Have AI call AC and heating repair companies

Tell your agent what the system is doing and your zip. CallForMe calls HVAC companies near you, asks for the diagnostic fee, the first opening and any after-hours charge, and can book the soonest one. In a heat wave it can work through a dozen companies until one has a slot. Each answered call costs $1.

HVAC calls are a race for the schedule. When the weather turns, the company you always use is booked for four days and the next one is too. Your agent can ask a dozen at once and take the first real opening.

Paste this into your agent

My AC is blowing warm air. Call AC repair companies near 85016 until one can come today or tomorrow, ask the diagnostic fee, and book it for any time after 1pm.

Other heating and cooling calls:

• "Call 3 HVAC companies near me and ask what a spring AC tune-up costs and if they have a maintenance plan."
• "Ask furnace repair companies near 55406 who can come tonight for a furnace that won't ignite, and what the after-hours fee is."
• "Book free estimate visits with 3 companies to replace a 15 year old 3 ton heat pump."

What the dispatcher will ask

Words like HVAC, air conditioning, AC, furnace and heater put the call in the trades category of plan_call, which flags your service address or zip and the date and time you're available. Dispatchers also ask:

• What it's doing: no cooling, no air at all, ice on the lines, water leaking, a smell.
• Is the outdoor unit running? Is the thermostat blank?
• Brand and age of the system, if known.
• Are you an existing customer or plan member? Members often get priority.

Questions worth asking

• Diagnostic or trip fee, and does it apply to the repair?
• Regular vs after-hours or weekend rate.
• First arrival window.
• Do you stock common parts (capacitors, contactors, igniters) on the truck?
• For replacements: is the estimate visit free?

How call_around works for HVAC

Set query: "air conditioning repair" (or "furnace repair" in winter), queries: ["hvac", "heating and air"], your zip in near, count: 12 and stop_after: 1. More than 10 places means your agent shows you the list and estimated cost first, then dials after you confirm. Put the booking window in if_asked, like "any time after 1pm today or tomorrow is fine, a $99 diagnostic is OK", so each dispatcher gets an answer without waiting on you.

What trips these calls up

• Plan upsells. Companies offer a maintenance plan that waives the trip fee. The assistant reports it and doesn't buy unless the goal says so.
• Callbacks. In peak season, some dispatchers take your info and promise a callback. That comes back as "needs you" and the callback number you gave.
• After 10pm. CallForMe doesn't call businesses between 10pm and 7am their time, even for a broken furnace. A batch started at night waits for 7am.

What it costs

$1 per company that answers, including 5 minutes. If four companies answer and the fourth books you, that's $4. Calls already in progress when the batch stops still finish, since 5 dial at a time, so expect a dollar or two more. Set concurrency: 2 to keep that overlap small. Dispatchers checking the board can push a call to 6 minutes, which adds $0.25.

Related

• Call plumbers
• Quotes from several businesses
• Call around: every business near you
• Quiet hours
• All business types

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