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AI receptionist for HVAC companies
An AI receptionist for an HVAC company answers every call, including during the first heat wave when lines jam. It asks about the symptom, the system type and who is in the home, flags no-heat and no-cool cases for vulnerable households, and books service or a replacement estimate. It does not diagnose or quote a price.
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Ask the right symptoms
Is the thermostat on, is the outdoor unit running, is water around the indoor unit, how old is the system. A tech with those answers shows up better prepared.
Ask where the unit is. A rooftop unit, an attic air handler and a crawlspace furnace are three different jobs.
Urgency by who is at home
A hot house with a baby or an elderly person is different from a mild day with a noisy fan. You write the rules, and the assistant follows them.
Replacement calls are sales calls
A caller who says the system is twenty years old and failing is a replacement lead. The assistant can book a free estimate with the right salesperson.
Passing the lead to a person quickly matters, because replacement customers shop around.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like. Illustrations, not clients.
A caller says the furnace will not start and an infant is in the house. The assistant marks it urgent and pages the on-call tech.
A caller wants a quote on a heat pump. The assistant asks the size of the home and books a comfort advisor for Thursday.
A caller says the AC freezes up every afternoon. The assistant records that, asks if the filter is clean, and books a repair visit for the next day.
The rules that apply, in their own words
“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
“other than a call made for emergency purposes or made with the prior express consent of the called party”
Sources
- 47 U.S.C. § 227 (TCPA): Consent rules for automated calls, prerecorded voices and texts.
- OSHA: construction safety: Federal safety rules for job sites.
- SBA: stay legally compliant: The Small Business Administration’s checklist for licenses, taxes and rules.
- 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act, Section 5): The federal ban on unfair or deceptive business practices, ads included.
Talk through your HVAC business with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your HVAC company to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Questions
Can it handle the call volume of a heat wave?
It answers every call at once, so none ring out. Dispatch then works through the sorted list.
Can it talk about equipment brands?
Only what you teach it. It should send detailed product questions to a person.
Can it tell callers to turn the system off?
Only for simple safety steps you approve, like switching off a unit that is leaking water. It should not give repair advice.
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