AnswerVan.com

One-van electricians

Electrical

The house with no power does not leave a voicemail.

For one-van shops. A sparking outlet or a dark house is not a “call you back tomorrow” situation. Keep the cell that’s on the van. We pick up what you miss and text you who, where, and how hot it is.

Start with your cell

Setup is two minutes. $10/mo + $5 a qualified job. If you’ve got a front desk, this isn’t it.

This is the text you get while you’re still in the attic.

Rosa Delgado

emergency

Outlet sparking and it smells like burning plastic

4417 Harmon Ave, Austin · (512) 555-0188

“Panel in the garage. Front door unlocked.”

8m ago

James Whitaker

emergency

Whole house dark — neighbors still have power

908 W 32nd St, Austin · (512) 555-0721

“Breaker in the utility closet. Tried the main, nothing.”

21m ago

Asha Patel

scheduled

Wants an EV charger quote for a Tesla in the garage

12 Hillside Cv, Round Rock · (737) 555-0840

“200A panel. Weekends are better.”

3h ago

  1. 01

    Forward the cell you already have

    When you’re in a panel, in an attic, or halfway through a service change, the phone still rings — or it doesn’t, if you want us on every call. Customers never see a new number.

  2. 02

    A dispatcher who knows electrical

    They talk like dispatch at an electrical shop. Sparking, burning smell, whole-house outage — emergency. A ceiling fan quote is not. They do not tell anyone to stick a fork in a breaker.

  3. 03

    You get the job as a text

    Name, callback, address, issue, urgency. English and Spanish, no “press 1.” We text you the job and text them that you’re calling back, so they stop dialing the next van.

Questions electricians actually ask

I have six trucks and a person on the phone. Is this for me?
No. This is for one-van shops and tiny crews where the owner is still on the tools. It texts the owner a lead. It does not dispatch trucks, book Jobber, or live-transfer to a CSR. If you already have a front desk or ServiceTitan, keep it.
Is this an AI receptionist for any contractor?
No. It covers the cell that’s on the van while you’re under a sink, in a panel, or on a roof. Customers keep calling the number they know. You get a text and call them back.
Will customers call a different electrical number?
No. Your cell stays the business line. Missed, declined, and busy calls forward to us. The number on the van does not change.
Does it tell them to reset the breaker?
No. If something is sparking, hot, or smells like burning, they are told to stay away from it. You get the emergency text. You decide whether they can reset anything.
What does the dispatcher treat as an electrical emergency?
Sparking or arcing, a burning smell, a hot or buzzing panel, the whole house or building dark, a downed line, or water near live power. Those get texted the moment name, callback, address, and issue are in.
Can it take a panel-upgrade or EV-charger lead?
Yes. Those land as scheduled tickets with address and what they want. Emergencies do not get mixed in with quotes.

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