The power’s out at 9 PM.
You’re on another call.
TheKeyBot answers your electrical line 24/7 in English and Spanish, takes what’s out, whether the breaker trips when they reset it, any burning smell, and how old the panel is — then puts the whole message on your phone in seconds. You call back and close the job.
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Type your business name, and 30 seconds later YOUR phone rings with your own AI receptionist.
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Where electrical contractors actually lose jobs
It was never the wiring. It’s the calls that ring out while your hands are inside a panel.
Half the house goes dark at 9 PM
Outage calls land after dinner, after hours, and on holidays — exactly when nobody is at a desk. About 80% of callers won’t leave a voicemail; they hang up and dial the next electrician on Google.
A burning smell can’t wait for a callback
Scorched outlets, a buzzing panel, a hot breaker — those callers need a human tonight. The receptionist asks about smell and scorch marks, tells anyone describing smoke or fire to call 911 first, and flags it at the very top of your message.
You can’t answer with your hands in a live panel
Mid-service-change, on a ladder, in an attic — picking up isn’t just inconvenient, it’s unsafe. Every ring you ignore is a customer deciding whether to wait for you or book whoever answers.
Panel upgrades and EV chargers never call twice
Your highest-ticket work — service upgrades, generators, EV charger installs — starts as a daytime call while you’re already on a job. Those callers are shopping three electricians, and they book the one who picked up.
Wondering what those missed calls add up to? Run the missed-call cost calculator →
What happens on every call
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Answers on the first ring — English or Spanish
Any hour, any day. It greets callers with your company name and switches to Spanish the moment the caller does — no separate line, no upcharge, no second bot.
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Knows the work you actually do
Residential service calls, panel and service upgrades, EV chargers, generators, lighting, commercial troubleshooting — you list your services during setup and it answers from your list, not a generic script.
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Takes the electrical detail
What’s out — the whole house, one room, one outlet. Whether the breaker trips again when they reset it. Any burning smell or scorch marks. Roughly how old the panel is. Plus name, callback number, and the address.
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Flags emergencies and complaints
Burning smell, smoke, sparking or a hot panel gets flagged as a safety call at the top of your message, and anyone describing an immediate danger is told to call 911 first. An angry customer chasing a callback is flagged too, so it can’t scroll past you.
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Message + recording hit your phone in seconds
A clean, structured message with every detail — and the full recording and transcript waiting in your dashboard. You call back with the whole picture; the electrical judgment stays 100% yours.
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TheKeyBot vs. a human answering service vs. voicemail
| Feature | Electrical calls with TheKeyBot | Human answering service | Voicemail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer speed | First ring, 24/7 — nights, weekends, holidays | Depends on staffing — hold queues at peak times | Never answers — callers hear a beep |
| Simultaneous calls | Every caller answered at once | One agent, one caller — everyone else waits | No conversation at all |
| English + Spanish | Both, on every call — switches mid-call | Often English-only, or an upcharge | |
| Knows electrical intake | Asks what’s out, whether the breaker trips again, burning smell, panel age | Reads back a generic message script | |
| Safety triage | Burning-smell and sparking calls flagged at the top; immediate danger told to call 911 first | Depends entirely on the agent | |
| States your confirmed prices | Yes — the exact prices you confirmed from your rate sheet | Takes a message and promises a callback | |
| Recording + transcript | Every call, searchable in your dashboard | Rarely included | Audio only — if the caller leaves one |
| Monthly cost | From $149 | $300–800+ | $0 — but ~80% of callers hang up on voicemail |
AI receptionist for electricians — FAQ
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Be the electrician who answers at 9 PM.
Hear it answer an electrical call for your company in the next minute — or go live tonight for $149/mo, first 5 calls on us.
