HVAC

An HVAC answering service that books the job, not just takes a message.

An HVAC answering service and AI receptionist for furnace, AC and heat pump shops. Riley catches the overflow on the worst day of the season, sends no-heat calls to your on-call tech, and books the rest into your board. Month to month, cancel any time.

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15 to 30 minutes on Google Meet.

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Or call (866) 413-5421 and say you're an HVAC contractor

Calls that reach our line, answered in two ringsLive within 7 business days of kickoff, so book before your peak30-day money-back on Get Answered's first month
Quillhaven Heating & AirIncoming · mobile
Answered

Thanks for calling Quillhaven Heating and Air. I'm Riley, the AI assistant, and this call is recorded. Are you calling about a system that isn't working right now?

Yeah. The AC's running but it's blowing warm. It's boiling in here.

Sorry about that, on a day like today. Is the outdoor unit running? Is the fan on top spinning?

It's humming, but the fan's not moving.

Thanks, I'll note that for the technician. Can I get your name and the address?

Sam Okafor, 118 Lakeview Drive.

Thanks, Sam. Today's emergency slots are full. The first opening is tomorrow, Sunday, between 8 and 10 a.m. That slot carries the weekend diagnostic fee. Or I can book Monday at 8 at the regular fee. Which would you like?

Tomorrow morning.

Booked: Sunday, 8 to 10 a.m., at the weekend fee. If a slot opens tonight, we'll call you. What number should we reach you on?

This one. 555-0147.

Five five five, zero one four seven. I'll text you a confirmation now. Anything else I can help with?

Is there anything I should do tonight?

Switch the system off at the thermostat so the compressor isn't straining. That's the one thing our techs ask. Please don't open the unit.

Okay. Thanks.

Booked into the board's Sunday emergency window and added to tonight's cancellation list. Sam gets a text confirmation. The owner gets: "NO COOL · Sam Okafor · 118 Lakeview Dr · outdoor fan not spinning · booked Sun 8-10 · weekend fee quoted · on cancel list."

Riley · AI receptionist

Scripted sample. Names are made up.

Call types

The calls an HVAC shop gets, and what Riley does with each

Overflow mode is the usual setup: your CSR answers first and Riley takes what they can't. Urgent calls go live to your on-call tech. Vendor, recruiter and warranty-company calls get a polite goodbye and a log line.

CallWhat it sounds likeWhat Riley does
No heat in January, no cool in a heat wave"Furnace quit an hour ago. My mom's 84 and she's staying with us."transfers
Gas smell, CO alarm or burning smell"There's a smell of gas by the furnace."tells them to call 911
Repair or diagnostic, every line busy"AC's blowing warm. I've been on hold with your other line for ten minutes."books
Maintenance plan member tune-up"I'm on your comfort club. Time for the fall tune-up."books
Replacement quote with a financing question"Furnace is 22 years old. How much for a new one, and do you do financing?"books
Refrigerant, rebate or gas-line question"Is R-410A banned now? Should I replace before the price jumps?"takes a message
Step by step

The follow-up after the call

Get Answered sends two texts the minute the call ends, then follows up on the quote until the homeowner decides. We register your business with the carriers (A2P 10DLC in the US), so every text reach phones.

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Day 0

Two texts, right after the call

The caller gets the window, the fee you approved and what to have ready. You get the summary: problem, address, window, fee quoted, and whether a transfer was answered.

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Day 0

Hang-up text back

If a caller hangs up before Riley picks up, they get a text from your number right away: "Quillhaven Heating & Air: sorry we missed your call. Reply here or call back and we'll get you booked. Reply STOP to opt out."

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Day 1

Comfort advisor visit, quote sent

The written quote goes to the homeowner. Riley logs it as an open estimate with the system age, fuel type and whether they asked about financing.

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Day 3

First nudge

Text and email: "Quillhaven Heating & Air: any questions on the quote? Here's your advisor's direct line. Reply STOP to opt out." Financing is mentioned only in the words you approved: available, subject to credit approval. No rates, no payments.

