Anyone actually landed an HVAC / AC client here? Reality-checking what I found on the ground

Been door-knocking AC businesses in the UAE to validate the niche in person, and what I'm seeing doesn't match the "missed calls = easy AI receptionist sale" idea.

Wanted to sanity-check with people who've actually worked with this niche.

What I found across ~15–20 shops:

95% are small owner-operator repair shops, no marketing budget, few leads to begin with
The one serious/bigger company I met already had a team handling calls — so no gap to fill
They mostly don't miss calls — owner or a guy is always on the phone, it's a small operation
Heavily concentrated in industrial areas, which seems to self-select for the low-budget end

So my questions for anyone who's actually worked with HVAC/AC:

Did you land them as repair shops, or bigger maintenance contractors / HVAC-MEP companies?
What problem did you actually end up solving for them — was it missed calls, or something else (lead gen, follow-up, reviews, seasonality)?
Roughly how many inbound calls a month were these businesses getting? Trying to gauge if "missed calls" is even a real pain at their volume.
Were the ones who paid on the smaller end or the bigger end?

Trying to figure out if I searched the wrong tier or if the niche itself is just weak here. Appreciate any real numbers or experience.

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Anyone actually landed an HVAC / AC client here? Reality-checking what I found on the ground