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Latest note · Plumbing

How a Plumber Catches Every After-Hours Call Without Staying Up

An after-hours phone strategy that actually catches the burst pipe at midnight without you sitting up in your bathrobe.

By Hunter Ballantyne · 7 min read · Jul 21, 2026 Read the note

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Pick up the phone.

I answer it myself. No call centre, no press-1-for-sales. Fifteen minutes, we’ll see if the math works for your shop.

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