AI receptionist for electricians: Janine answers, books and texts, 24 hours a day
Ring Janine is an AI receptionist built for UK electricians. She answers your business phone in two rings, every hour of the day, asks the safety question first when it is urgent, takes the postcode, address and name, books into the slots you have made available, and texts both the caller and you. £79 a month including 300 minutes. You keep your number. Below is a real transcript of Janine taking a electrician call.
Say “electrician” when she asks which business to be
What Janine does for an electrician
- Emergency. burning smell, sparks, smoke from a socket or fuse board, exposed wires, water on electrics, no power to a home with medical equipment. safety first: "switch off at the fuse board if you can reach it safely, don't touch anything hot or wet, and if there's smoke or flames call 999
- Planned work. new sockets, light fittings, switches, outside lights, extractor fans, EV chargers, consumer unit, EICR. what they want, how many and which rooms, house or flat, landlord job needing a certificate?, postcode.
- Quote. fixed prices your price list only.
Safety first
Before anything else on an urgent call, Janine says the safety line for your trade:
- “switch off at the fuse board if you can reach it safely, don't touch anything hot or wet, and if there's smoke or flames call 999.”
What she never does
- Never say whether something is "safe to leave" or what the fault is.
A real call: Janine as “Bright Spark Electrical”
From our script test suite, September 2026. The caller’s lines were played by a scripted tester; every line from Janine is exactly what she generated. Outcome: she booked the job. Quality score 5 of 5 from the same grader that scores every live call.
Prices Janine quotes on the demo line
These are the demo business’s prices. Yours replace them at setup, and Janine only ever quotes what is on your list.
| EICR | £150 for a flat or 2-bed, £190 for a 3 to 4-bed house |
| call-out | £75 first hour then £55 |
| EV charger | free survey, typical £950 fitted |
| commercial day rate | £75 an hour, two hour minimum |
| commercial PAT testing | from £1.50 an item, £80 minimum |
| emergency call-out | £110 first hour |
| extra double socket | £95 each, £70 each for two or more |
| consumer unit change | from £450 |
| replace a light fitting | £65 with your fitting |
Hours on the demo: Monday to Friday 8 to 6, Saturday mornings, emergencies 24 hours.
Questions electricians ask before signing up
How much does an AI receptionist cost for electricians?
£79 a month including 300 call minutes, then 15p a minute. Setup is £149, waived for the first five founder customers. There is no contract and no per-seat pricing; one price covers every call to your number.
Do electricians have to change their phone number to use Ring Janine?
No. You keep your number and divert it to Janine only when you don't answer, using one dial code that works on every UK network. Callers ring the number on your van, your website and Google, and Janine picks up on ring five if you can't.
What does Janine actually say when someone rings an electrician?
She answers as your business by name, finds out what the caller needs, asks the safety question first if it is urgent, takes the postcode, address and name, offers a slot from your real availability, reads the details back and texts the confirmation. The transcript on this page is a genuine call.
Does Janine quote prices for electricians?
Only the prices you give her. She never invents a figure: if something is not on your price list she says the office will confirm and takes a message. Call-out and fixed prices are quoted with what they cover, so a caller never hears a number on its own.
How does Janine handle emergencies for electricians?
switch off at the fuse board if you can reach it safely, don't touch anything hot or wet, and if there's smoke or flames call 999.
Can I hear Janine before I sign up?
Yes. Ring the demo line on 07360 266999, say "electrician" when she asks which business to be, and have a normal conversation. Nothing is stored except the demo transcript.
Try her as an electrician, right now
Ring 07360 266999, say “electrician”, and give her a job. What you hear is what your callers would hear. Then get started: £79 a month, no contract, live within a day.