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Every inspection report you write has a line for water heater age. Most homeowners read "12 years" and forget it by Tuesday. We turn that line into a hundred-dollar check — and a homeowner who finally acts before the tank fails at 2 am.
Your aging-tank line is already the warmest lead in the county.
Roughly a third of your reports flag a tank older than nine years. Those homes are four times more likely to file a water-damage claim in the next eighteen months than homes with a tank under five.
Right now, the value of that flag goes nowhere. Not to the homeowner (they won't read the PDF again). Not to the insurer (they won't see it until the claim). Not to you (you were paid for the inspection; you're done). We want it to go to all three.
Three tiers. Your volume chooses.
Three steps. No new software.
- 01
We mail you the cards
Fifty co-branded leave-behind cards, reprinted with your inspection company name and a unique QR code. Restocked on request — usually every six to eight weeks for active inspectors.
- 02
You drop one in the report
Any inspection where the tank is nine years or older, drop a card in the utility-room photo section of the PDF and leave the physical card at the house. Takes thirty seconds.
- 03
Homeowner scans → you get paid
The QR leads to a pre-filled Kettle quote for that exact address. If they book, you see the booking in your dashboard. Payment lands via ACH fourteen days after install completion.
The gotchas.
- Is this exclusive?
- No. Recommend whoever you want in parallel — Rheem, Home Depot, the local plumber. Your QR only tracks Kettle. If they book with us, you get paid; if they don't, no harm.
- What about tank brands I'm skeptical of?
- Kettle only installs Energy Star–certified heat pump water heaters from Rheem, AO Smith, and Bradford White. All US-manufactured. If you see a brand you've had trouble with on a job, tell us and we'll note it.
- How is the lead tracked?
- Every card has a unique QR that embeds your inspector ID and the address it was printed for. The address is cross-checked at checkout; if the homeowner moves within a year and books a Kettle at the new house, you still get paid for that household.
- When do I get paid?
- ACH within fourteen days of install completion — not install booking. Keeps us from paying on cancellations. 1099 at year-end, our accountant handles.
- What if I'm not in 78704?
- We're opening Austin first, then Denver, then Cambridge. Sign up now and we'll turn on your metro as soon as install capacity arrives.