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Answering service for HVAC shops in Portland, OR

HVAC shops in Portland miss a third of their calls. Hank picks up.

You’re running a shop covering the Portland metro (503, 971area codes). Phone’s ringing, you’re on a job. Hank picks up, qualifies the work, and texts you back a clean job card. AC season runs hard from May through September here — that's when missed calls spike most.

Local context · Portland, OR

Portland's prolonged wet winters create steady gutter, drainage, and water-intrusion demand, while the recent extreme heat events have driven first-time AC installs in housing stock built without it.

● founder-led · onboarding the first 25 shops
The math, for a Portland-area shop

Cooling season is when you make the year. It's also when you miss the most calls.

40%
of HVAC calls during heat waves go to voicemail — peak demand, peak misses
$520
average value of a residential HVAC service call lost when a customer hangs up
5 min
before a customer calls the next shop on Google. They aren't waiting.

Estimates from public industry benchmarks. Run the math for your Portland shop →

Sample call · what a HVAC shop call sounds like

He sounds like the receptionist who already knows your trucks.

Transcript · live
Hank
Northpoint HVAC, this is Hank — how can I help?
Caller
My AC stopped working an hour ago. House is at 84 already.
Hank
I hear you, that's miserable. Outside unit running, or totally silent?
Caller
I think the fan's spinning but inside is just blowing warm air.
Hank
Sounds like it could be the capacitor or low refrigerant. We can get a tech out today — diagnostic is $129. What's the address?
Caller
847 Hawthorne Avenue.

Don't lose another heat wave to voicemail.

Founder-led early access for Portland-area shops. Hand-walked setup with the first 25.

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