Heat-wave call surges bury the office
AI answers every call. When the first hot week hits, AI picks up every call and text instantly, sorts emergencies from tune-ups, and queues replacement leads for setters.
HumAIn for HVAC
When the AC quits, they call whoever answers.
HVAC runs on the phone. A heat wave floods the line, a no-heat call comes in at midnight, and a replacement lead shops three companies by lunch. HumAIn answers every call and lead in seconds, qualifies it with AI, and has trained human setters book the service call or the replacement estimate.
Installed by Brian Graff: 2,500+ appointments and $25M+ in pipeline for partners so far in 2026.
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Derek LawsonHomeowner · Charlotte, NC
90Prequal
AC not cooling · 3 min ago
System ~15 years old
Owns the home
AI cue
His AC is about 15 years old and blowing warm air. Book the repair visit and flag it for a replacement option — 3:00 PM today is open.
Objection heard
“Can you just tell me what it'll cost over the phone?”
Try: “I get it. The tech needs to see the unit to give you a real number instead of a guess. Can I grab 3:00 PM for you?”
Book service call
Follow up
Not now
✓ Notes drafted✓ CRM updated✓ QA queued
Where hvac jobs leak
On the hottest day of the year, your phones ring nonstop. Every call that hits voicemail books with someone else.
You don't have a leads problem. You have a setting & AI problem.
No-heat calls at 2 AM hit voicemail
AI answers 24/7. Night and weekend callers get a real answer on the first ring, and true no-heat or no-cool emergencies go to your on-call tech.
Maintenance agreements that lapse
AI handles renewals. Members hear from you before their plan expires, and spring and fall tune-ups get reminded and scheduled automatically.
Replacement estimates that never close
AI and setters follow up. Unsold system quotes get follow-up until there's an answer, and anyone ready to move forward goes straight to a human.
More leads won't fix that. Better setting will.
Book a 30-minute callWhat I install
AI systems + human setters for hvac companies.
Installed in your business, staffed by my team, and run with you every week.
AI speed-to-lead & prequal
Repair, tune-up or new system — sorted before anyone rolls a truck.
- Instant text or call on every call, form and missed call
- Emergency, repair, maintenance and replacement requests triaged
- System age, fuel type and homeowner status captured
Human setters
A trained setter books the call — and sells the visit.
- Setters trained on repair-vs-replace and “just give me a price over the phone”
- AI puts equipment age and past service history on screen
- Service calls and in-home estimates booked onto your dispatch board
AI follow-up
Turn one service call into a customer for life.
- Maintenance-agreement renewals and tune-up reminders
- Follow-up on replacement quotes that haven't signed
- Past customers with aging systems called before the season turns
After-hours AI answering
Furnaces quit at night. Somebody should answer.
- Nights, weekends and holidays answered on the first ring
- True no-heat and no-cool emergencies escalated to your on-call tech
- Everything else booked into the first open slot
HVAC appointment setting, done right
Most HVAC companies don't need more leads. They need every call answered and every lead worked. Speed to lead matters more in HVAC than almost any trade, because a homeowner with no AC calls the next company on the list the moment they hit voicemail. My HVAC appointment setting system answers every call, text and web form in seconds, prequalifies the job with AI, and hands serious homeowners to a trained human setter who books the service call or replacement estimate straight onto your dispatch board.
A lot of owners start by looking for an answering service for HVAC companies. A traditional answering service takes a message. My setup books the job. After-hours AI answers nights, weekends and holidays on the first ring, escalates true no-heat and no-cool emergencies to your on-call tech, and books everything else into the first open slot. During the day, my setters handle overflow and the conversations that need a person, like repair-versus-replace or a homeowner comparing three quotes. AI hands off to a human any time a caller asks.
The money in HVAC is in the follow-up. HVAC lead follow-up covers unsold replacement quotes, maintenance-agreement renewals, spring and fall tune-up reminders, and past customers whose systems are getting old. AI handles the reminders and the reactivation, and anyone who raises a hand goes to a setter. My setters also run outbound appointment setting to targeted homeowners and past customers, so your calendar doesn't depend on the weather or your ad budget. It all plugs into the CRM and calendar you already use.
Shopping for a hvac marketing agency?
Read this before you sign.
More leads won't help if nobody answers them in minutes, covers after-hours calls and follows up until there's a yes or a no. Put a setting process in place first, and any good hvac marketing agency will get better results.
Inbound + outbound
Your marketing brings inbound. My setters add outbound.
Inbound leads rise and fall with ad budgets, algorithm changes and the season. Outbound doesn't. My setters call targeted homeowners and book hvac appointments on top of what your marketing brings in. It's proven to be the more reliable, consistent source of booked jobs.
From your marketing
- Ads, website, referrals and lead vendors
- Answered in seconds by AI, 24/7
- Qualified and set by a human
From my setters
- Targeted homeowners in your service area
- Past customers and old leads, called again
- Steady volume every week, not just when ads are running
A steady flow of booked jobs
Two sources, one team working them, and one weekly report on what they booked.
AI prequalification
The questions AI asks before a setter ever dials.
Every lead is qualified in seconds by text or voice, so setters open with context instead of cold questions.
- Is your system down right now, or is this a tune-up or estimate?
- Do you own the home?
- Is it heating, cooling or both — gas, electric or heat pump?
- Roughly how old is the system?
- When's the best time for a technician to come out?
AIYour companyText conversation · via HumAIn
Hi Derek, thanks for reaching out about your AC! Is it not cooling at all, or just not keeping up?
Blowing warm air. It's 94 in here
Sorry, that's miserable. Do you own the home, and roughly how old is the unit?
We own it. Maybe 15 years?
Thanks. A scheduling coordinator will call you in the next 2 minutes to get a technician on the schedule.
Human setter connected · 1:52 later
Installed and run by Brian GraffYour Fractional AI & Revenue Officer. 2,500+ appointments and $25M+ in pipeline for partners so far in 2026, plus an 800+ seat global call center run in home services.
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HVAC FAQ
Straight answers.
Can you handle a heat wave or a cold snap?
Yes. That's when AI matters most. Every call gets answered no matter the volume, emergencies are flagged first, and setters work the queue so nobody waits a day for a callback.
Do you book replacement estimates or just service calls?
Both. Prequalification flags system age and repair history, so setters know when to offer a replacement estimate and book it with your comfort advisor.
Can you help with maintenance agreements?
Yes. AI reminds members before their plan renews and schedules their tune-ups, and setters can offer your plan to past customers and new callers.
Can you generate appointments too, or just work our leads?
Both. Inbound leads from your marketing get worked by AI and setters, and my setters add outbound: calling targeted homeowners, past customers and old leads to book appointments on top. Outbound is the more reliable, consistent source because it doesn't depend on ad spend or the season.
Do you run our marketing?
No. I focus on what happens after the lead comes in, plus outbound appointment setting from my setters. Keep your marketing team or agency, and my team and I make sure every lead gets worked. If you need marketing too, I'll point you to someone great.
Who will I actually work with?
Me, Brian Graff, as your Fractional AI & Revenue Officer, plus my team of trained setters, AI builders and call QA. So far in 2026 we've set 2,500+ appointments and generated $25M+ in pipeline for partners, and I've run an 800+ seat global call center in home services. I meet with you every week on revenue.
Talk to Brian
Book a 30‑minute call. Find the leaks.
We'll look at where your hvac leads are going today and what AI systems and setters would look like in your business.
- 30 minutes with Brian
- See exactly where jobs are leaking
- A clear plan and a clear price. No pitch deck.
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