The phone rings at 2am. Someone answers.

HVAC calls don’t arrive during business hours. They arrive when the heat dies on the coldest night of the year, and the customer calls the next shop on the list if nobody picks up. Genesis LP answers every one of them, checks your availability, and books the job before the call ends.

Works with your existing number. No new hardware.

What a missed call actually costs an HVAC shop

HVAC contractors miss a meaningful share of inbound calls, and after-hours rates run far higher. The reason isn’t negligence — your techs are on job sites and your office is closed. The call still doesn’t get answered.

Nights, weekends, storms

The calls a shop most wants — a system down on the coldest night — land exactly when the office is closed and techs are already out.

85%

of callers who don’t reach a business on the first attempt won’t call back.

Source: Numa, 2021 Small Business Phone Report

A real job, every time

A no-heat or no-AC call is a paying job to whichever shop answers first — and callers move down their list fast.

Built for how HVAC calls actually go

Triages the emergency

No heat in January is not the same call as a filter change. It asks what's wrong, how urgent it is, and whether the system is running at all — then routes accordingly.

Knows your service area

Callers outside your radius get told politely and immediately, instead of taking up a slot you can't serve.

Books into your real calendar

It checks live availability and puts the job on the schedule before the call ends. No callback queue, no message pad.

Escalates when it should

A genuine emergency reaches a human on your terms — your rules, your after-hours contact, your definition of urgent.

Nights, weekends, and the first cold snap

The calls you most want are the ones that come in when you’re least able to answer. A furnace failing on a Saturday night is a customer ready to book immediately and pay for speed. Genesis LP answers those calls in your voice, captures the details, and hands you a booked job on Monday morning rather than a voicemail you’re too late to return.

What it costs

Most AI receptionist companies make you request a demo to find out. Here’s ours.

Lunar

One AI receptionist, answering your phone and booking work.

$750 one-time setup
$250 / mo retainer
First month at 50% off: $125
  • Phone answering, 24/7
  • Live in 2–6 weeks
  • Your dashboard included

Nova

More of your busywork automated, not just the phone.

Custom add on when you're ready
  • Everything in Orbit
  • Invoicing, reporting, onboarding
  • Dedicated review calls

One HVAC service call a month covers it. See full pricing

Questions HVAC shops ask

Will my customers know it's AI?

It's trained on how your shop actually talks, and most callers treat it as a normal receptionist. We don't recommend hiding it — if a caller asks directly, it tells them.

What happens on a real emergency?

You define what counts as an emergency, and those calls escalate to whoever you nominate, however you want to be reached. Everything else gets booked or handled.

Does it work with my scheduling software?

It books into your existing calendar. Tell us what you run on the intro call and we'll confirm the integration before you pay anything.

What if it can't answer something?

It takes the details and flags the call for follow-up rather than guessing. Every call is logged with its outcome, so nothing disappears.

Do I need a new phone number?

No. It answers your existing business line.

How long does setup take?

Days, not months. Setup is a fixed one-time fee and there's no long-term contract.

Hear it answer a call for your shop.

Book 20 minutes and we’ll play you a live AI-answered call for an HVAC scenario you pick. If it doesn’t sound like someone you’d hire, don’t buy it.

Book a free 20-minute call