Get the deposit before you buy the water heater
An emergency leak and a planned bathroom or water heater install are different jobs. Send the estimate, take the deposit before the materials, and keep both on the same board.
Today
Tuesday, October 13
Next visit · 8:00 AM
Tankless water heater replacement
Olivia Taylor · 14 Elm Street
Lockbox 4471 · park in the driveway
Later
Sound familiar?
Plumbing is the easy bit
“I bought the water heater and they went quiet.”
Parts go on your card before the customer has paid a penny.
“Did you get the estimate I sent?”
PDF estimates sit in inboxes for a week while you chase them.
“Who’s doing the leak at eight?”
Emergencies and installs get juggled on a whiteboard and a group chat.
Here’s how Jomioz fixes it ↓
From the driveway to paid, in one place
Price the service call or the bathroom on site, take the deposit, and book the van. No retyping at night.
- Options they can choose from
Good, better and best for a water heater or a bathroom, with extras they might want. They pick, sign and accept from one link.
Estimate #1042
Choose your option
Essential
$2,670.00
Recommended
$3,430.00
Premium
$4,110.00
Thermostat
Smart +$225.00StandardExtras
Recirculation pump+$525.00Total$4,180.00 - Deposit before the parts
The deposit is paid when they accept, so you order the water heater with their money, not yours.
Recommended$3,430.00Tankless upgrade and smart recirculation
After you accept, you'll pay a $686.00 deposit to secure the work.
Accept estimate - One board for service calls and installs
A column per plumber with the hours booked, so the emergency leak and the second fix both fit.
Tuesday, October 13
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Bigger installs
Deposit, stage and balance on one plan
Split a bathroom or a full repipe into a payment plan the customer agrees to up front. Each stage is invoiced when you get there.
Set up payments
Quick start
- 25%Deposit on approval$1,587.50
- 50%First fix complete$3,175.00
- 25%Balance on completion$1,587.50
- Deposit when they accept
- Stage payments as the work progresses
- The balance on completion
Getting paid
Invoices that already know what’s been paid
The deposit comes off the final invoice automatically. Customers pay by card from the link, and reminders chase the rest.
Invoice #1042
Tankless water heater replacement
Carried over from estimate #1042
- Deposit credited on the invoice
- Pay by card from the email
- Friendly reminders for overdue invoices
“I was running jobs off WhatsApp and a spreadsheet. Now customers pick an option and pay the deposit before I've left the drive, and I can see who's free for the next job at a glance. I was wary of something new, but the support has been brilliant.”
Sam B
Electrical contractor
Made for real plumbing jobs
The details that save you an evening of paperwork.
Your price list
Water heaters, fixtures, labor and service call fees, priced the same every time.
Photos on the job
Before and after shots stay with the visit, not in the van chat.
Signed estimates
The customer signs on their phone, with the date and time recorded.
Timesheets
Hours from the team, ready to check at the end of the week.
Payment reminders
Overdue invoices get a polite nudge without you ringing round.
Dictate the job
On Pro, talk through the job and get a priced draft back.
FAQs
Everything you need to know before you start.
Stop paying for the parts yourself
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