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AI Chatbot for Electricians
The enquiry that arrives at 8pm is worth hundreds, and it goes to whoever replies first. A chatbot answers it, gives an honest price range, asks for a photo of the board, and books the visit. It also knows when to stop booking and tell someone to cut the power.
The 30-second answer
Electrical enquiries do not arrive between nine and five, because that is when the customer is at work too. They arrive in the evening, when a light stops working or a breaker trips again. If you are on a job or asleep, that enquiry goes to the next electrician on the list. A chatbot answers in seconds, gives a price range, asks for a photo, and books the slot. When the message mentions sparking or burning, it stops selling and says cut the power.
The safety rule comes first
Build this before anything else. If a message describes a burning smell, sparking, scorch marks, exposed or damaged wiring, or anyone who has taken a shock, the bot must stop trying to book a job. It tells them to switch off the power at the consumer unit or breaker panel if they can reach it safely, to leave the area if they cannot, and to call your emergency line or the emergency services straight away.
No quote. No calendar. No "we can be there Thursday". A booking offer in that moment is the wrong message, and it is the one people remember. The right behaviour is short, calm and identical every time.
Test it with real language. Nobody types "I am experiencing an electrical emergency". They type "something smells like burning", "my socket made a bang", or just "is this dangerous" with a blurry photo attached. Feed the bot fifteen versions before launch and read what comes back yourself.
Where the money actually is
An electrician losing a callout at 8pm loses a job worth hundreds. That is the business case in one sentence. It is not about looking modern. It is about the two or three evening enquiries a week that reach voicemail and never call back.
Homeowners treat trades like everything else now. They search on a phone, open three local firms, and message all of them. The one that replies within minutes gets the job, and often the rewire quote six months later.
If your work is emergency-led, the triage and dispatch mechanics are in our guide to AI chat for plumbers and HVAC companies. The overnight approval rules there apply almost unchanged to an on-call electrician, so this post covers what is specific to electrical work.
What lands in the chat window
Quote in ranges, never in fixed prices
The most common worry owners raise is pricing, and the answer is a range. Electrical jobs move on access, cable route, the age and type of the board, and what the last person left behind the plaster. A chat window sees none of that. So the bot gives a band, names the two or three things that shift it, and says the fixed price follows the site visit.
Never let it commit to a fixed price without a visit. One number typed at 8pm becomes an expectation, and walking it back on the doorstep costs you the job and the review.
Give it the ten jobs you quote most often with your real numbers. Extra sockets, light fittings, a consumer unit change, an EV charger, a fault-find hour, an inspection. Fifteen minutes of typing removes most of your evening phone admin.
Ask for the photo while they are standing there
Photo intake is the biggest practical win here. A picture of the consumer unit shows the board type, the age of the installation and whether there are spare ways. A picture of a scorch mark tells you this is not a Thursday job at all. Ask inside the chat while the customer is in front of the problem, then attach it to the booking.
Capture a booking, not just a name
A phone number on its own is not a lead, it is a callback task. A useful capture has the address, access notes, parking, whether anyone will be home, and the fault in the customer's own words. Offer two or three windows rather than an open calendar, because choice paralysis kills evening bookings. The wider trade view is in our home services chatbot guide.
Volume and cost for a small firm
Most one-van and two-van electricians see a modest number of website chats, well inside the free plan. That is $0 forever with no credit card, 2 seats, 500 messages a month, one widget on one domain, the mobile app and 30 days of history.
When you grow, Paid plans are Starter at $25 a month and Professional at $95 a month, with 20% off on annual billing. Annual billing is 20% off. Details are on the pricing page.
Set it up in a week of evenings
Day 1: Write the safety rule first
Non-negotiableDefine what the bot does with sparking, burning smells, exposed wiring and shocks. Cut power, leave if unsafe, call the emergency line. Test ten phrasings, including panicked ones.
Day 2: Load your real price bands
Ranges that hold upTake the ten jobs you quote most often and give the honest band for each, plus the factors that move it.
Day 3: Turn on photo intake
Fewer wasted visitsAsk for a photo of the board, the fitting or the fault while the customer is in front of it. You know what van stock to load before you leave.
Day 4: Capture the booking properly
A real job, not a nameName, address, access notes, parking, and whether anyone will be home. Offer two or three windows, not an open calendar.
Day 5: Put it on your phone
Answer from the vanThe mobile app is on every plan including free, so an 8pm chat reaches you without a desk.
Then watch four numbers: evening conversations, bookings captured out of hours, jobs where the photo saved a second visit, and safety messages handled correctly. The last one is not a performance metric. It is a weekly check.
Frequently asked questions
What should the bot do if someone describes sparking or a burning smell?
Stop trying to book, every time. Burning smells, sparking, scorch marks, exposed wiring or anyone who has had a shock are not booking conversations. The bot says cut the power at the consumer unit or breaker panel if it is safe to reach, leave the area if it is not, and call the emergency line now. No quote, no calendar.
Can the chatbot give a price for a job?
A range, and an explanation of what moves it. Electrical work depends on access, cable runs, board age and what the last installer left behind, none of which a chat window can see. So the bot quotes a band, names the factors that shift it, and says the fixed price follows the site visit.
Is photo intake useful for electrical work?
Very. A photo of the consumer unit or the fitting beats five minutes of description. It shows the board type, whether there are spare ways, and roughly how old the installation is. Ask while the customer is standing in front of the problem, because they will not go back tomorrow.
Will this work for a one-van electrician?
That is where the maths works hardest, because nobody else answers the phone while you are up a ladder. The free plan is $0 forever with no credit card, 2 seats, 500 messages a month, one widget, one domain, and the mobile app. One recovered callout covers far more.
What does it cost after the free plan?
Paid plans are Starter at $25 a month and Professional at $95 a month, with 20% off on annual billing. Annual billing is 20% off.
Stop losing the 8pm callout
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Start FreeLast updated . Pricing reflects EzyConn published plans. Nothing here is safety or regulatory advice; set your own emergency wording with your qualified staff. View more guides.