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Instead of calling a plumber for a blocked sink, one man used Gemini Live, which explained what might be wrong and what he needed to buy. He double-checked the advice with another AI, fixed the sink in about 15 minutes and now understands how to do it again.
My [KITCHEN/BATHROOM] sink is blocked: [DESCRIBE, E.G. WATER DRAINS SLOWLY, GURGLES, SMELLS]. I'm a beginner. I'm going to show you the pipes under the sink. Explain what's probably causing it, what tools or supplies I need, and talk me through a safe fix one step at a time, waiting for me to finish each step. Tell me when I should stop and call a plumber instead.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Start Gemini Live, turn on the camera and show it the sink and the pipes underneath.
- Ask what’s likely wrong and what you need, then follow its steps one at a time with a bucket ready.
- Double-check anything you’re unsure of, and call a plumber if it involves gas, electrics or leaks you can’t stop.
More home & family use cases
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Here are [NUMBER] contracts from [TYPE OF SUPPLIER, E.G. FLORISTS], written in [LANGUAGE]: [PASTE OR UPLOAD]. In plain English, compare them side by side in a table: price, what's included, deposit and payment dates, cancellation terms, and anything unusual. Then suggest polite wording, in [LANGUAGE], to ask for these changes: [WHAT YOU NEED].
Check a lease from the landlord’s side with Claude
One renter found AI kept agreeing with their own reading of a lease, so they asked Claude to play the landlord and list every clause that could cost the tenant money. It surfaced a clause letting the landlord take any 'damage' found within 30 days from the deposit, no photos needed.
Act as the landlord who wrote this lease. You wrote it to protect yourself. Show me every clause that could cost the tenant money or limit their rights, and explain exactly how you would use each one. Then, separately, rate each clause as standard, unusual or worth negotiating. Lease: [PASTE THE LEASE TEXT].
Plan a new flower border and its shopping list with Gemini
Replanting an almost empty border with perennials and spring bulbs, an allotment blogger gave Gemini the bed's measurements, location, aspect and her vision. After a long back-and-forth, discarding many suggestions, she had a planting plan plus a shopping list with estimated costs, nearby garden centres, planting instructions and yearly maintenance tasks.
I'm replanting a border that is [LENGTH] by [DEPTH], in [TOWN/REGION], facing [ASPECT], with [SOIL TYPE IF KNOWN]. I'd like [STYLE OR COLOURS], with interest from [SEASONS] and a budget of about [BUDGET]. Suggest a planting plan with where each plant goes, how many of each to buy, a shopping list with rough costs, simple planting instructions and a month-by-month care calendar. Ask me questions first if anything is unclear.
Reference: X @davipar