For plumbing contractors

Answering Service for Plumbers

The AI answering service that's also your business phone.

Whether the AI answers or your crew does, every call lands in the same inbox with the same recording, transcript and summary. The AI triages emergencies, quotes from your price list, and books jobs, 24/7.

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Jamie

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CALL SUMMARY

Reason

Burst pipe under the kitchen sink

Urgency

Emergency · water shut off

Address

123 Oak St, Los Angeles

Next step

On-call tech dispatched, ETA texted

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(424) 381-0731

Your own US number, pick any area code

It's a real phone line you and your crew can use, not just an AI. Your crew answers, or the AI does when nobody picks up. Either way the call is recorded, summarized and filed on the contact, in one inbox. Call, text and chat from the app, ring it to your cell, put it on your trucks and website, or port in the number you already have.

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Here's a Saturday. You barely touched your phone.

WHO PICKED UPAI · nobody on the team answeredYour team · same number, from the appText thread

7:30 AM

AI answeredNo-hot-water call before you're on site

Diagnostic booked 11am

“Water heater died overnight, no hot water at all.”

Answers on the first ring, captures the address and the unit, quotes a service-call fee, and books a diagnostic into your next open slot.

9:35 AM

Luis answeredRepeat customer, add-on work

Job added · logged

“While you're here, can you look at my running toilet?”

Rang the crew; Luis picked up live from the app on the business number. The call was still recorded, summarized, and filed on the customer.

11:48 AM

SMS · auto-textHung up before anyone answeredPro

Texted back in 5 seconds · booked

Missed call · 11:48 AM

Sorry we missed you! This is OC Plumbing. What's going on? Reply here or grab a time: ocplumbing.co/book

faucet leaking under the bathroom sink

We can help. I can get a tech out today between 2 and 4, or tomorrow morning. Which works?

today 2-4

Caller hung up on ring four. The missed-call automation texts them instantly from your business number, and the AI carries it by text until it's booked.

1:15 PM

AI answeredRoutine drain cleaning

Booked · next open slot

“My kitchen sink drains really slow.”

Not an emergency. Captures the address and the issue, books it into the next open slot, and leaves your afternoon uninterrupted.

3:02 PM

Marcus answeredSupplier, parts are in

Call logged

“Your water heater came in, want it held at the counter?”

The call rang the crew; Marcus took it live on the same number and kept the job moving.

6:40 PM

AI answeredPricing question after hours

Answered · lead captured

“What do you charge to install a water heater?”

Answers from your pricing and service area, captures the lead, and logs it so your office can follow up first thing.

1:52 AM

AI answeredAfter-hours emergency

Emergency dispatched · ETA texted

“Pipe burst, there's water everywhere.”

Walks the caller to the shutoff, flags it a true emergency by your rules, and rings your on-call plumber, then texts the customer an ETA. It only wakes you if your rules say a human must.

7 touch points

4 by AI, 1 auto-text, 2 by your crew

3 jobs booked

without a single callback

0 wake-ups

the 2 AM burst pipe was dispatched while you slept

Try it before your next after-hours call.

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Real calls

Hear the AI answer, in its own voice.

Real recordings from the same assistant that will answer your line: booking, capturing details, and switching languages mid-call.

AI ASSISTANT

AI Appointment Booking

This assistant booked an appointment straight onto our client's calendar — automatic win!

1:34

AI ASSISTANT

Inbound Call FAQ

This assistant handled questions from inbound calls about a short-term rental listed for sale on the MLS.

2:30

AI ASSISTANT

Collecting Information

This assistant collected customer information and sent an SMS notification with it to the business owner.

0:49

AI ASSISTANT

Switching to Mandarin

Our assistant speaks 40+ languages — hear it switch from English to Mandarin mid-call.

0:36

What's different from forwarding calls to an AI receptionist?

Most AI receptionists just forward the calls you miss to their AI, so they only ever see those. Fast Response is the business line itself, so every call lands in one place.

Forwarding to an AI

Only the calls the AI takes are logged

Calls your plumber answers on a cell leave no record

Your phone line and their AI dashboard stay separate

Fast Response

AI-answered and team-answered calls in one log

Every call recorded, transcribed, summarized and filed on the contact

One business line and inbox, with the texts

See how the call inbox works →

Pricing

Simple, flexible pricing

Start at $29/mo and scale up when you're ready. No contract.

Starter

$29/mo

Handle everyone who contacts you.

For operators who are done losing business to voicemail.

250

Voice min

30

AI min

250

Texts

∞

Chats

Included each month, then pay-as-you-go

Calls and texts, answered 24/7

Outbound AI calls

Website chat embed

Emergency triage and dispatch to your on-call staff

SMS and email AI call summaries

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No card needed · cancel anytime

Why do plumbers use an answering service?

