Stop Losing Jobs Because You Can't Answer the Phone
Plumbers work with their hands, not their phones. Every unanswered call is a job that goes to the next plumber in Google's results. Our AI receptionist answers every call within seconds, books the job, and messages you the details so you can finish the task you're on.
Why Plumbers Lose Work to Missed Calls
The plumbing industry runs on urgency. A burst pipe at 11pm is not a problem that waits until morning. Homeowners and property managers who cannot reach a plumber immediately call the next one on the list. You cannot answer the phone while under a house, on a roof, or driving between jobs.
You Are Always On the Tools
Plumbing is hands-on work. You cannot stop mid-job to answer a call, take down details, and promise a callback, especially when your hands are wet or you are in a confined space. Every call you miss during working hours is a real job that walks out the door.
Emergencies Do Not Work Business Hours
Blocked drains, burst pipes, and hot water system failures happen at 9pm on a Friday and 6am on a Sunday. The homeowner is stressed and wants someone now. If your phone rings out or goes to voicemail, they call the next plumber. Our AI answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Each Missed Call Is Real Money
A residential service call averages $480. An emergency callout can be $800 or more. If you miss three calls on a busy day, that is $1,400 of revenue handed to a competitor. Our AI receptionist costs a fraction of that and captures every single enquiry.
What the AI Does for Your Plumbing Business
Configured specifically for plumbing businesses, the AI understands job types, urgency, and the information you need to turn a call into a booked job.
24/7 Call Answering
Every call answered professionally with your business name, day or night, weekend or public holiday. No voicemail. No ring out. No missed opportunities.
- Answers within 8 seconds on average
- Uses your business name and greeting
- Handles multiple simultaneous calls during busy periods
- Warm, professional tone that represents your brand
Emergency Job Capture
Identifies emergency situations and escalates them immediately. Burst pipes, gas leaks, and flooding get flagged and messaged to you right away so you can decide how to respond.
- Detects urgency keywords: burst, flooding, gas leak, no hot water
- Sends immediate SMS or notification to you for emergencies
- Captures full job address and nature of problem
- Sets caller expectations on response time based on your availability
Quote and Job Booking
Books quotes and service appointments directly into your schedule. Callers pick from your available slots and receive a confirmation, no back-and-forth calls needed.
- Real-time calendar integration with your booking system
- Collects job type, address, access details, and best contact time
- Sends confirmation SMS to the caller
- Notifies you of every new booking instantly
Service Area Filtering
Filters enquiries by your service area so you only receive jobs you can actually do. Callers outside your zone are politely informed and optionally referred on.
- Configurable postcode and suburb coverage list
- Politely declines out-of-area jobs without damaging your reputation
- Captures contact details even for out-of-area jobs in case you expand
- Handles multi-van businesses with different team coverage zones
Detailed Job Summaries
Every call generates a structured summary with the information you need to quote and plan the job, sent straight to your phone.
- Customer name, phone, and address captured every time
- Job description in plain language
- Urgency level and best time to attend
- Any access or parking notes provided by the caller
Repeat Customer Recognition
Recognises returning customers and routes their calls appropriately. Property managers and regular clients get priority handling.
- Caller ID matching against your customer list
- Priority routing for property managers and repeat customers
- Mentions prior job history context to callers where relevant
- Flags VIP customers for immediate callback if unavailable
Up and Running in 48 Hours
No technical setup required on your end. We handle everything and your existing phone number keeps working.
Tell Us About Your Business
Provide your service area, job types, availability hours, and emergency escalation preference. We configure the AI to match your workflow exactly.
Forward Your Number
Set your existing business number to forward to the AI, all calls, after hours only, or when you are busy. One simple change, no new number for customers.
Get Job Alerts on Your Phone
Every call generates a structured summary sent to your phone in real time. You see every lead, every booking, and every emergency as it comes in.
Review and Adjust
Listen to call recordings, adjust the service area or job types, and tune the urgency thresholds. Most plumbers need one or two tweaks in the first week and nothing after that.
Built for How Plumbers Actually Work
Most phone answering services are built for office businesses. We built ours for tradies who are on the tools all day and need the information delivered the way they work.
No Lock-In, No Per-Call Charges
Australian plumbing businesses should not be penalised for getting busy. Our plans include a generous call allowance and simple monthly pricing.
- Flat monthly fee with no hidden per-call charges
- Month-to-month contracts, cancel any time
- Scales up automatically during your busy season
- No setup fee for standard plumbing configurations
Works With Your Existing Setup
No need to change your phone number, replace your tools, or learn new software. The AI sits in front of your existing number and handles the calls.
- Compatible with any Australian mobile or landline number
- Integrates with ServiceM8, Fergus, and other trade job management apps
- Call recordings available for quality review
- Simple online portal to update your availability or service area
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Yes. We configure the AI with a plumbing-specific intake flow that captures the information you actually need: the nature of the problem, the address, access details, urgency level, and the best time for you to attend. You review the job summary format during setup and we adjust it until it matches the way you like to receive a job. The AI does not use a generic script, it uses yours.
The AI identifies emergency language (burst pipe, flooding, no hot water, gas smell) and immediately sends you an SMS or push notification with the full job details. You decide whether to respond. For after-hours emergencies, you can configure the AI to offer your after-hours callout rate to the caller upfront so they know the cost before you even call back. This filters out non-urgent "emergencies" and ensures the ones you attend are worth your time.
Absolutely. The most common setup is overflow answering: your phone rings first, and if you do not pick up within a set number of rings, the AI takes the call. You can also switch to full-time AI answering during jobs and switch back to direct calling during quieter periods. The configuration is changed through a simple online portal in under a minute.
It works especially well for solo operators. When you are the only plumber and the business depends entirely on you answering the phone, missing a call is costly. The AI gives you the coverage of a full-time receptionist at a fraction of the cost, and unlike a shared answering service, it knows your specific jobs, your service area, and your pricing.
The AI is upfront about being an automated assistant if asked directly, we do not pretend it is a human. In practice, most callers are focused on getting their problem solved and appreciate that someone (or something) answered quickly and got the details right. The feedback from our plumbing clients is that their callers are happy as long as the job gets booked and someone calls them back promptly.
We integrate natively with ServiceM8, Fergus, and Tradify. When a call comes in and a job is booked, a new job card is created automatically in your preferred system with all the intake details filled in. If you use a different system, we can push job data via webhook or provide a daily summary email. We also offer a simple SMS summary for plumbers who prefer not to use job management apps at all.
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