Plumbers

Last Tuesday, my buddy Rick showed up at my shop in Peoria looking like he’d been wrestling alligators in a sewer. He’s a plumber—residential and light commercial around central Illinois—and he dropped his phone on my counter like it owed him money. “Kai,” he said, “I spent twelve hours last week doing invoices, driving in circles, and writing emails to customers explaining why their basement smells like a corpse. Twelve hours. I didn’t touch a pipe wrench until Wednesday.” ...

Meta description: A plumber tests AI tools for plumbing businesses—ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber, and more—and shares honest reviews to help you choose the right software. I Tested AI Tools for My Plumbing Business So You Don’t Have To My buddy Mike runs a three-truck shop over in Morton. Last Tuesday, he was under a sink replacing a P-trap when his phone rang three times. He ignored it. By the time he surfaced, two callers had hired someone else. The third was a burst pipe in East Peoria that went straight to his competitor. Mike lost about $4,200 in potential revenue in twenty minutes. ...