American Residential Services (ARS) and Bluon Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform HVAC Service Through AI and Equipment Data

ARS will integrate Bluon's best-in-class AI Tech Support + enormous equipment database directly into their proprietary field service platform.

IRVINE, Calif. and MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluon, a leading HVAC data and AI technology company, and American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter), one of the nation's largest providers of air conditioning, heating, plumbing, and electrical services, today announced a strategic partnership to significantly enhance ARS's service capabilities through OCR technology, equipment documentation, advanced data enrichment, and AI-powered technical support.

ARS views the Bluon integration as a key part of its commitment to leverage AI and cutting-edge technology to deliver best-in-class home services with maximum productivity and efficiency. This development project represents a significant investment by ARS into improving their field technicians' capabilities, capacity, and service quality.

The partnership and integration provide ARS's nationwide network of technicians and support staff with access to Bluon's comprehensive, brand agnostic HVAC equipment database and AI-powered troubleshooting assistant, MasterMechanic™. The agreement represents one of the most significant technology integrations in the residential HVAC service industry.

"This partnership with Bluon represents a significant step forward in our commitment to equipping our technicians with the most advanced tools in the industry," said Scott Boose, CEO of American Residential Services. "By integrating Bluon's extensive database and AI technology into our operations, we're not only enhancing our technical capabilities but also ensuring faster, more accurate service for millions of customers nationwide."

Key elements of the partnership include:

• Comprehensive Data Enrichment: Bluon will clean, normalize, and enrich ARS's enormous database of millions of HVAC equipment records, adding critical technical specifications, age, and warranty status.
• AI-Powered Technical Support: ARS technicians will gain access to Bluon's MasterMechanic^™ AI tool, which provides instant, conversational diagnosis and troubleshooting guidance derived from Bluon's proprietary tech support training data collected over 5+ years and 135,000 tech-to-tech interactions.
• Advanced Equipment Identification: Integration of Bluon's OCR scanner technology will allow ARS technicians to instantly identify equipment by scanning nameplates, providing immediate access to technical specifications, original manuals, troubleshooting guides, and wiring diagrams.

"This partnership with ARS represents a major milestone for Bluon, as we are deploying our newly developed, easily deployed, SDK plugin directly into ARS's FSM platform - showcasing our ability to integrate the power of Bluon's database and AI Tech support into any platform in weeks, not months," said Peter Capuciati, CEO of Bluon.

The implementation is expected to be completed by early Spring 2025, with ARS technicians nationwide gaining access to the full suite of Bluon's technology solutions. The partnership is projected to help ARS navigate the skilled labor shortage plaguing the HVAC services industry while significantly improving first-time fix rates and reducing diagnostic times.

About American Residential Services:

Based in Memphis, Tenn., privately-owned ARS/Rescue Rooter is one of the nation's largest providers of air conditioning, heating, electrical, energy-efficient, and plumbing services. Providing exceptional service, the ARS^® Network serves both residential and light commercial customers by offering heating, cooling, indoor air quality, plumbing, drain cleaning, sewer line, radiant barrier, insulation, and ventilation services. Each location has a knowledgeable team of trained specialists who undergo rigorous training and background checks. Further, ARS/Rescue Rooter has longstanding strategic partnerships with industry-leading suppliers and retailers to efficiently service consumers. For more information and a complete list of our locations nationwide, visit ars.com.

About Bluon

Bluon is a data and AI company that serves the ever-expanding HVAC market. Bluon has developed two proprietary digital assets that provide desperately needed efficiency and productivity gains to HVAC contractors and distributors. In a market characterized by fragmentation, complexity, and antiquated technology, Bluon's mission is to create efficiency through its unparalleled equipment database and powerful artificial intelligence, propelling the industry toward a more efficient future. For more information, visit bluon.com.

SOURCE American Residential Services, LLC