The Cash Flow Contractor

262 - Stop Losing Money on HVAC Jobs: Automate Your Workflows with AI

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Jul 3, 2025
Discover how AI can streamline HVAC workflows and tackle billing issues, ensuring contractors get paid accurately. Learn to visualize processes with mermaid flowcharts for better understanding. Explore inventory control improvements and effective communication tools like OpenPhone to enhance job setups. Hear practical applications of AI, from documenting diagnostics to creating training manuals, all aimed at boosting operational efficiency. Plus, tips for effective delegation to reduce administrative burdens in your business!
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INSIGHT

AI Visualizes Workflows Clearly

  • Visual process mapping with AI creates clarity and sharable documentation.
  • Visuals outperform checklists or SOPs for understanding workflows quickly.
INSIGHT

How AI and Flowcharts Can Revolutionize Your HVAC Billing Process

In this episode, Khalil and Martin dive deep into how AI can be used to streamline HVAC business workflows, focusing specifically on accurate billing for parts and materials. Khalil demonstrates creating a detailed workflow using AI to generate a Mermaid flowchart, visually mapping out the entire process from service call to billing.

They discuss the challenges of inventory and parts tracking, such as technicians forgetting to bill parts and the need to integrate pricing and purchasing directly within software like ServiceTitan. The AI helps clarify and refine these processes, including markup strategies, emergency purchases, and approvals, ensuring accurate billing.

The conversation shows how AI can quickly transform vague, manual workflows into clear, actionable visual diagrams, making it easier for teams to understand and follow, ultimately reducing lost revenue on HVAC jobs.

ANECDOTE

Parts Go Unbilled Causing Losses

  • Missing or unbilled parts in jobs cause billing losses and margin issues.
  • Manual tracking leads to confusion where bought parts aren't linked to jobs.
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