The data
First party data. Answers captured September 15, 2026.
60 of 60
Cities where the answer is still open
No single plumbing company owns the AI answer there yet
5.1
Plumbers named in the average city answer
Everyone the answer leaves out is invisible to that buyer
378
Plumbers screened
Websites read by machine across 60 US cities
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What we do
A plumbing AI visibility agency built for one job.
Most plumbing marketing is paid search, a landing page and a cost per call. None of that decides what an assistant says when someone with water on the floor asks who to call. We work on what does: your pages, your listings and your reviews.
That is a different job from plumber SEO. We do not report a call count. We run 5 real customer questions on ChatGPT and Google AI Mode every 2 weeks and count how many recommend you. If you were looking for an AI SEO agency for plumbers, this is that work. Everything we build is yours to keep.
Why this industry
In an emergency there is no comparison shopping.
Being the answer is the whole job. Somebody standing in water does not open five tabs and weigh options. They take the first name they are given and they call it.
01
They ask AI first now
45% of US consumers now use ChatGPT or another AI tool to find local business recommendations, up from 6% a year earlier.
Source: BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
02
The question is already being asked
I need an emergency plumber in [city] right now. Who should I call? That question gets answered today, in one paragraph, with a short list of names in it. There is no page two.
03
The maths is not close
In an emergency there is no comparison shopping. Being the answer is the job. Being in the answer costs $499 a month.
Sources for the numbers on this page
How AI decides
What AI reads before it names a plumber.
Home services answers lean on map listings, review platforms and public records, because those can be checked without trusting a website. These are the ones an assistant reaches for.
01
Google Business Profile
Primary category, the job list, real hours with the after hours policy stated, service area, and the questions section seeded with what people ask when something is leaking.
02
Bing Places
ChatGPT search runs on Bing. It is free, it takes twenty minutes, and almost no plumbing company in your city has claimed it.
03
Yelp
Cited in local home services answers, especially urgent ones. Claim it, correct the hours and the service area, and keep the replies short and calm.
04
Angi and HomeAdvisor
The profiles are read whether or not you buy leads there. Name, address, phone and job list have to match your website exactly.
05
Better Business Bureau
Reached for on who is trustworthy questions. Claim it, answer anything on the record, and keep the address current.
06
Your state licence lookup
Where your state runs a plumbing licence register, find your entry and check it, then publish the licence number and link to the lookup so an assistant can verify it rather than take your word for it.
07
Nextdoor
Emergency recommendations get asked for and answered there, and those threads get quoted. Claim the business page and keep it accurate. Do not post as a resident recommending yourself.
The part most plumbing marketing misses
A fridge magnet works if the customer kept it. An AI answer is written in the moment, out of your website, your listings and the words inside your reviews, for somebody who has never heard of you. No ad budget changes what it says.
The prompts we measure
The 10 questions your customers ask AI.
Swap [city] for yours. These are the shapes of question people put to an assistant, taken from how buyers in this industry actually ask.
At kickoff we lock 5 of these for your city. They are the guarantee.
- 01I need an emergency plumber in [city] right now. Who should I call?
- 02How much does it cost to unclog a drain in [city]?
- 03Which plumber in [city] is open on Sunday?
- 04My water heater is leaking. Who in [city] can replace it today?
- 05How much does a water heater replacement cost in [city]?
- 06Which plumber in [city] does sewer line repair?
- 07Does any plumber in [city] charge no call out fee?
- 08Who does repiping in [city]?
- 09Which plumber near [city] handles gas line work?
- 10Who can find a hidden water leak in [city]?
What AI said
We asked them. Here is the answer.
We asked all ten word for word in Google AI Mode, logged out, and saved every answer. Three of them are below. The names are what one answer said on one day, not a ranking.
I need an emergency plumber in [city] right now. Who should I call?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 2, 2026
“If you are dealing with an active flooding or plumbing disaster right now, shut off your main water valve immediately to prevent further structural damage before making your first call.”
Named in the answer: 7
Midway Plumbing, Black Plumbing Heating & Air, F5 Plumbing, All Star Plumbing, Brown Plumbing, Bryant's Plumbing and 325 PLUMBING
Which plumber in [city] is open on Sunday?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 2, 2026
“Several plumbing companies in Abilene, Texas operate on Sundays, with many providing 24/7 emergency service.”
Named in the answer: 2
L&B Plumbing and 7M Plumbing. Its list of plumbers open 24 hours, Sundays included, named Midway Plumbing, Black Plumbing Heating & Air, Brown Plumbing, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Abilene, All Star Plumbing, Bryant's Plumbing, F5 Plumbing and Walker Tradesman Plumbing
My water heater is leaking. Who in [city] can replace it today?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 2, 2026
“If your water heater is actively leaking, you need a local plumber who offers emergency dispatch and stocks replacements immediately. Several top-rated local plumbing companies in Abilene, Texas provide same-day response and 24/7 emergency water heater replacement to handle urgent leaks.”
Named in the answer: 6
Black Plumbing, Midway Plumbing, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Abilene, 7M Plumbing, Earl's Plumbing and Brown Plumbing
Read all ten answers: The 10 questions homeowners ask AI before hiring a plumber
Get your plumbing company recommended by AI in 90 days.
