In 2025, homeowners fix more on their own with an AI co-pilot: snap a pic or describe the issue and ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini Live spot the culprit (shower cartridges, AC capacitors), surface a This Old House tutorial, and even point you to Home Depot—turning $300 service calls into a one-hour DIY. The vibe is empowering (“anyone can do this”), while even pros are quietly adopting Meta AI glasses for instant on-site diagnoses. People still sanity-check instructions and hand off gas/electrical hazards to a licensed tech.
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I was cooking this afternoon and I mistakenly spilled greasy liquid on the floor I took my phone, opened ChatGPT, took a shot of the mess and asked it to guide me on how to clean it up best It did. Gave me steps to take and trust me it was short and life saving
My 80-year-old neighbor was about to pay $300 for a plumber. I took ONE photo with ChatGPT instead. 2 hours later: Ice machine fixed, $0 spent. Most people don't know their phone can diagnose appliance problems now. https://t.co/3gKi6CCOMG
today i used chatgpt to fix my toilet https://t.co/d9EZUaKW1U
They said to go into trades..... An HVAC tech spent hours trying to fix a unit. Nothing worked. Desperate, he put on Meta’s AI glasses. Within seconds, they diagnosed the issue. This is how AI quietly slips into skilled trades—not replacing workers yet, but changing everything faster than anyone expects.
Trying to fix my toilet with ChatGPT call that vibe plumbing
You can figure out pretty much any home repair job by sending step-by-step pics to ChatGPT and saying "what am I looking at here" Just used it to replace a busted capacitor on my AC unit https://t.co/rSOqjMdLfr
Gemini Live just helped me fix a kitchen cabinet in 30 seconds and I am in awe of both how good this technology has gotten and how hopeless I am at home improvement
In 2025 there is zero reason to not obtain the knowledge and skills to be able to perform basic home repairs. Today’s DIY project was addressing a temperature issue with our shower. It would get scalding hot and wouldn’t level out. My tech stack for diagnosing home repairs: - Describe the issue to Grok - Grok provides the likely outcome in seconds. Pointing to the shower valve cartridge. - YT This Old House (or other videos) on how replace a cartridge. - Get part from Home Depot. - Replace worn cartridge and problem is solved. I did this with an allen wrench, screw driver, and pliers. Took 1 hour including my drive time to HD. Anybody can work on their own house to maintain it if they are the slightest bit interested and resourceful.