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Day 7

Second nudge, then quiet

One more. It stops the moment they say yes, no, or STOP.

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Day 14

Job done, review follow-up

A Google review follow-up after the job: one request and one reminder, and it stops on STOP. Replies to new reviews are drafted in your voice and you approve them before they post.

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Pre-season

Members get the tune-up text

"Quillhaven Heating & Air: your fall tune-up is due" with a booking link and a STOP line, timed to your shoulder season so the board fills before the first cold snap.

The rules

Rules it follows on an HVAC line

Written with you at kickoff. Riley reads them word for word, in the shoulder season and in the heat wave.

Gas, CO or a burning smell: one script, every timeLeave the house with everyone in it. Don't use light switches. Call 911 or your gas utility's emergency line from outside. Then Riley texts your on-call tech. It never troubleshoots a gas valve or a furnace that smells hot.
No heat and no cool: your definition of urgentYou decide what rolls a truck at night. Many shops ask one routing question: is anyone in the home elderly, an infant, or at risk from the temperature? That's a rule you chose, not medical advice.
Refrigerant and gas-line questions are messages, not adviceRiley never says a refrigerant is banned, legal or fine to top up, and never walks a caller through a gas line. Refrigerant work needs certified techs. It takes the question and texts your office.
Rebates and tax credits: "programs change often, so I won't guess"It books the advisor visit instead. It never states eligibility or an amount.
Financing: approved words only"We offer financing, subject to credit approval, and the advisor goes through it with you." No rates, payments or terms on the call. It never takes credit, banking or SIN/SSN details.
Prices: your diagnostic, after-hours and weekend fees, nothing moreIt never prices a repair or a replacement. "The tech gives you the exact price on site before any work starts."
Peak-season overflow, not peak-season chaosForward on busy and no-answer so your CSR answers first and Riley catches the rest. Heat-wave mode opens the extra windows you say and no others. It never promises a time you didn't open.
Honest hours on GoogleYour profile shows the hours your techs actually roll, with "Open 24 hours" when you run nights. Your site says calls are answered 24/7, which is exactly true.
911 first, every timeAnyone in danger is told to hang up and call 911 first, because 911 sends fire, police and ambulance. Then you get a text with everything the caller said.
After the call

The follow-up, in texts.

After the Saturday call: one text to Sam, one to you. We register your business with the carriers (A2P 10DLC in the US), so these texts reach phones.

  • 2:17 PMQuillhaven Heating & Air: Sam, you're booked Sunday 8-10 a.m. at 118 Lakeview Dr. The weekend diagnostic fee applies, and the tech prices any repair before work starts. Keep the system off at the thermostat. If a slot opens tonight we'll call. Reply STOP to opt out.
  • 2:18 PMGreat, thanks. Please do call if something opens.
  • 2:18 PMOwner summary · NO COOL · Sam Okafor · 118 Lakeview Dr · 555-0147 · outdoor unit humming, fan not spinning · booked Sun 8-10 · weekend fee quoted · added to tonight's cancel list · recording attached.
  • 2:31 PMDev's finishing on Maple. Moving Sam to tonight 6-8.

Scripted sample. Names are made up.

Your businessText · via Valistix

Quillhaven Heating & Air: Sam, you're booked Sunday 8-10 a.m. at 118 Lakeview Dr. The weekend diagnostic fee applies, and the tech prices any repair before work starts. Keep the system off at the thermostat. If a slot opens tonight we'll call. Reply STOP to opt out.

Great, thanks. Please do call if something opens.

Owner summary · NO COOL · Sam Okafor · 118 Lakeview Dr · 555-0147 · outdoor unit humming, fan not spinning · booked Sun 8-10 · weekend fee quoted · added to tonight's cancel list · recording attached.

Dev's finishing on Maple. Moving Sam to tonight 6-8.

