Every missed electrical call, answered and booked — for a flat $199/mo.
Half your calls are planned work — panel upgrades, EV chargers, remodels. The other half are people staring at a sparking outlet. You can't take either kind of call from inside a panel, and the customer with the burning smell isn't leaving a voicemail — they're calling the next electrician on the list.
RetainCall fixes the structural problem: Sara, our AI dispatcher, answers every missed call in under 60 seconds, holds a real SMS conversation, qualifies the lead, and books the job straight into your Google Calendar, Outlook, or Housecall Pro. She knows the trade — panel upgrades, GFCI/AFCI, EV chargers, dedicated circuits, and knob-and-tube rewires — so your callers never feel like they're talking to a generic bot.
What a missed sparking-outlet call actually costs
Typical miss rate: ~30% of inbound calls
Missed callers who book a competitor: ~70%
At just 40 calls/week that's ~15 lost jobs and ~$5,820/month walking to your competitors.
Run your own numbers with the missed-call calculator, or read the full breakdown in our missed-call math post.
What Sara does for a electrical contractor
- Answers in under 60 seconds — every missed call gets a real reply before the caller dials a competitor.
- Talks the trade — she recognizes panel upgrades, GFCI/AFCI, EV chargers, dedicated circuits, and knob-and-tube rewires and mirrors your customers' language.
- Triages emergencies — a sparking-outlet call is treated as urgent; routine work books normally.
- Books into your real calendar — Google Calendar, Outlook, and Housecall Pro, only slots you actually have open.
- Works 24/7 — nights, weekends, holidays, storm surges. No queue, no hold music, no PTO.
- Flat $199/month — unlimited calls, no per-call fees. Your busiest month costs the same as your slowest.
Common questions
Does Sara understand electrical safety triage?
Yes — sparking, smoke, burning smells, and shock incidents are flagged as emergencies for same-day response. Routine installs and renovation work book as normal appointments. She never gives electrical advice; she qualifies and books.
How much does an answering service for a electrical contractor cost?
RetainCall is a flat $199/month with unlimited calls — no per-call or per-minute fees. Human answering services typically run $315+/month with per-minute billing; other AI services add usage fees as your volume grows. See the full side-by-side comparison.
Do I have to change my phone system?
No. Your existing number forwards to RetainCall when you don't answer — one carrier setting, about 5 minutes. Setup end-to-end takes under 10 minutes and there's no card required to start the trial.