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Houston HVAC shops lose $75,000/year in missed calls. Our AI never sleeps.

Trades Reception is a 24/7 AI receptionist built for Houston HVAC companies. It answers in one ring, books jobs straight to your calendar, texts the customer, and transfers real emergencies to your cell — $1,495/month flat.

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30-day money-back · no long contracts · cancel anytime

Incoming · 11:47 PM
"My heat just went out and I have a baby home — please, anyone."
Unknown · Houston, TX
🤖
AI handling
"Got it — I can get a tech to you first thing at 8 AM tomorrow. Confirming now…"
✓
Booked
Tue · 8:00 AM
SMS sent · you CC'd · recorded
1ring
Avg pickup
24/7
Coverage, real
72hrs
To live
10jobs
Or money back

Try it yourself. Right now, from your cell.

You'll talk to our AI exactly as your customer would. Ask anything — book a job, complain about a broken unit, see how it handles an emergency. No signup, no email capture. Just hang up when you're done.

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Houston demo line · talks like a person · books in real time · 24/7

The problem

Right now your business is leaking money.

Three windows when calls go to voicemail — and to your competition.

After 5pm
40%

of HVAC calls come after hours

Most go to voicemail. Most never call back. That's the leak.

During busy days
1st

callback wins the job

Phone rings while you're under a system. Lead goes to whoever calls them back first — usually not you.

Weekends
30%

of emergency calls hit Saturday

Most shops let them roll to voicemail. The shop that answers wins the $1,200 job.

Sample call

Watch a real call. Start to booking, under a minute.

Names changed, everything else true. This is how the AI handles a routine Houston job.

Live call · Tue 8:34 AM · Houston, TX
Hey, my AC just stopped blowing cold air. I think it might need Freon.
8:34 AM
Got it — that's usually a refrigerant or compressor issue. I can have a tech check it. Are you available tomorrow morning or afternoon?
8:34 AM
Morning would be great.
8:35 AM
Perfect. I have 8:00 AM with Mike. Address still 5234 Westheimer?
8:35 AM
Yes, that's right.
8:35 AM
Booked. You'll get a text confirmation in a few seconds. Anything else I can help with?
8:35 AM
✓
Booked
Wed · 8:00 AM with Mike
SMS sent Calendar updated Mike notified
The fix

What Trades Reception actually does.

Not a chatbot. A receptionist that picks up the phone, talks like a person, and lands jobs in your calendar.

Answers in 1 ring, 24/7

Sounds like a real receptionist. Never on hold, never on lunch, never sick.

Books directly to your calendar

Google Calendar, Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan — we plug into what you already use.

Texts the customer immediately

Appointment confirmation hits their phone before they hang up. Cuts no-shows in half.

Transfers real emergencies to your cell

"No heat with a baby home" or "I smell gas" — rings you instantly. Routine bookings stay in the calendar.

By the numbers

The math is brutal.

Industry data from HVAC service businesses. The shop that answers wins.

0 %
HVAC calls outside business hours
Most go to voicemail. Most never call back.
$ 0
Average HVAC job ticket
A single saved call pays for the month.
0
Calls missed daily at the average shop
Add it up — that's the leak you can't see.
0 hr
From signed contract to live
Forward your number, we train the AI, calls flow in.
How it works

Live in 72 hours. Three steps.

Forward your business number

You forward your business number to ours.

5 min · your phone carrier's app

We train the AI on your business

Your services, your hours, your emergency rules. We do the work.

48–72 hours

Jobs land in your calendar

You wake up to confirmed bookings. Every call recorded and reviewable.

Day 3 onward
Vs the alternatives

Compared to what you're using now.

Honest side-by-side. We don't always win on price — we win on customer hangup rate.

Voicemail
Answering service
Recommended Trades Reception
24/7 coverage
✗
Limited
✓
Books to your calendar
✗
Sometimes
✓
Transfers real emergencies
✗
Rare
✓
SMS confirmations to customer
✗
✗
✓
HVAC-trained on your business
—
No
✓
Speaks Spanish fluently
—
Sometimes
✓
Monthly cost
$0
$800–$1,500
$1,495
After-hours rate
$0
Often 2×
Same flat
Hangup rate
Very high
Medium
Low
Built for Houston

We picked Houston for a reason.

