Review requests, on-my-way texts, and seasonal reminders you write once
Most of the customer messages a shop should send never go out, because the person doing the install at 3 p.m. is doing invoices at 9 p.m. Housecall Pro and other field-service tools let AI draft the repeatable templates — on-the-way texts, review asks, seasonal reminders — that you load once with merge fields and let your software send. Write them well one time and stop reinventing them per customer.
You are writing reusable customer-message templates for {{company_name}}, an HVAC company in {{service_area}}. These load into field-service software with merge fields — use [CUSTOMER_NAME], [TECH_NAME], and [ARRIVAL_WINDOW] as the only placeholders. Do not invent any other merge fields or any facts about the company. Write this set: 1. "On my way" text: friendly, says who's coming and the arrival window, under 30 words. 2. Job-complete text: thanks them, says the work is done, and asks for a review on {{review_platform}} only if they were happy — one link, no pressure. 3. Seasonal maintenance reminder (email, under 90 words): reminds them it's time for a {{season}} check-up and how to book. 4. Missed-appointment / reschedule text: warm, no guilt, offers the next slot. Rules: plain and human, no corporate stiffness, no "just checking in," no false urgency, no discounts unless I add them. Nothing that guarantees equipment condition or implies the last visit fixed every possible issue.
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On my way: Hi [CUSTOMER_NAME], this is [TECH_NAME] with Ridgeline — I'm headed your way and should arrive within [ARRIVAL_WINDOW]. See you soon! Job complete: All done, [CUSTOMER_NAME] — thanks for having us out. If everything went well, a quick Google review really helps our small crew: [link]. No worries if you're busy. Seasonal reminder: Hi [CUSTOMER_NAME] — cooling season's coming and your AC is due for its check-up. A tune-up now beats a breakdown in July. Reply or call to grab a spot on the schedule.
The full workflow
- Run the prompt once and edit the drafts into your own voice.
- Load them into your field-service or scheduling software's merge fields.
- Set the triggers — on-the-way on dispatch, review ask on job close, reminder by season.
- Reread quarterly and refresh the seasonal wording.
Watch out for
Build templates with merge fields, not real data — never paste actual customer names, addresses, or phone numbers into a consumer AI tool.
Cut any line that overpromises ('your system is good for years now') — a text is a written record, and a guarantee you didn't mean can come back in a dispute.
Ask for reviews, never buy or script fake ones — platform policies and FTC rules on endorsements treat fabricated reviews as deceptive.
Where this comes from
Every use case on this site is grounded in real reports from working hvac technicians — not invented by us.