Free GoHighLevel starter kit · HVAC
HighLevel for HVAC companies
A free, copy-and-paste HighLevel (GoHighLevel) starter kit for heating and cooling companies: the pipeline, the service request form, six automations and every text and email, written out. Catch every no-heat call, follow up every system quote and fill the shoulder seasons with tune-ups.
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What it fixes
Four ways HVAC companies lose jobs, closed.
No-heat calls can’t wait
A homeowner with no heat calls three companies. A text inside a minute makes you the one who answered.
System quotes stall
A new furnace or AC is a big decision. Polite follow-ups keep your quote alive while they think it over.
Slow seasons hurt
Tune-up reminders six months after every job fill the calendar between the rushes.
Reviews decide emergency calls
In a hurry, people call the company with the best recent reviews. Ask after every visit, automatically.
The free kit
Everything you need, written out.
Copy what you need from this page, or download the whole kit as a text file. It is free, with no email and no sign-up. You build it inside HighLevel by following the steps; it takes about two hours in one sitting, including a test with your own phone.
Merge fields like {{contact.first_name}} and {{location.name}} fill in automatically inside HighLevel. Replace anything in [square brackets] with your own details.
1. The pipeline
Create one pipeline with these stages, in this order. Every job moves left to right.
- New lead: Every missed call and form lands here.
- Contacted: You have spoken to them.
- Service visit booked: On the calendar.
- Quote sent: For repairs or new systems. The follow-up starts here.
- Job scheduled: They said yes. Mark the opportunity Won.
- Job complete: Starts the review request and the tune-up reminder.
2. The quote request form
Build this form in HighLevel and put it on your website. Fewer fields means more requests, so every field here earns its place.
- Full name
- Mobile phone
- Service address
- What’s going on? (no heat, no cooling, strange noise or smell, tune-up, new system quote, other)
- System age (0 to 5 years, 6 to 10, 11 to 15, over 15, not sure)
- How urgent? (today, this week, just planning)
- Best time to reach you
- Consent checkbox: “I agree to receive texts from [your business] about my request. Reply STOP to opt out.”
3. Six automations
Each one is a HighLevel workflow. The trigger and step names below are the ones HighLevel shows in its workflow builder, so you can find each one by name.
Missed-call text back
Most callers who reach voicemail ring the next HVAC company on the list. A text inside a minute keeps the job yours until you can call back.
Trigger
Call Details (HighLevel’s call trigger). Add two filters: Call direction is Incoming, and Call status is no-answer or voicemail.
Steps
- Send SMS: the text below.
- Create/update opportunity: your pipeline, stage New lead.
- Send internal notification: to you or whoever is on call.
Message
Sorry we missed your call! This is {{location.name}}. Is your heating or cooling down right now? Text back and we’ll call you as soon as we can. Reply STOP to opt out. Older HighLevel guides call this trigger Call Status.
New quote request: answer in seconds
The first business to reply usually gets the job. This answers every form at once, day or night, and tells you who to call.
Trigger
Form Submitted. Filter: your quote request form.
Steps
- Create/update opportunity: your pipeline, stage New lead.
- Send SMS: the text below.
- Send email: the email below.
- Send internal notification: the alert below.
- Add task: “Call back within 5 minutes”, assigned to whoever takes new leads.
Messages
Hi {{contact.first_name}}, thanks for contacting {{location.name}}. We got your request and will call you shortly to get a technician booked. Reply STOP to opt out. Subject: We got your heating and cooling request
Hi {{contact.first_name}},
Thanks for reaching out to {{location.name}}. Your request is in, and we’ll call you shortly to book a technician.
If you can, reply with a photo of the label on your furnace, air handler or outdoor unit (it shows the model and serial number). It helps us bring the right parts the first time.
Talk soon,
{{location.name}} New HVAC lead: {{contact.name}}, {{contact.phone}}. Call within 5 minutes. Quote sent follow-up
Most quotes are not a “no”, they are a “not yet”. Three polite nudges over ten days win back jobs that would otherwise go quiet, and they stop the moment the customer says yes.
Trigger
Pipeline Stage Changed. Filter: stage is Quote sent.
Steps
- Wait: 2 days.
- If / else: the opportunity is still in Quote sent. If not, end here.
- Send SMS: first text below.
- Wait: 3 days.
- If / else: still in Quote sent.
- Send email: the email below.
- Wait: 5 days.
- If / else: still in Quote sent.
- Send SMS: last text below.
Messages
Hi {{contact.first_name}}, it’s {{location.name}}. Did you get a chance to look at your quote? Happy to answer questions about the equipment or the timing. Subject: Your HVAC quote: any questions?
Hi {{contact.first_name}},
I wanted to follow up on the quote we sent. If you’re comparing options, we’re happy to walk you through efficiency, warranty and what installation day looks like.
Ready to go ahead? Reply YES and we’ll book it in.
Thanks,
{{location.name}} Hi {{contact.first_name}}, should we keep your quote open? Reply YES to book the work, or let us know if anything has changed. Service visit confirmations and reminders
A wasted trip costs you a morning. A confirmation and two reminders cut no-shows, and give the customer an easy way to reschedule.
