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Missed-call text-back for plumbers in Bucks and Montgomery County

You can't pick up from a crawl space with a torch in your hand. When a call rings out, the caller gets a text from your shop within seconds, and the job details reach your phone before you're back at the van.

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Where plumbing calls get lost

A caller with water on the floor keeps dialing

Nobody with a burst pipe waits for a callback. They go down the list on Google until someone picks up.

Calls you miss mid-job

The phone goes while you're sweating a fitting. By the time your hands are free, they've tried two more shops.

Frozen pipes before dawn

A frozen pipe often starts spraying once it thaws, so the call comes at 6 AM, before anyone's answering.

Water heater quote requests

A family with a dead water heater sends one request to three plumbers. If you see yours after your last job, someone else may have the install.

Missed calls you still pay for

Since October 1, 2026, Google Local Services Ads bills a missed business-hours call as a lead once it rings past 20 seconds. Voicemail counts too, message or not.

What I set up for plumbers

Every caller hears back from your shop

All three are tested with you first, in wording you approve.

A text back in seconds

The caller gets a text from your shop asking what's wrong and what town they're in, and the reply comes to your phone. Try it in the live demo.

An assistant for calls you can't take

It picks up, says it's automated, asks things like whether the water is off and sends you a summary. Both come with Missed-Call Recovery.

Quote requests answered right away

A water heater or repipe request from your website gets a reply the minute it lands, even when you're elbow-deep in a job.

Plumbing in Bucks and Montgomery County

When plumbing calls spike, and what the new texting law allows

Plumbing calls come in bunches: a hard freeze splits pipes from Quakertown to King of Prussia, and a long rain tests every sump pump in Bucks and Montgomery County. In November 2023, Roto-Rooter said the day after Thanksgiving is its busiest day, with calls 50% above an average Friday.

Few of those callers leave a voicemail. Invoca found under 3% of callers sent to voicemail leave a message (May 2024). The free missed-call check shows what yours hear.

Since October 18, 2026, Pennsylvania has allowed sales texts only from 9 AM to 7 PM, never on a Sunday or a legal holiday like Thanksgiving. Opt-outs like STOP must be honored, and fines run up to $1,000 per violation, or $3,000 if the person is 60 or older.

Whether a text back counts as a sales text can depend on what it says. So the first text only answers the call, you pick its hours, and a Sunday-night burst pipe goes to the AI assistant, which takes the call.

The contractor's guide has the details, as practical guidance to confirm with a lawyer. Doing heating too? See the HVAC page.

Calls it catches

  • Burst and frozen pipes
  • No hot water
  • Leaking water heaters
  • Sump pumps that quit
  • Sewer backups
  • Clogged kitchen drains
A burst pipe on a cold weekday morning3 sec to first replyExample

  1. Missed call

    9:14:02 AM

    (215) 555-0119 · rang out, no voicemail

  2. Text sent

    9:14:05 AM

    Sorry we missed your call. This is Marrowbrook Plumbing's automated assistant. What's going on, what town are you in, and is the water shut off? Reply STOP to opt out.

  3. Customer replied

    9:15:48 AM

    A pipe burst in the garage ceiling overnight. We shut the main, so no water in the house. Chalfont. Can someone come today?

  4. Lead sent to you

    9:15:52 AM

    Burst pipe in garage ceiling · main shut off · Chalfont · wants today

Example only. The shop, the caller and the number are made up.

FAQ

Questions owners ask

Is this an answering service for plumbers?

Close. An answering service has a person take a message for you to return. This texts the caller back within seconds, lets an AI assistant answer what you can't and puts the job details on your phone. Answering service or missed-call text-back?

Who answers a burst-pipe call on a Sunday night?

The AI assistant, if you want it to. It asks whether the water is off and where the house is, then sends you the answers so you can decide if the van goes out tonight. Read the contractor's guide to the law

Will it quote a price on a new water heater?

Only if you tell it to. It's set up not to quote prices or promise arrival times, so a caller pricing a 50-gallon gas tank hears the number from you.

I already run my jobs in Jobber. Can I start there?

Yes. Jobber has its own AI receptionist, and I'll set it up for a fixed $250. Jobber receptionist setup

What does it cost?

$1,250 to set up, or $750 after the $500 audit, then $200 a month, month to month. The first three shops get setup for $500, refunded if they cancel within 30 days of go-live, for a testimonial and a case study. Not sure yet? Try the free missed-call check.

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See what your phone does while you're under a sink.

Start with the free missed-call check, or book a 15-minute call by phone or Google Meet, weekdays 4 to 7:30 PM or Saturdays 9 to noon, Eastern.

If you go on to the $500 audit, it comes with a guarantee: if it finds less than $500 a month slipping, you get the $500 back.

You'll talk to Max

Weekdays 4 to 7:30 PM, Saturdays 9 to noon ET

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