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Garage Door — Stuck / Spring Failure

Inbound garage door intake. Detects spring failure and trapped vehicle to set urgency tier.

10field definitions
3surface rules
2guardrail signals
4wrap-up checks

When this runs

classifies this work type when the caller says things like:

garage door won't open
garage door won't close
broken spring
loud bang
cable snapped
car stuck
door off track
opener not working

How the call goes

3 surface rules tied to missing field definitions. Urgent first.

1

Ask if a vehicle is trapped behind the door — bumps urgency tier.

urgent

Field: Vehicle trapped behind door

2

Ask if the door is hanging crooked or off track — if yes, advise not to operate.

urgent

Field: Door hanging crooked / off track

3

Ask if they heard a loud bang — almost always a broken torsion spring.

important

Field: Loud bang heard (spring failure)

Extracted without a dedicated prompt

extracts these from the transcript in real time. If the caller does not mention them naturally, staff can confirm them during wrap-up.

Caller nameCallback numberService addressStuck open / stuck closedApproximate door ageOpener brand / modelAppointment window

Guardrail signals

If staff says anything matching one of these examples, an urgent warning surface is created.

Tell the caller to operate the door manually after a suspected spring failure.

Quote a final price before site inspection.

When the call ends

Before staff can end the call, walks them through a wrap-up checklist, then prepares the captured fields for the work record.

Wrap-up checklist

  • Confirm service address
  • Confirm callback number
  • Warn do not operate if off track
  • State next step

Then creates a job with:

  • Caller name
  • Callback number
  • Service address
  • Stuck open / stuck closed
  • Vehicle trapped behind door
  • Loud bang heard (spring failure)
  • Door hanging crooked / off track
  • Approximate door age
  • Opener brand / model
  • Appointment window

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