Ross Hunt's 3R Plumbing & Mechanical

The earnings claim (summary)

Forecast (vendor-reported)

nearly $3,800,000 · projected revenue · forecast Forecast

Income type

projected revenue

Claim period

2026 forecast as of October 14

Claim date

2026-10-14

Business type

other

Business model

local

Proof type

article-interview

Evidence timeline

Dated source events from fields already on this record. Missing values stay “not recorded” — we do not invent dates.

1. 2026-10-14Claim date
2. 2026-10-14Metric as of
3. 2026-10-14Source date
4. 2026-10-14Source published
5. not recordedCollected
6. not recordedLast checked

Source trail

Only fields already recorded on this case. Missing dates show as not recorded — we do not invent checks.

Recorded sources

• Recorded proof link · primary/original field
  Original source ↗

Dates

Publication (source_published)

2026-10-14

Metric as of

2026-10-14

Source date

2026-10-14

Last checked

not recorded

Reported vs desk label

Figures are self-reported (founder post, interview, or similar). Not independently audited; not the Verified confidence label. Evidence level on file: Self-reported. Editorial status: not recorded (editorial keep is not Verified).

What was checked

No check recorded in the supplied data.

Unresolved gaps

Unknowns

costs, profit, hours, causal_share, human_effort

Open question

not recorded

Evidence checklist

Short casefile from recorded fields only. Extend it; we do not invent missing checks or dates.

1. The claim

   Ross Hunt's 3R Plumbing & Mechanical — According to Zapier's October 14, 2026 customer story, Ross Hunt's 3R Plumbing & Mechanical was on track for nearly $3.8 million in total company revenue for 2026. This is a vendor-reported forecast, not achieved full-year revenue or revenue causally attributed to Claude or Zapier. Hunt reviews and tests the described automations.

   nearly $3,800,000 (forecast) USD · projected revenue · timeframe: 2026 forecast as of October 14 · claim date: 2026-10-14

2. Sources & checks recorded

   • Original source ↗ — Recorded proof link

   Last checked: not recorded. Publication: 2026-10-14. Metric as of: 2026-10-14. Source date: 2026-10-14.

   Only recorded checks appear here. Missing steps stay “not recorded”.

3. What they establish (named scope)

   Desk label self-reported: founder- or interview-stated figures as recorded. Scope: reported claim only — not independently audited earnings.

   Evidence level on file: Self-reported. Income status field: self-reported. Editorial status: not recorded (editorial keep is not Verified).

4. Unknowns

   Unknowns: costs, profit, hours, causal_share, human_effort

   Open question: not recorded

   Costs: not recorded. Human effort: not recorded. AI role: Tools named in the case summary: Claude, Zapier.

How they did it

Local trade ops: automate quoting/scheduling with AI tools.

1. Local trade ops: automate quoting/scheduling with AI tools.
2. Claim is unverified — treat numbers as leads for research, not gospel.

Steps above are the recorded desk notes for this case.

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