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AI receptionist for HVAC companies: never miss a no-cool call

Bella is ServiceHawk's AI receptionist built for HVAC contractors. She answers every call at once, even when a heat wave has your phone ringing off the hook, and gets the job on your schedule. Plans start at $99 a month, live the same day.

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New callThursday, 4:52 PM
Caller: Renee T. · (954) 555-0198
Reason: System running but blowing warm air, home at 84 degrees
Unit: Split system, roughly nine years old
Handled: Fully, booked next available slot on calendar
⚑ Appointment booked · summary emailed to owner
Every call at once No queue Live same day

The calls that decide whether an HVAC company grows or stalls

No-cool call in the middle of August.The house is holding at 86 degrees and climbing. This caller is going to call whoever answers next if you don't pick up, and in South Florida there's always a next company on the list. Bella answers immediately, asks the right questions, and gets the visit scheduled instead of leaving the caller to dial the next number.
A rooftop unit down at a restaurant, threatening the walk-in cooler.This is a business customer with inventory on the line, not just comfort. Bella flags the commercial account, captures what's at stake, and either transfers the call live or books it as the priority job it is.
A dead, blank thermostat on a Sunday.No display, no cool air, and the homeowner doesn't know if it's the thermostat or the whole system. Bella walks through a couple of basic questions to help your tech show up with the right idea of what's wrong before they even ring the doorbell.
A rare cold snap and a furnace or heat strip that won't fire.South Florida doesn't get many of these nights, but when it happens, everyone's heat problem shows up at once. Bella handles the volume the same way she handles a summer heat wave: one call at a time, with nobody stuck listening to hold music.
A condo drain line backing up and dripping through a ceiling.Not a comfort call, a property damage call. Bella captures the unit number, the extent of the leak, and whether anyone below has been notified, and passes it straight to the technician who needs it.

What Bella does on every call to your HVAC company

Answers on a dedicated number, around the clock.Your main line keeps working the way it does now. Conditional call forwarding routes only the calls your office misses to Bella, whether that's during a busy dispatch morning or at 11 PM.
Handles every call at once, no queue.Software doesn't run out of lines. Whether three people call in an hour or thirty during a heat spike, every one of them gets answered on the first ring, not put on hold behind the caller ahead of them.
Transfers real jobs to you live.Both plans include live transfer, so the calls that need a human voice right now get one, while Bella handles the intake for everything else.
Books maintenance and repair visits, on Book plan.Connect your calendar and Bella puts the appointment on your schedule during the call itself, whether it's a seasonal tune-up or a same-day repair.
Emails you a summary of every conversation.You'll know the unit type, the symptom, and whether the call was handled or transferred, without having to listen back to a recording to figure it out.
Sends the caller a text follow-up, on Book plan.The customer gets a written confirmation of the appointment time, cutting down on the "did I actually book that" callback the next morning.

Two plans, priced for an HVAC company

Answer

$99/mo

24/7 answering on a dedicated number, live transfer to your phone, an email summary after every call, and 400 minutes a month included.

Book

$149/mo

Everything in Answer, plus appointment booking straight into your calendar and a text follow-up sent to the caller, with 1,000 minutes a month included.

Pricing is flat either way. The Answer plan is $99 a month and covers 24/7 call answering, live transfer, an email summary of every call, and 400 minutes. Step up to Book at $149 a month and Bella also books the appointment on your calendar and texts the caller back, with 1,000 minutes included. Minutes past that run $0.25 apiece. A second dedicated number, useful if you run separate residential and commercial lines, is $19 a month. If you stay on Answer but still want the text follow-up, add it for $29 a month. There's no setup fee, and you can cancel whenever you want.

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How it goes live on your number

Choose Answer or Book at /plan.html. Pay, and the setup starts right away.

Answer nine setup questions by email. Services, service area, brands you service, and how emergencies should be escalated.

Forward your line to your new number. Conditional forwarding means Bella only takes the calls your office doesn't answer first.

Go live the same day. Calls get answered, sorted by urgency, and summarized right away, with booking turned on if you chose Book.

Built for South Florida HVAC companies first

South Florida HVAC companies deal with a season that barely ends, and a phone that rings hardest on the days you're already slammed. If your company also handles other trades, we've written pages for those too: plumbing, roofing, and electrical.

Also worth doing while you're at it: claim a free listing on South Broward Pros, the local directory ServiceHawk built for South Florida home service companies.

Common questions HVAC company owners ask

Can Bella handle a no-cool call in the middle of a South Florida heat wave?

Yes. Bella answers every call as it comes in, so a wave of no-cool calls on a 95 degree afternoon does not put anyone on hold. Each caller gets asked the same qualifying questions and gets a slot or a callback, instead of a busy signal or a full voicemail box.

Does the AI receptionist know the difference between no cooling and not keeping up?

Yes, because we build her around how your team already triages HVAC calls. A unit that is completely dead gets treated as more urgent than one that is running but losing the fight against the heat, and she asks follow-up questions built around that difference instead of one generic script for every call.

Can it book a technician straight onto my calendar?

On the Book plan, yes. Connect Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud, or Jobber with a private calendar link, and Bella books the appointment while the caller is still on the phone. Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, and Square route through Google Calendar. On the Answer plan she still qualifies the call and emails you a summary.

What happens after hours when my HVAC company is closed?

Bella is on the clock 24 hours a day, so an after-hours no-cool call gets answered the same way a Tuesday afternoon call does. She can transfer it live to whoever is on call, or hold it for the next business day, based on how you set up escalation during setup.

How is this different from a call center that answers for HVAC companies?

A call center routes your call to whichever agent is free and available, often reading from a general script. Bella is built specifically around your business: your services, your service area, and your own rules for what counts as urgent. She answers every call at once, with no queue, no matter how many calls come in during a heat spike.

Built by a local owner, not a call center. Hear Bella work before you commit: call (954) 417-1740, or see plans at /plan.html.