Follow-up · automatic

Scripted sample. Names are made up.

What you get

Beyond the phone: get found, get booked

Get Answered picks up the call. Get Found and Get Booked fill the board in the shoulder season and make the phone ring in the peak.

A website with the no-heat page up top

The no-heat emergency first, with click-to-call above the fold, then AC repair, furnace repair, heat pumps, a maintenance plan sign-up, and financing in compliant wording, each with room for its own page. Licence number in the footer where your state requires it. Hosting, security and care come with it, and the site is yours once it's paid for. Part of Get Found.

Local SEO and your Google profile

"Furnace repair near me" and "AC repair [city]" are won on Google Maps. HVAC contractor as the primary category, your real services listed, pre-season posts in spring and fall to fill the slow weeks, honest hours, and your listings cleaned up. Local SEO every month, and a monthly report on where you show up and what it brought in.

Ads, with the phone answered

Google Search and Local Services Ads, weighted to your peaks, plus Meta for pre-season tune-up offers. HVAC is an eligible Local Services Ads category in Canada and the US. We keep financing out of ad creative and on the landing page, because ads that mention it can fall under Meta's financial products rules. Every call and form tracked, weekly optimization, and a monthly report on what you spent, what rang and what booked. See Get Booked.

Your board, your way

Riley books into your calendar or scheduling tool, and CRM links, in the bigger sizes, connect it to ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber or FieldEdge, set up at kickoff. Your desk also gets each booking by text and email, so nothing waits till Monday.

Your rules

What you control, and what it never does

Two lists, written with a specialist at kickoff, changed any time by email.

What you control

  • Your script, word for word, after the AI notice
  • Which fees it may quote: diagnostic, after-hours, weekend
  • What counts as an emergency, your routing question, and who's on call each week
  • Overflow, after-hours or always-on forwarding, changed at your carrier any time
  • Heat-wave and cold-snap windows, opened when you say
  • Which job types it may book and which get a request to your desk
  • Your financing wording, your rebate line, your service area
  • A second language, Spanish or French

What it never does

  • Pretend to be a person. It says it's an AI in the greeting and whenever asked.
  • Guess a price, diagnose a system or price a replacement.
  • Give refrigerant, gas-line or rebate advice. Those are messages.
  • Quote a rate, a payment or a term, or take credit or banking details.
  • Place outbound sales calls or book in-home visits nobody asked for.
  • Text anyone who didn't call you, or anyone who replied STOP.
Step by step

What your setup fee builds, item by item

One time, charged at signing with your first month. It pays for the whole build, done for you by one of our specialists, so your receptionist sounds like part of the shop from its very first call.

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A script written for your business

One of our specialists writes your receptionist's script from your kickoff call: how it greets your callers, what it asks, and what it says on every kind of call, from the January no-heat call to the heat-wave overflow. You approve it before it answers a single call.

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Your call flows and emergency rules

Who gets a live transfer and when, what counts as urgent (no heat with someone at risk, no cool in a heat wave), when it tells a caller to hang up and call 911, and when it takes a message and texts you.

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Your price sheet and answers, from your own information

Your hours, services, prices (diagnostic, after-hours and weekend fees) and the questions your customers ask most, built in so it quotes what you gave it and never guesses.

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Calendar and booking, connected

Booking set up in your calendar or scheduling tool, connected at kickoff, so it books the job while the caller is still on the line.

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Number forwarding, set up with you

We give you the number to forward to and set it up with you, as overflow, after hours or always on. Your number stays yours, and you can un-forward it in a minute.

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Text-message registration with the carriers

We file your business details with the carriers (A2P 10DLC in the US), so confirmations and summaries reach phones.

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Voice and greeting, tuned to you

A greeting that answers with your shop's name, says it is an AI and that the call is recorded, and sounds right for a heating and cooling shop.

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Test calls before go-live

It is built and tested on our line, and you hear it on test calls before your callers do.

