For HVAC contractors
Short videos for HVAC companies, no filming
For heating and cooling contractors who want to post through the season without filming in attics and crawl spaces: what to post, what a month of shorts costs next to a freelancer, and what ViewGum can't do for you yet.
How can an HVAC company make short videos without filming?
ViewGum's 3D Build turns one line, like how a heat pump system is installed, into a narrated 3D short for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It builds the system from the pad to the ducts and names each part. Each short is priced before it starts.
The line: “How a heat pump system is installed”
What does a 3D Build short look like?
A muted excerpt of a 3D Build short made with ViewGum. It was not made for an HVAC company.
What should an HVAC company post on TikTok, Reels and Shorts?
One true, general thing your customers ask about, one line each. Each is built in 3D, with a narrator.
- Make this one
How a heat pump system is installed
A homeowner pricing a heat pump sees one number. Placing the pad, the outdoor unit, the line set and the air handler in order shows what that number covers.
- Make this one
Why a room with no return vent stays stuffy
It explains a comfort complaint with a cause they can picture: air pushed into a room needs a way back. The fix then reads as a reason, not an upsell.
- Make this one
Why dirty coils make an air conditioner work harder
Post it before the cooling season to explain what a tune-up does. The short shows the heat that can't get out, then the clean coil.
- Make this one
How a mini split heats one room
It suits homeowners with one cold room or a new addition, who may not know there is an option that needs no new ducts.
- Make this one
What a furnace filter catches
Homeowners change it on a reminder without seeing what it does. Air passing through the filter, layer by layer, shows why the schedule matters.
- Make this one
Why an air conditioner drips water outside
Owners spot the puddle and call, worried. Showing the water's path from the coil to the drain line answers it before the call.
What does a month of shorts cost next to a freelancer?
A freelancer
$500 a month
12 shorts
As of November 7, 2026, one published offer to local businesses. Source
ViewGum Pro
$99 a month
At least 17 shorts
9,500 credits a month.
At today's quote a 45-second 3D Build short costs 450 to 550 credits to make, export included, so the Pro plan covers at least 17 a month. The offer is someone making the videos for you; here you make them from a line.
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What rules apply when an HVAC company posts videos?
Each links the body that sets it. Read your short against them before you post.
- Some states require a contractor's license number in all advertising, and California's board counts any electronic transmission as advertising, so add yours to the caption where your state asks. (Contractors State License Board (California))
- Paid or gifted posts about your business must say so under the FTC's Endorsement Guides. (Federal Trade Commission)
What can't ViewGum do for an HVAC company yet?
- It can't use your own photos or footage yet; every short is built in 3D from your line.
- It doesn't post for you: you export an MP4 with post copy for each app.
- It shows a typical job, never your own work.
- It explains how equipment works in general. It can't size a system for a house or name the right model, which still takes your load calculation and a visit.
Can I make these shorts from my AI assistant?
Yes. Connect ViewGum once to Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini or another assistant below, then ask for a short in the chat. It shows the price and waits for your yes.
Also 15 terminal agents and code editors, such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor and VS Code.
Set up your assistantWhich AI assistants can make shorts
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Sources
- Contractors State License Board (California): Fast Facts: California License and Contracting Requirements for Online Home Improvement Marketplace Companies, read November 12, 2026.
- Federal Trade Commission: FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking, read November 12, 2026.
- A freelancer's post on X, November 7, 2026, read November 10, 2026.
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