How do I win back lapsed plumbing clients?

Segment by days since last visit relative to each client's personal cadence (not a generic threshold), personalize the offer to the service they last received, send via SMS first then email, and measure recovered revenue per campaign. Retention IQ ships with a peer prior calibrated for plumbing so even thin client histories get a defensible drift score.

What is the average reactivation rate for plumbing?

Reactivation rates for plumbing typically run 8–12% per campaign when targeting clients dormant past their personal cadence with an offer tied to their last service. Industry-tuned timing (the right outreach window for the segment) is what moves campaigns into double-digit territory.

Does Retention IQ work with my booking software?

Yes. Retention IQ sits alongside ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber, FieldEdge, Workiz, ServiceFusion, and similar platforms. It reads booking data; nothing changes about how clients book or how you run the calendar.

What does Retention IQ cost for a plumbing?

Free 30-day trial — no credit card required. After trial, pricing is tailored to your practice with Performance, Flat, or Multi-Location structures. Month-to-month, no contract. See /pricing for the full breakdown.

🔧 For plumbing contractors · Service + remodel + repipe

The pipe burst at 2 AM brought them in. The next ten years of service should follow.

Client retention software for plumbing.

Plumbing is the most relationship-resilient trade — homeowners who trust a plumber stay loyal for decades. But that trust has to be reinforced. The drain cleaning becomes a water heater quote becomes a whole-house repipe. Or it doesn't, and the next plumber on the list gets the call.

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Typical avg ticket

$225 – $25,000

Dormant revenue example

$320K / year

Typical cadence

Annual water heater + softener service, sump pump check pre-spring, drain cleaning every 18–24 months

The specific leaks in plumbing

Three patterns we see in every plumbing.

Emergency customers who never came back for routine work

Their water heater failed. You fixed it in 4 hours flat. They were grateful, gave you a 5-star review, and you never heard from them again. The $400 service call should have become $3,400 over the next decade. Without a 30-day follow-up + annual touch, it didn't.

Water heaters and softeners with maintenance schedules nobody tracks

Tankless water heaters need annual flushing. Softeners need salt and resin service. Sump pumps need testing before storm season. Every one of these is a $150–$400 visit nobody is reminding the customer about.

Slow leak inspections that should have become repipe quotes

A homeowner with three slow leaks in five years is a candidate for a partial or full repipe — a $8K–$25K job. Without a structured 'we noticed a pattern' conversation, you keep doing $300 patches forever.

Cadence calibration

Plumbing run on their own clock.

Plumbing dormancy is silent — customers don't think about you until something fails. Reach them quarterly with a seasonal-relevant touch (pre-summer sump, pre-winter pipe insulation) so you're top of mind before the emergency.

Services the engine tracks

Drain cleaningWater heater installTankless serviceWater softener serviceSump pumpSewer lineRepipeBathroom remodel rough-inBackflow testing

Works with these platforms

ServiceTitanHousecall ProJobberFieldEdgeWorkizServiceFusionTradify+ any CSV

Free · No data required

How much dormant revenue is hiding in your practice?

Move the sliders to match your practice. We'll estimate your dormant revenue opportunity based on industry benchmarks — no client data, no signup, no catch.

Active clients in your database 2,500

50020,000+

Average revenue per visit $250

$50$1,500

Expected visits per client per year 2

1 (annual)12 (monthly)

Your estimated dormant revenue

Based on an industry-average 55% dormancy rate for client-based practices. Actual numbers often run higher.

Recoverable with Retention IQ

At our conservative 8% reactivation rate from first-campaign results. Typical practices see 10-30× ROI on their first month.

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