $39 a month for 20 job sheets, and Growth is $99 for 75. See the plans.

How do I hear about an emergency after hours?

Your emergency rule can transfer the call to your on-call number. It takes a callback number only if the transfer can’t be placed. Every call also lands in your inbox with its transcript and recording, and you get an email.

Hear it answer as your plumbing business.

Name your business and your assistant answers in your browser.

Try it free

Free to hear it in your browser. The 7-day trial needs no card.