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AI receptionist for appliance-repair businesses

Put the model number on the service ticket with Penny’s appliance repair answering service.

“The fridge is warm but the freezer is cold” belongs on the ticket in the caller’s words. Penny asks for the model label when it is safe to reach and books the diagnostic visit. Your technician gets the equipment reference and symptom together.

A fact about the setup

For a Whirlpool dishwasher, Penny asks for the model number on the inside rim when the caller can reach it safely.

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Or call her from your phone: (630) 324-4620

The demo line

Listen for the details confirmed around a booking

The live demo uses Summit Heating, a fictional HVAC business. Listen to her intake here; test your own trade’s rules in your Penny account.

(630) 324-4620
  • On your own configured test line, describe a dishwasher that will not drain and supply its model number.
  • In your account, publish a parts status and call with the matched job details to hear the update.
Status calls

The parts update you post answers the next return-visit call

An ordered part can bring another call every day: “Has it come in yet?” Set the update once, and Penny reads it back after matching the caller to the job. Ordered, backordered, and received stay separate. When you release the return visit for booking, she offers an open window while the customer is on the line.

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Is it ready?
Job
Dishwasher diagnostic
Parts update
Replacement received by shop
Scheduling permission
Return visit released by owner
Next action
Offer an open return-visit window
Read from your status board
She answers from the status you or your shop system set that morning.
Example calls

A parts update can become a return appointment

  1. Everyday call

    A dishwasher leaves water inside at the end of a cycle.

    The caller hears

    Which brand is it, and can you read the model label without moving the machine?

    Penny does

    Records the symptom and safely available model number before booking your diagnostic window.

  2. Everyday call

    A customer asks whether an ordered part has arrived.

    The caller hears

    What name and service address is the repair under?

    Penny does

    Matches the job and reads your posted parts status. She offers a return visit only when you release it.

  3. Everyday call

    A home-warranty provider calls with a dispatch request.

    The caller hears

    What is the appliance, provider, and dispatch reference?

    Penny does

    Captures the authorization details and applies your accepted-brand and warranty rules.

  4. Needs attention

    A leaking appliance has water near its plug or wiring.

    The caller hears

    Stay out of the water and don’t touch the appliance, plug, or electrical controls.

    Penny does

    Follows the safety rule and alerts your contact without asking the caller to unplug or move the machine.

Your intake questions, booking permissions, and contact rules decide the next step. Read the emergency rules.
A call, written out

A dishwasher that leaves water behind arrives with its model number

Self-pay diagnostic booking with a safely read model number and the customer’s symptom preserved on the request.

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Inbound call · Thimble Grove Appliance
Answered by Penny · transcript
  1. Penny
    Thimble Grove Appliance, this is Penny. Which appliance needs service?
  2. Zephyrine (caller)
    My Whirlpool dishwasher finishes with water sitting in the bottom.
  3. Penny
    Is the water only inside the dishwasher, or is any leaking onto the floor?
  4. Zephyrine (caller)
    No. The water is only inside the dishwasher.
  5. Penny
    Whirlpool puts the dishwasher model label on the inside rim. If you can reach it safely without moving the machine, could you read the model number?

    A fact from the knowledge pack, used on the call.

  6. Zephyrine (caller)
    WDF520PADM7.
  7. Penny
    WDF520PADM7, with water left inside after the cycle. Is this self-pay or through a warranty provider?
  8. Zephyrine (caller)
    Self-pay. Zephyrine Morrow, 18 Tern Lane in Elmhurst. My number is 630-555-0118.
  9. Penny
    Thank you. I have your address and callback. Your diagnostic visit can take the Thursday morning window. Does that work?
  10. Zephyrine (caller)
    Yes, I’ll be home.
  11. Penny
    You’re booked for Thursday morning. The model number and standing water inside the dishwasher are on the request for the technician.
In the log
Name
Zephyrine Morrow
Service address
18 Tern Lane, Elmhurst
Appliance
Whirlpool WDF520PADM7 · water left inside
Appointment
Thursday morning · diagnostic · self-pay
Written to your calendar
Every line she said is in your log with the fields she captured beside it.
Before her first call

The model number makes an error code useful to your technician

From the appliance repair knowledge pack

  • Appliance types, brands, and symptoms recorded without a remote diagnosis.
  • Model and serial labels, with safe access and manufacturer-specific locations.
  • Gas smells, smoke, and water near electrical equipment during appliance calls.
  • Diagnostic visits, service windows, access notes, and multiple-appliance requests.
  • Manufacturer warranties, home-warranty dispatches, and approval references.
  • Ordered parts, received parts, and return-visit status from the shop’s record.
  • Error-code capture and model-specific manual lookup for the technician.
  • Service fees, repair estimates, and the limits of parts and lifespan predictions.
Penny, on a call
Whirlpool puts the dishwasher model label on the inside rim. If you can reach it safely without moving the machine, could you read the model number?
The topics in the list are why she can say this.
On your website

A washer error code comes through your website on Sunday

thimblegroveappliance.com
Thimble Grove Appliance
  • Services
  • Hours
  • About
  • Contact
Penny
Chat with Thimble Grove Appliance
Visitor
my washer says F9 E1, can someone look at it?
What Penny does
Records the code as written, asks for the brand and full model if safely available, and offers a diagnostic window. She puts the code on the request for your technician rather than naming a replacement part.
Write a message
The chat follows the same rules as the phone line, so a visitor gets the answer a caller would.
Your numbers

Put your repair-ticket value against the calls you miss

Change the three numbers to yours. The default job value comes from a named source, dated.

Default job value $175, from This Old House — average cost of an appliance repair (national) (as of 2026-06-05). Change it to yours.

Potential job revenue

If you miss 6 calls a week and book 50% of them at $175 a job, those jobs would represent about

$2,273/month

This is estimated gross revenue, not measured lost revenue or profit. Some missed callers may still book with you. Change the assumptions to match your call records.

Penny starts at $29 a month, billed annually. At this job value, 2 booked jobs bring in enough revenue for the annual Starter subscription. Allow for extra usage charges and subtract job costs when estimating profit.
The result is your own arithmetic from the three numbers above.
Where it lands

The service request reaches your office with the model attached

  • Google Calendar
  • Jobber
  • Housecall Pro
  • ServiceTitan

Connect Zapier or signed webhooks to send the captured details to the tools your office uses.

Questions

Parts updates are as much a phone job as new repairs

Send setup or plan questions to support@pennyassistant.com.

Penny can create a Jobber Request, a Housecall Pro customer/job record, or ServiceTitan Booking intake with the captured appliance details. Those handoffs enter your office’s scheduling workflow. A confirmed diagnostic slot comes from your configured calendar availability.

Give Penny a call before you forward yours.

Try the HVAC demo, then set up Penny for your business. Your account includes 14 days of Pro; Free keeps your website chat after the trial.

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