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One-van HVAC techs · after hours

One-van HVAC techs · after hours

After-hours HVAC answering — no-heat does not leave a voicemail.

The expensive heating and cooling jobs ring after 5. Keep the cell. We answer like the shop and put the ticket on your phone.

An HVAC tech on a roof checking a call beside a condensing unit.

This is the text you get instead of “you have one new message.”

Helen Park

emergency

Furnace will not fire and it’s 28° overnight — two kids in the house

6701 Burnet Rd, Austin · (512) 555-0330

Attic unit. Thermostat in the hall. Gas is on.

6m ago

Marcus Cole

today

AC blowing warm air, house is 91°

2401 E 5th St, Austin · (512) 555-0914

Rooftop package unit. Ladder on the south wall.

34m ago

Elena Voss

scheduled

Spring tune-up before it gets hot, last service was two years ago

18 Rio Vista, Kyle · (737) 555-0277

Gate code 1919. Anytime Tuesday or Wednesday.

4h ago

You set hours. The dispatcher knows them. no heat in freezing weather is still an emergency at 11 p.m. A quote is not. We do not promise a roll-out you did not agree to. We promise a callback from the HVAC tech.

What the night ticket looks like

This is the text you get instead of “you have one new message.”

Name, callback, address, what’s wrong, how bad, how to get in. You decide whether it is tonight or first light.

The hold still matters at 9 p.m.

Especially at 9 p.m. That caller will try two more shops before they sit down. We text them that you have the job.

Questions shops actually ask

Do I have to roll out at night?
No. The ticket says emergency vs today vs scheduled. You know no heat in freezing weather. You decide.
Is the line 24/7?
Yes. Your hours are yours. The forward is yours. Disable with *73 if you want silence.

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