01
Capture every channel that already costs you money
Paid ads, Google, website, social, aggregators, SMS, and calls feed one booking path — so CPL is measured against booked work, not callbacks.
Intent 2 · Evaluate
HVAC Ticket Economics
Service, repair, replacement, and installation bands for HVAC operators — plus how Onepath moves booked-job ROAS when leads stop leaking.
Why ticket mix matters
A missed repair and a missed replacement are different P&L events.
Daily leakage uses a service/repair blend (~$520). A single recovered replacement (~$11k typical) can outweigh weeks of missed tune-ups — model both in discovery.
Industry reference bands synthesized from 2025–2026 home-service research (service-call baselines, job-type cost guides, and U.S. permit medians). Ranges are planning inputs for leakage math — not Onepath price quotes or guarantees. Reviewed by the Onepath Operations Team.
Reference bands
Average HVAC tickets by job type
HVAC service/repair baselines align with industry service-call research (~$320 baseline / ~$650 trained); replacement and install bands reflect common full-system and equipment ranges.
| Job type | Low | Typical | High | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service / maintenance | $100 | $200 | $350 | $100 – $350 (typ. $200) |
| Repair | $250 | $520 | $900 | $250 – $900 (typ. $520) |
| Replacement | $7,500 | $11,000 | $14,000 | $7,500 – $14,000 (typ. $11,000) |
| Installation | $5,500 | $9,500 | $15,000 | $5,500 – $15,000 (typ. $9,500) |
How Onepath moves ROAS
Booked-job economics, not vanity answer rates.
02
Protect service/repair volume with speed
Daily leakage defaults blend toward service and repair (~ $520 ) because that is the volume most shops lose when the board is busy.
03
Protect replacement and install with follow-up
High-ticket HVAC decisions need day-3 / day-7 cadence. Phone-only AI and answering services rarely own that loop.
04
Compare honestly before you buy
Evaluate AI receptionist vs Onepath and answering service vs Onepath, then model your numbers below.
Missed revenue engine
Model leakage across every channel — not just the phone.
Annual leakage$944,070~6,484 missed contacts / year · $3,631 / working day
Onepath capture estimate$802,460Assumes 85% of previously leaked, bookable demand is recovered with AI + human overflow.
Review this model on a discovery callEstimates only — discovery calibrates to your real close rates, ticket mix, and dispatch rules.
Continue the intent chain
Learn → evaluate → act
Intent 1
HVAC insight article
Experience-led context for operators in this trade.
Intent 3HVAC Companies hub
Solutions, domination playbook, and FAQs.
Intent 3Full ROI hub
ROAS, answering-service swap, and speed-to-lead tools.
Intent 2Compare stacks
AI receptionist, answering service, and named-product evaluates.
Intent 1Learning Center
Learn guides that chain into Compare and Act.
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