PromptsHome repair
Can I do this, or do I call?
You'll describe the problem and get a straight answer: try it, try one step, or call someone.
Who it's for. Someone who heard a drip or a rattle and wants to know whether to call a person.
A straight answer before you buy a tool you will use once.
The prompt
Help me decide if a small home problem is a job for me or a call to a pro. I will describe it in the next message. First say: Describe what you see, and say if there is water, gas, or electricity involved. Then wait. When I answer, give me one of three answers: safe to try, try one step then stop, or call someone. Err on the side of calling someone.
Try it
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Send it as a postcardQuestions people ask
- What will this prompt answer?
- You'll describe the problem and get a straight answer: try it, try one step, or call someone.
- Who is this prompt for?
- Someone who heard a drip or a rattle and wants to know whether to call a person. It lives with the home repair prompts.
- Is ChatGPT free?
- Yes. ChatGPT is free to try. The first visit may ask you to make a free account. It should not ask you to pay. If you see a price, close it.
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- Change the furnace filterIt will ask where the filter is, then walk you through sliding a new one in.