Houston has more central AC than almost any major city in America, summer runs nine months, and after-hours emergencies spike every storm season. The shop that answers the phone wins. The shop that doesn't, funds its competition.

Trades Reception is tuned specifically on Houston HVAC scenarios — from "AC dead on a 105° day" to "smell gas from the furnace." Spanish-fluent. Familiar with local neighborhoods, common unit brands, and the cadence of how Houston homeowners actually describe a busted unit.

2.3M
Houston residents in the metro
80%
have central AC (vs 60% national)
200+
days/year average AC runtime
9 mo
cooling season — Mar through Nov
Pricing

Three plans. All numbers on the page.

No quotes, no "schedule a call to learn pricing." If it works, it pays for itself in week one.

Lite · monthly
$795/mo
After-hours + weekend coverage for solo shops.
  • 500 minutes/month (~80 calls)
  • Google Calendar booking
  • After-hours + weekend coverage
  • Email summary of every call
  • Cancel anytime with 30-day notice
Start with Lite
Pro · monthly
$1,495/mo
24/7 coverage for the typical Houston shop.
  • 1,500 minutes/month (~250 calls)
  • Calendar + CRM integration
  • SMS confirmations + reminders
  • Emergency transfers to your cell
  • Weekly tuning Loom from our team
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Scale · monthly
$2,495/mo
Multi-truck shops doing 300+ calls/month.
  • 4,000 minutes/month (~650 calls)
  • Multi-location dispatch routing
  • Custom AI voice + scripts
  • Dedicated success manager
  • Priority tuning + white-glove setup
Talk to us
+ $999 one-time setup · AI training, calendar integration, and call forwarding — all included
Money-back guarantee. If we don't book at least 10 real jobs for you in the first 30 days, you get every dollar back. No questions.
FAQ

The honest answers.

Do you offer a free trial?
No free trial — but you get a 30-day money-back guarantee. If we don't book at least 10 real jobs in your first month, you get every dollar back. That's our skin in the game, not yours.
What if my customers can tell it's AI?
Honestly, most don't notice — but the ones who do still book. People care about getting an appointment, not who answered. If they ask, our AI is upfront and offers to transfer to a human.
How does it handle Spanish-speaking callers?
The AI speaks fluent Spanish and switches automatically when a caller opens in Spanish. Houston-area shops tell us roughly 25–30% of their calls come in Spanish — that's a lot of jobs you can't afford to lose.
Will the AI answer technical HVAC questions?
No — and that's intentional. The AI's job is to qualify the call, book the appointment, and transfer real emergencies to you. Technical troubleshooting stays with you and your techs where it belongs.
Do I need to change my existing phone number?
No. You keep your number. We just have you forward calls to ours when you can't answer (after hours, on another line, or 24/7 — your call). Customers always see your business number. You can turn it off any time.
What if it screws up?
Every call is recorded and transcribed. You review the first week with us and we tune anything that sounded off. After that, you get a weekly Loom summary from us showing what went well and what we fixed.
Will this replace my office staff?
No. It covers the calls they can't — after-hours, weekends, and when they're on another line. Most clients keep their existing team and just stop missing calls.
How long to set up?
48–72 hours from signed contract to live.
What integrations do you support?
Google Calendar, Cal.com, Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan. Using something else? Ask — we usually can integrate.
Can I cancel?
3-month minimum (we eat real setup costs upfront). After that, month-to-month with 30-day notice. No "annual contract" tricks.
Who owns the data?
You do. All call recordings, transcripts, and customer info are yours. We don't sell or share anything.
Book a walkthrough

See it work on your business. Book a 15-min walkthrough.

We'll show you a live demo using your specific scenarios (the calls you miss most), walk through your setup, and have a quote ready before we hang up.