Trigger
Customer Booked Appointment. Filter: your service visit calendar.
Steps
- Send SMS: confirmation below.
- Wait: choose “Until a scheduled date/time” and set it to 1 day before the appointment.
- Send SMS: day-before reminder below.
- Wait: “Until a scheduled date/time” again, set to 2 hours before the appointment.
- Send SMS: same-day text below.
Messages
You’re booked! A {{location.name}} technician will be there on [appointment date and time]. Reply here if you need to change it. Reminder: your {{location.name}} service visit is tomorrow at [appointment time]. Please make sure we can get to your furnace, air handler or outdoor unit. Your technician is on schedule for today at [appointment time]. See you soon! {{location.name}} Where a text says [appointment date and time], insert HighLevel’s appointment merge field from the message editor’s merge-field menu.
Review request after every job
People choose the business with the most recent reviews. Asking every happy customer, every time, is the cheapest marketing a trade business has.
Trigger
Pipeline Stage Changed. Filter: stage is Job complete.
Steps
- Wait: 2 hours.
- Send review request: HighLevel’s built-in review request (set your Google review link under Reputation first).
- Optional second workflow: trigger New Review Received, step Send internal notification, so you can reply to every review the same day.
Message
Thanks for choosing {{location.name}}, {{contact.first_name}}! If we kept you comfortable, a quick Google review would mean a lot to our team: [your review link] Seasonal tune-up reminder
Six months after a job the season has turned. A tune-up reminder catches worn parts before they fail and keeps your technicians busy between the rushes.
Trigger
Pipeline Stage Changed. Filter: stage is Job complete.
Steps
- Add contact tag: past-customer.
- Wait: 6 months.
- Send SMS: the text below.
- Wait: 7 days.
- Send email: the email below.
Messages
Hi {{contact.first_name}}, it’s {{location.name}}. It’s time for a seasonal tune-up so your system is ready before the weather turns. Reply YES and we’ll book you in. Subject: Time for your seasonal tune-up
Hi {{contact.first_name}},
A tune-up catches worn parts before they fail and helps keep your energy bills down.
Reply to this email or give us a call to choose a time.
{{location.name}} 4. Set it up in this order
- Start your 14-day HighLevel trial and set up the account for your business.
- Settings → Phone Numbers: get a local number and forward your business line to it (or publish the new number). If you text US customers, start A2P 10DLC registration the same day.
- Settings: connect your email sending and add your business name, address and logo.
- Opportunities → Pipelines: create the pipeline with the stages above, in that order.
- Sites → Forms: build the quote request form with the fields above, then put it on your website.
- Calendars: create a calendar called “Service visit” with your real working hours.
- Reputation: add your Google review link so the review request has somewhere to send people.
- Automation → Workflows → Create workflow: build the six workflows above, one at a time, and paste in the messages.
- Test it: call your own number and let it ring out, fill in your own form, book yourself an appointment, and move a test opportunity through the stages. Check every text and email reaches your phone and inbox.
- Turn each workflow on (Publish) only after its test passes.
- Maintenance plans: tag plan members (for example “maintenance-plan”) and change the tune-up wait to match the visits your plan promises.
Before you switch on texts: Texting customers needs their consent. In the US, HighLevel requires your number to be registered for business texting (A2P 10DLC) before texts go out; registration has its own fee and approval time, so start it on day one.
Want it offline? Download the whole hvac kit as a text file. It has everything on this page, in setup order.
What HighLevel costs
Try it free for 14 days first.
HighLevel offers a 14-day free trial on every plan. After the trial, the Starter plan is $97 a month. Texts, calls and emails are billed by usage on top, and billing starts automatically when the trial ends unless you cancel. (HighLevel’s pricing page, checked 17 October 2026.)
Current prices are always on HighLevel’s pricing page.
Affiliate disclosure: I am a HighLevel affiliate. If you sign up through my links, HighLevel may pay me a commission at no extra cost to you.
Questions
Good questions, straight answers.
Is the kit really free?
Yes. Everything is on this page and in the download: no email, no sign-up, no catch. HighLevel itself is a paid product with a 14-day free trial; if you start that trial through my link I may earn a commission, and the kit is the same either way.
Can I import it in one click?
Not yet. You build it by following the steps, which takes about two hours in one sitting, including a test with your own phone. The upside is that you will know exactly what every automation does before you switch it on.
What does HighLevel cost?
HighLevel offers a 14-day free trial on every plan. After the trial, the Starter plan is $97 a month. Texts, calls and emails are billed by usage on top, and billing starts automatically when the trial ends unless you cancel. (HighLevel’s pricing page, checked 17 October 2026.)
Will the texts work for US customers?
Texting customers needs their consent. In the US, HighLevel requires your number to be registered for business texting (A2P 10DLC) before texts go out; registration has its own fee and approval time, so start it on day one.
Do I need HighLevel to use this HVAC kit?
The setup steps are written for HighLevel, step by step. The pipeline, the form and every message work in most CRMs, so you can still use the copy elsewhere.
Can I use it for maintenance plans?
Yes. Tag your plan members and set the tune-up wait to match your plan (for example every 6 months). The reminder then books the visits your plan already promises.
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