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Recurring maintenance plans for plumbing crews
Recurring plumbing maintenance plans turn one-off jobs into predictable monthly revenue. Here's how to price, schedule, and sell them without adding overhead.
The single fastest way to make a plumbing business less stressful isn't more leads — it's more recurring revenue. A book of 100 homes paying $19/month for an annual flush and inspection is $22,800 of guaranteed revenue before you swing a wrench.
Why recurring beats one-off
One-off service is feast or famine. Recurring maintenance plans give you a baseline to schedule against in slow weeks, a reason to be on a customer's property once a year, and the first call when something breaks.
A plan structure that actually sells
- Basic — $15–19/mo. One annual visit: water heater flush, fixture inspection, leak check, pressure test.
- Plus — $29–35/mo. Two visits, priority scheduling, 10% off repairs, no overtime fees.
- Premium — $49–59/mo. Two visits, drain camera once a year, priority + same-day, 15% off repairs.
Keep it three tiers. Anchor pricing on the middle one. The Premium tier exists mostly to make Plus look reasonable.
The pitch (don't overthink it)
"You're going to call somebody when your water heater goes. For $29 a month, that somebody is us, you skip the after-hours fee, and we catch the slow leak before it ruins your floor." That's it.
How CrewOpsPro handles it
Recurring plans need three things from your software: automatic billing, automatic visit scheduling, and a list you can pull to know who's due this month. CrewOpsPro for plumbing crews does all three on the $39/month flat plan — no "Pro" tier required to turn it on. Pair it with our recurring scheduling features and you're set.
The honest math
Sell 5 plans a month for a year. At an average $25/mo, that's $1,500 of new monthly recurring in year one, before any repair revenue those plans generate. Two years in, recurring covers payroll.
That's the unlock. It's not flashy. It just works.