Your city
We have checked 60 cities for plumbers.
Pick your city and see the businesses AI named there, on the date we captured the answer. Every city in the list was asked the same buyer question in a fresh logged out session. It is one answer on one day, not a ranking, and nobody in it is a client of ours.
Start typing to jump down the list. 60 US cities are screened so far.
Every one of the 60 cities in the list was asked the same question in Google AI Mode on September 15, 2026: who is the best plumber here. This shows you the plumbers that answer named back. It is one answer on one day, not a ranking.
Plumbers named per answer
- Fewest
- 3
- Middle
- 5
- Most
- 8
Pick a city to see the plumbers AI named there, and the date we captured the answer. The three answers you can get are below, with how many of the screened cities gave each one.
What the three answers mean
- GREEN 60 of 60 Several businesses named, none called the best. The door is open.
- YELLOW 0 of 60 Several named, but the answer puts one of them ahead.
- RED 0 of 60 One business only, or nobody named. The hardest kind of market.
How it works
Where you stand. Agreed prompts. 90 days to the answer.
- STEP 1
Where you stand, and the plan
Day 0
We run 5 real customer questions for your city through ChatGPT and Google AI Mode and send you the screenshots: which plumbers are named today, and whether the answer is still open. If it is not, we tell you and you pay nothing.
- STEP 2
Kickoff: we agree the prompts
Week 1
Together we lock the 5 questions your customers actually ask, in writing. That list is the guarantee.
- STEP 3
The 90-day build
Weeks 1 to 12
AI-readable website fixes (or a rebuild if yours cannot be fixed), structured data, Google Business Profile and Bing Places overhaul, listings on the sources AI cites for your industry, 2 to 4 new answer pages a month, and a review engine.
- STEP 4
Proof
Every 2 weeks
We re-run the same 5 questions and send screenshots and a simple scorecard. Day 90: your plumbing company is recommended, or you get every dollar back.
Client proof
Named and cited by AI across the world, in under 90 days.
KKV Labs is its own first client. Every method below was run on a property we own before it went into a client build. Figures from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, read on 13 October 2026.
Swipe for the other 3.
The same method now runs on more properties across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, the UAE and India. Ask for the dated screenshots on a call and we will walk you through every number.
Everything for $499 a month. Nothing sold separately.
$499/ month
3-month minimum, then month to month. Cancel anytime after.
- The full monthly build and your 5 questions measured every 2 weeks
- Recommended-by-AI guarantee: 3 of your 5 questions by day 90
- Site and content are yours to keep
- One plumbing company per city, for as long as you stay
Compare: local marketing retainers in these industries typically run $3,000 to $10,000 a month with no guarantee at all.
- 5-question AI visibility baseline with screenshots
- AI-readable website fixes, or a simple rebuild (up to 6 pages) if needed
- LocalBusiness, Service and FAQ structured data
- Google Business Profile and Bing Places overhaul
- Listings on the directories and review sites AI cites for your industry
- 2 to 4 new pages a month answering real customer questions
- Review request engine (we draft everything)
- Re-run of your 5 questions on ChatGPT and Google AI Mode every 2 weeks
- Simple scorecard: recommended for 4 of 5, up from 1
- One business per industry per city, exclusivity for as long as you stay
- Everything we build stays yours, even if you leave or take the refund
- Emergency, job and pricing pages written for how customers ask, with your real after hours policy, call out fee and licence number stated exactly as you hold them
Guides for plumbers
How to get named, without hiring anyone.
Two guides written for owners. One is the master guide on getting named by ChatGPT. The other is the search version: the listings and profiles AI checks, the pages that answer real questions, and the structured data to add. Nothing in either one needs an agency.
The general library covers the rest: all guides.
How to get your plumbing company recommended by ChatGPT
The master guide. What ChatGPT reads about a plumbing company, and the order to fix it in.
Read the guidePlumbing SEO for AI search: the listings and pages AI reads
The SEO version: which listings, which pages, which structured data, and what to measure.
Read the guide
The guarantee
Recommended by AI in 90 days, or every dollar back.
We lock 5 buyer questions for your services and your city in writing at kickoff. By day 90 AI has to be recommending you (top 3) for at least 3 of those 5 questions on ChatGPT or Google AI Mode. Dated screenshots every 2 weeks. If we miss, you get every dollar back, or we keep working free until it does (your choice). You keep the website, the pages and the listings.
Questions
What owners ask before they start.
How is a plumbing AI visibility agency different from a normal marketing agency?
What does a plumbing AI visibility agency cost?
Is plumbing SEO worth it in 2026?
What exactly do you guarantee?
Most of our work is emergencies. Does this reach those people?
Do we have to publish prices?
Do you work with more than one plumber in a city?
What do you need from us?
Next step
Get your plumbing company recommended by AI in 90 days.
We run the questions your customers ask ChatGPT and Google AI Mode in your city and show you who gets recommended today. Then we fix the pages, listings and answers that decide it.
$499 a month, 3-month minimum, then month to month. If AI is not recommending you for 3 of your 5 questions by day 90, you get every dollar back.
One business per industry per city. Founder led. Dated proof every 2 weeks.