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The go-live checklist

Everything checked before your first live call: script approved, test calls passed, forwarding on, booking connected.

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The Seven Days promise behind it

Live within 7 business days of your kickoff call, or, if the delay is ours, the Get Answered setup fee comes back.

For a heating and cooling shop

Three stages. Start with the one you need most.

For an HVAC shop, we usually recommend starting with Get Answered, because the first heat wave and the first cold snap bring more calls than any desk can hold. Get Found and Get Booked fill the shoulder season. One of our specialists matches each stage to your shop on a short call.

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Get Found

Be the one they find.

A site with the no-heat page up top and a Google profile built for "furnace repair near me" and "AC repair [city]".

  • A website built to make the phone ring.
  • Your Google profile and reviews working for you.
  • Your listings cleaned up.
  • Local SEO every month.
  • A monthly report on where you show up and what it brought in.

Local SEO every month in the bigger sizes, with listings cleaned up everywhere and local link outreach in the biggest.

Comes in three sizes, matched to your business on a short call.

See if it fits my business, Get Found
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Get Answered

Every call answered, day and night.

Overflow on the worst day of the season, no-heat calls to your on-call tech, and replacement quotes followed up until they decide.

  • An AI receptionist on the number you already have.
  • Answers 24/7 with your business name and follows your script.
  • Books the job into your calendar.
  • Sends the customer a confirmation by text and email.
  • Puts urgent calls through.
  • Texts and emails you a summary after every call.

Hang-up text back, follow-up, website chat, review follow-up and CRM links in the bigger sizes.

Comes in three sizes, matched to your call volume on a short call.

See if it fits my business, Get Answered
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Get Booked

More calls, starting now.

Google Search and Local Services weighted to your peaks, and Meta for pre-season tune-up offers.

  • Ads and marketing built for your business.
  • Google, Local Services, Microsoft and Meta, chosen for your market.
  • Landing pages built for your campaigns.
  • Every call and form tracked.
  • Weekly optimization.
  • A monthly report on what you spent, what rang and what booked.
  • Ad spend goes straight from your card to the platform.

From one channel up to all four; landing pages, form tracking and weekly optimization in the bigger sizes, and retargeting in the biggest.

Comes in three sizes, matched to how fast you want to grow.

See if it fits my business, Get Booked

Tell us what you need

Need all three, several locations, or something specific?

Tell us what you need and we'll build the plan.

Several trucks, several towns, or all three at once? We'll build it around your shop.

Help me chooseNot sure where to start? Five quick questions, about a minute.
Canada and the US

Canada and the US, on one page

Canada Billed in C$

  • Billed in C$, at the price on your Order Form. No tax added today; if we're required to register for GST/HST, it's added from the date the law requires.
  • Gas work needs a gas ticket. If a caller asks who holds one, or what licence a furnace swap needs, Riley takes a message for your office.
  • Some provinces restrict unsolicited in-home sales of furnaces, air conditioners and water heaters. Riley never cold-calls; every visit it books is one the caller asked for.
  • The Canada Greener Homes Grant closed to applications in 2024. Riley never states rebate eligibility; it books the advisor, who checks what's current for that address.
  • French as a second language, set up at kickoff. We serve shops in every province except Quebec.
  • Texts follow CASL: confirmations to people who called you, a STOP line on every message, and tune-up reminders only within the consent window.

United States Billed in US$

  • Billed in US$, at the price on your Order Form. Payments by card, processed by Stripe.
  • Licensing is state by state. California, Florida and Texas require your licence number in your advertising. We check your state at kickoff and put the number wherever we publish for you: your site, your Google profile and your ads.
  • Refrigerant handling needs EPA certification, so refrigerant questions on the phone are messages for a certified tech, never advice from Riley.
  • The federal 25C credit ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025. Riley never promises a tax credit. Utility rebates come and go, so it books the advisor instead.
  • Spanish as a second language, set up at kickoff.
  • We register your business with the carriers for A2P 10DLC at setup, so your confirmations and summaries reach phones.
  • Emergency wording is the same everywhere: gas or CO means leave and call 911 or your gas utility from outside. Your utility's number goes in your script.
Straight answers

Questions HVAC owners ask

Will it answer a no-heat call at 2 a.m.?