Because a burst pipe or a backed-up main is an emergency the caller won't leave a voicemail for, and you're usually under a sink or on another job when it rings. Human answering services cover the overflow at $200-500 a month and still just take a message. Fast Response answers on your own business line, triages the emergency, quotes from your price ranges, books the job or dispatches your on-call tech, and texts your crew a summary. Anyone can pick up any call live from the app, and those calls are logged exactly like the AI's.

How much does an answering service for plumbers cost?

Answering services bill $200–500 a month, usually per call, so a busy emergency week costs you the most. Fast Response is a flat $29 for the line and AI answering, $79 with team accounts and dispatch, $249 with outbound reminders — pay-as-you-go only if you pass your allowances, and no contract.

Compare answering service costs →

24/7 emergency plumbing dispatch

When a pipe bursts at 2 AM, Fast Response answers on the first ring, walks the caller to the shutoff valve, captures the address, and decides whether it's a true emergency by rules you set. A real emergency rings your on-call plumber within seconds, with the details they need to roll. Routine work like a dripping faucet or a water-heater quote gets booked into your next open slot instead of waking anyone up, and every call lands in one inbox with the recording and transcript.

Stop sending customers to voicemail

Get your AI business line answering calls, texts, and chats in about five minutes.

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No card needed · available on iOS, Android & web

Dashboard

Test Call AssistantPhone DialerRiverside PM
+1 (916) 555-0142

95 calls in last 7 days · 18 after hours · 3 open tasks

Last 7 days ▾Edit dashboard

Needs attention now

3items

Follow-up tasks across 3 calls.

Call volume

95calls+12

71 incoming · 24 outgoing.

After-hours calls

18of 95+4

Outside 9am–6pm. AI answered all 18.

AI vs team handled

AI 61Team 34

Team time saved

3h 12m

Talk time the AI absorbed instead of your team.

Tasks from Calls

3 open across 1 type · 1 overdue

All tasks →

Leasing1

1 overdue

Confirm ShowingOverdue 4h

Caller asked about the 2BR on Oak St. AI booked 11am tomorrow — confirm access with the current tenant.

Suggested owner: leasing · from +1 (916) 555-3071

Priya Gill

+1 (916) 555-3071

AI CallFollow-up

Prospective tenant asked about price, pet policy and availability. AI answered from the listing and booked a showing into Dana's calendar.

▶0:00 / 1:22

Open full callAI CallManual CallTextShare

Latest Calls

95 calls · 71 incoming · 8 unreviewed

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AllNeeds actionUnreviewedMore (8) ▾

Priya Gill

+1 (916) 555-3071

Aug 13, 7:15 AM · 1m 22s

LESS ▴

New lead · leasingAI Call1 task

Outcome

Follow-up required

Handled by

AI Call

Status

Customer ended

How it ended

AI booked a showing and offered to text the address.

Details captured

Unit

2BR · 1450 Oak St

Budget

$2,400/mo

Move-in

Sept 1

Pets

1 cat

Pre-qualified

Yes · 3× income

Next step

Showing tomorrow 11am

▶0:00 / 1:22

AI CallManual CallTextShareMark Reviewed

Marcus T.

+1 (916) 555-4410

Human CallVendor

Owner check-in

+1 (916) 555-2298

Human CallIncoming

AI → Dana takeover

+1 (916) 555-7756

AI CallLeasing

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Fast Response starts at $29/mo for your whole crew, with no per-seat fees and no contract — far below the $200–$500/mo a traditional call center runs. You only pay more if you pass your monthly allowances. See full pricing →

Yes. The AI answers 24/7, decides whether a call is a true emergency by your rules — a burst pipe, no hot water, a sewage backup — and rings your on-call plumber immediately, while routine work gets booked for the next open slot.

The call rings your crew first, then the AI answers, quotes from your price ranges, and books the job. If the caller hangs up before anyone picks up, the missed-call auto-text (Pro and up) texts them back within seconds and carries it until it's booked.

Yes. Set your price ranges for common jobs (drain cleaning, water-heater swap, a service-call fee) and the AI quotes from them, captures the details, and books the visit.

Yes. Telemarketing and warranty-scam calls are screened out so you're not dropping a wrench for junk.

Yes. Jobs and estimates are booked directly onto your connected Google or Outlook calendar, with a confirmation text to the customer.

Yes. You can port your existing number over to Fast Response, or keep it where it is and forward missed calls to your AI assistant. In our mobile app, your personal calls and Fast Response calls are clearly labeled on the call screen, so you always know which is which.

Yes. On any plan you can place calls and send single texts from the web or mobile app, and the AI can send one-to-one follow-up texts on your behalf. Mass outbound calling and texting — importing a list and launching campaigns — is on the Scale plan and requires A2P registration (approval usually takes 2–3 weeks). You're always in control of what goes out.

The AI answers calls in 40+ languages and switches to the caller's language automatically. Call transcripts, summaries, and text replies are available in 11 languages.

All data is encrypted in transit and stored on U.S.-based servers. Your recordings, transcripts, and summaries stay private unless you choose to share them, and we never sell your data.

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