Get a second opinion before you pay for a big home repair
A $17,500 AC replacement quote turned out to need an $18 capacitor, and the air blew cold again.
A picture made with AI to show the idea.
Read the transcript
Hey, let me show you how to get a second opinion before you pay for a big repair.
Because when the AC quote says $17,500, most of us would just sign, right?
But one homeowner on Reddit says ChatGPT pointed to an $18 part, and the AC blew cold again.
So write down the model, its age and the symptoms.
Then paste your quote into ChatGPT, and say, hey, help me get a second opinion.
List the likely causes, cheapest first.
Mark anything with high voltage, gas or refrigerant as call a licensed pro.
And give me 5 questions for the contractor.
So the $18 part gets checked before a new system. Like, how cool is that?
Now, that part was a capacitor. It can hold a dangerous charge, so call a pro.
The full prompt's free, just head to thesolocreators.com/prompts.
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Your prompt
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ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
I've been quoted [QUOTE AMOUNT] by [CONTRACTOR TYPE, e.g. an HVAC company] to [WHAT THEY'LL DO, e.g. replace the whole AC system]. Before I agree, help me get a second opinion. What it is: [SYSTEM AND MODEL, e.g. central AC, 11 years old] Symptoms: [THE SYMPTOMS, e.g. hums, fan runs, air isn't cold] What the contractor says is wrong: [THEIR DIAGNOSIS, e.g. the compressor is failing] I can upload photos of: [YOUR PHOTOS, e.g. the model label and the quote] Please: 1. List the most common causes of these symptoms, from cheapest to most expensive. 2. Tell me which simple checks I can safely do myself (filters, breakers, drain lines, settings), step by step. 3. Mark anything involving high voltage, gas, or refrigerant as 'call a licensed pro' and don't walk me through it. 4. Tell me whether a full replacement sounds justified or whether a repair is worth asking about. 5. Give me five specific questions to ask the contractor, and what a good answer sounds like. 6. Tell me how to ask for a second quote without sounding difficult.
Describe the symptoms, the system and the quote you got. You get likely causes from cheapest to priciest, safe checks you can do yourself and sharp questions for the contractor.
Step by step
- Write down the model number, age and exact symptoms.
- Run the prompt and do only the safe checks it lists.
- Take its questions back to the contractor, or get a second quote.
What you'll get
Likely causes ranked by cost, safe checks you can do yourself, smart questions for the contractor and a clear sense of whether the quote makes sense.
Leave anything electrical, gas or refrigerant to a licensed pro. A capacitor can hold a dangerous charge.
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