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AI for plumbing: draft from the ticket, check one thing, send
Method record status: hypothesis. These methods and prompts are not yet tested in a named shop or measured. Nothing on this page has been proven yet.
The work is voice memos from the truck, repipe inputs and price answers on the thread. The machine drafts from the notes you already wrote. You make one named check. Then it leaves, or you delete it.
Use it when
The job is done and the words are already in the ticket, the photos, or a voice memo. Do not use it to make up a price, a diagnosis, or a code requirement. If the notes are thin, the draft will be thin. Fix the notes.
Prompts
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Voice memo to job note
Here is my voice memo transcript from the truck: [paste]. Turn it into a job note with four fields: what failed, what I replaced (parts and quantities), what I told the customer, what is still open. Leave a field blank if I did not say it.
Check before you send: The parts list matches what left the truck.
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Repipe estimate checklist
I am pricing a repipe. From my notes [paste], list every input I still need before I can price it (fixture count, access, wall finish, permit). Do not price it. Just tell me what is missing.
Check before you send: You can answer each missing input from a site visit, not a guess.
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Answer a price question on the thread
A customer asked on our existing thread: [paste question]. Answer with the number from my price list [paste], one line on what it includes, and one line on what would change it. Three sentences maximum.
Check before you send: The number is on your posted price list.
Tools that fit Plumbing work
You do not need any of these to run the prompts above. A free chat assistant is enough to start. If you already pay for one of the job tools, use what it has before adding another login.
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Claude
Free $0; Pro $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); Max from $100/mo. Source: Claude pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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ChatGPT
Not published in fetched page text (plan prices render client-side); page says a free version is available to everyone. Price figures not captured; recheck by hand. Source: ChatGPT pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Google Gemini
$0 with a Google Account; plans at $4.99/mo and $19.99/mo; from $99.99/mo; business from $21/seat/mo. Source: Google Gemini pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Jobber
Core starting at $29/mo; additional users $29/mo each; higher tiers listed up to $699/mo. Pricing page nav lists 'AI Tools' and 'Receptionist'. Source: Jobber pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Housecall Pro
Basic from $59/mo billed annually; 14-day free trial. Source: Housecall Pro pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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ServiceTitan
Not published (page offers packages via demo / contact sales). Source: ServiceTitan pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Joist
Basics $12/mo monthly ($8.34/mo annual); Pro $17/mo; Elite $32/mo; 14-day free trial. Source: Joist pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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CompanyCam
Core base price not in fetched text; additional users $29 each, billed annually; free trial. Page lists 'Turn job photos into reports'. Source: CompanyCam pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Workiz
Not published in fetched page text; 7-day free trial mentioned in FAQ. Source: Workiz pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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Service Fusion
Starter $208/mo billed annually ($245 monthly), unlimited users. Page lists add-on 'ServiceCall.ai'. Source: Service Fusion pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
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ServiceM8
Core plan figures not in fetched text; phone add-on from $19/mo; 14-day free trial. Source: ServiceM8 pricing page, checked 2026-10-15.
The count
Of the 8 non-chat tools we list for Plumbing work, 4 printed a dollar figure on their pricing page on 2026-10-15, from $12 to $208 as the first listed figure. 0 had a free tier.
Method: same fetch as the toolbox; first dollar figure on each page's cheapest plan. Add-on-only figures (for example a per-user or phone add-on) are not counted as an entry price, matching the toolbox index; see each row.
A worked run
Teaching input, not a real job: a 40-second memo says the shutoff was replaced under the kitchen sink, one supply line was swapped, and the customer was told the water heater is near end of life. Run the voice-memo prompt. 'What is still open' should hold the water heater line and nothing else. If the draft adds a price, delete it, because you never said one.
Limits
These prompts tell the assistant to leave blanks blank. Assistants still fill gaps sometimes. That is why every prompt ends with one check, and why the check is yours.
Methods draw on published ideas from Dan Koe (focused one-person work) and Cal Newport (deep work, career capital). This page cites them as influences only. Neither author has reviewed or endorsed Today’s Worker.