Yes. Calls that reach our line are answered within two rings, every hour of the year, and any downtime is credited by the hour. Riley runs your emergency rules: transfer to the on-call tech, book the first slot, or promise a callback, and it texts you after every call. Callers with a gas smell or a CO alarm are told to leave and call 911 or the utility from outside.

What happens in a heat wave when all my lines are busy?

Riley picks up what your team can't. Set your phone to forward on busy or no answer, and overflow calls that reach our line are answered within two rings while your CSR stays on the first call. The two rings count from when a call reaches our line. Tell us to open heat-wave windows and Riley books into them. Your number stays yours, and you can change forwarding with your carrier any time.

Does it book into ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro or Jobber?

Yes. Riley books into your calendar, and CRM links, in the bigger sizes, connect it to ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber or FieldEdge, set up at kickoff. Your desk also gets each booking by text and email, so nothing is lost.

Will it quote prices or diagnose problems?

Only the fees you approve in the script, such as your diagnostic or after-hours fee. It never diagnoses a system or prices a repair or a replacement; it books a comfort advisor visit instead.

Can it handle financing questions?

Yes, in your approved words only: you offer financing, subject to credit approval, and the advisor goes through it. It never quotes rates, payments or terms, and never takes credit, banking or SIN/SSN details.

What does it cost?

Each stage comes in three sizes, and your price is matched to your business on a short call or by email. You see it in writing on a one-page Order Form before you sign, and every monthly service is month to month.

Can it tell a maintenance-plan member from a new caller?

Yes. Riley asks whether they're on your maintenance plan, books the visit, and flags "says they're a member" so your office can give member priority. With a CRM link, it checks the membership in your software too.

Is there a contract?

No long-term contract and no minimum term. You sign a one-page Order Form, every monthly service is month to month, and you can cancel any time by email before your next billing date. Your service runs to the end of the month you've already paid for.

What's refundable?

On Get Answered, your first month is money-back: within 30 days of go-live, email us and the first month's plan fee comes back. No form, no argument. If your receptionist isn't live within 7 business days of kickoff and the delay is ours, your Get Answered setup fee comes back. One refund, not two: if that setup fee comes back under Seven days, Thirty days doesn't also apply. The first half of a website build comes back in full if you cancel in writing before design starts. Otherwise setup fees, monthly fees, add-ons, projects and extra minutes are not refunded.

What does the setup fee cover?

The whole build, done for you, one time. One of our specialists writes your script from your kickoff call and you approve it before it answers a single call. The setup also covers your call flows and emergency rules, your price sheet and answers from your own information, calendar and booking connected, number forwarding set up with you, text-message registration with the carriers where texting is used, your voice and greeting, test calls before go-live, and the go-live checklist. It's charged once, at signing with your first month, and the Seven Days promise stands behind it: live within 7 business days of kickoff, or, if the delay is ours, the Get Answered setup fee comes back.

Your fix-list call · 15 to 30 minutes

Hear it answer as your HVAC company.

15 to 30 minutes on video with one of our specialists. Nothing to prepare. You'll hear Riley answer with your business name, and you get the written fix list either way. Book it a few weeks before your peak: kickoff to live is 7 business days. No long-term contract. No minimum term. Cancel any time. 30-day money-back on your first month of Get Answered. Or call (866) 413-5421 now and say you're an HVAC contractor.

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15 to 30 minutes on Google Meet.

Or call (866) 413-5421
What happens on the call
  1. We build a receptionist that answers with your business name. You dial it from your own phone and hear it book a job.
  2. We search for your business the way a customer would and show you who's above you.
  3. You get the written list, whether or not you hire us.
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