150 AI prompts for HVAC Pros
Every one of the 150 prompt titles in the book, in the book's own eight groups. Twelve are printed in full and marked; use those today. The yellow parts are the blanks you fill in.
Setup & Voice Prompts 1–15
- #1Your permanent profile
Paste into custom instructions: “I run a [SIZE]-person HVAC company in [CITY, STATE] called [BUSINESS NAME]. We do [residential service and replacement / light commercial]. Typical work: [TOP 5]. Customer-facing writing: professional, plain, brief, 8th-grade level, no hype, no exclamation points, no scare tactics. Estimates and prices: always leave numbers as blanks unless I give them. Never state equipment sizes, SEER ratings, or rebate amounts I didn’t give you.”
- #2The tone calibrator
- #3The plain-English filter
- #4Shorter, always
- #5Three versions
- #6The de-jargonizer
- #7Teach it your voice
- #8The reverse brief
- #9Fix my dictation
- #10Translate for texting
- #11The second opinion
- #12Explain like a lead tech
- #13The checklist maker
- #14Spanish version
- #15What did I forget
Replacement Quotes & Estimates Prompts 16–40
- #16The replacement quote engine
“Turn my notes into a customer-ready replacement quote description: WHAT WE FOUND (system condition in plain English, no scare language), WHAT WE RECOMMEND AND WHY, WHAT’S INCLUDED (equipment, labor, permit, disposal, warranty registration — only what I mentioned), WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED (duct repairs, electrical panel work, anything I flagged). Every price stays $____, every rating stays [SEER]. No guarantee, rebate, or code language I didn’t state. Under 300 words. Notes: [VOICE RAMBLE].”
- #17The survey capture
- #18Scope tightener
- #19Good-better-best
- #20The same-day cover note
- #21After-hours repair quote note
- #22Repair vs. replace
- #23The permit paragraph
- #24The ‘why so much’ reply
- #25Price-match pushback
- #26The apples-to-apples sheet
- #27Financing mention
- #28The revision note
“Customer asked to [CHANGE, e.g., drop the duct sealing / step down to the base option]. Write the short note with revised quote #2: what changed, what didn’t, new total as $____, and that the original option stays open.”
- #29Decline-the-job letter
- #30The price-hold note
- #31Light-commercial bid cover letter
- #32Scope-of-work for subs
- #33The quote template audit
- #34The heat pump explainer
- #35System-plus-ductwork narrative
- #36Mini-split options
- #37The ‘found more’ change order
- #38Warranty terms paragraph
- #39The IAQ add-on menu
- #40Estimate-to-invoice handoff
Customer Communication & the Crush Prompts 41–65
- #41The message kit
“Write my 10 standard customer texts in my voice: confirmation, day-before reminder with filter-access note, on-my-way + ETA, running late + new ETA, job complete + thanks, 3-day quote follow-up, reschedule request, after-hours auto-reply with true-emergency criteria, warranty acknowledgment, review request. Under 45 words each, [BRACKETS] for variables.”
- #42The two-window offer
- #43The no-show save
- #44The heat-wave triage kit
- #45The freeze-night triage kit
- #46Day-of install prep
- #47The completion walkthrough text
- #48Bad news, delivered well
- #49It’s a new problem, not a callback
- #50The genuine callback
- #51The 10 p.m. no-cool reply
- #52Wake the quiet quote
- #53The maintenance-window offer
“Write a ‘beat the rush’ booking text to past customers for [SPRING COOLING / FALL HEATING] tune-ups: honest pitch that a tune-up now means priority when the [HEAT/COLD] hits, relaxed scheduling, price $____, one line on what a tune-up actually includes. Under 60 words, helpful neighbor tone.”
- #54Warranty registration reminder
- #55The access apology
- #56Explaining the service call fee
- #57The landlord authorization script
- #58Tenant coordination
- #59The elderly-customer version
- #60The GC / property manager update
- #61Holiday hours announcement
- #62The referral thank-you
- #63Difficult customer de-escalation
- #64The scope-creep boundary
- #65The goodbye letter
Money & Maintenance Agreements Prompts 66–85
- #66Self-explaining invoice
“Turn my job notes into invoice line items: one line per distinct piece of work, 1–2 homeowner-clear sentences each (what failed, what we did, why it matters), diagnostic as its own line, refrigerant noted by type and amount if I mentioned it, amounts $____, no warranty language I didn’t state. Notes: [PASTE].”
- #67The deposit request
- #68Progress-payment schedule
- #69The receipt-with-a-future
- #70The collection ladder
- #71The payment-plan yes
- #72The bounced check note
- #73Estimate vs. final explainer
- #74The agreement pitch
- #75Distributor quote request
- #76The backorder workaround
“[PART/EQUIPMENT] is backordered [N] weeks. Write two messages: one to the customer (honest delay note, interim option if any — [PORTABLE/WINDOW UNITS / SPACE HEAT GUIDANCE], new timeline), one to my distributor asking for in-stock equivalents [SPECS THAT MUST MATCH, including AHRI-matched pairing].”
- #77Warranty claim to manufacturer
- #78Paper-trail email
- #79The renewal letter batch
- #80Insurance documentation
- #81The subcontractor invoice check
- #82Tax-time summary
- #83The insurance-friendly refusal
- #84The paid-assessment note
- #85End-of-week money sweep
Reviews & Reputation Prompts 86–105
- #86Review reply batch
“This week’s reviews: [PASTE, names removed]. Reply to each: 1–3 sentences, my voice, thank them, mention the job type once, vary wording so they don’t read templated. Under 4 stars: draft but mark HOLD FOR MY REVIEW.”
- #87The 5-star with a detail
- #88The 4-star with a niggle
- #89The 3-star mystery
- #90The factually-wrong review
- #91The never-a-customer review
- #92The 1-star response
- #93The review-bomb triage
- #94The timed review ask
- #95The big-install ask
- #96The second ask (one only)
- #97Testimonial to website copy
- #98The case study
- #99The milestone post
- #100The apology that closes the loop
- #101The photo permission ask
- #102The BBB/complaint-portal response
- #103The reputation audit
- #104Competitor review mining
- #105The Nextdoor answer
On the Job Prompts 106–120
- #106The honest explainer
“Explain [FINDING — cracked heat exchanger on camera / low charge indicating a leak / crushed duct starving a room] to a homeowner with zero HVAC knowledge: one everyday analogy, what we actually measured or saw [I’LL INSERT READINGS/PHOTOS], what it means practically, the real options including doing nothing with its honest tradeoff, my recommendation and why. Calm, factual, zero fear language — no ‘dangerous,’ no health claims unless I explicitly state a safety condition my readings justify. Under 180 words, kitchen-table conversational.”
- #107The phone-triage thinker
- #108The bulletin distiller
- #109The diagnostic rubber duck
- #110The pick list
- #111Multi-job day loadout
- #112The old-house wildcard list
- #113Time estimator sanity check
- #114The safety minute
- #115The permanent record
- #116The handoff brief
- #117Apprentice explainer
- #118The photo log captions
- #119End-of-day brain dump
- #120The ‘should I take this job’ gut-check
Marketing & Growth Prompts 121–145
- #121Profile overhaul
“Write my Google Business Profile: description under 750 characters naming services and [AREA] naturally; services list with one-sentence plain descriptions for [SERVICES]; answers to the 8 questions homeowners always ask an HVAC company (emergencies, free replacement estimates, licensed/insured, brands serviced, financing, maintenance plans, peak-season speed, service call fee) — 2–3 sentences each, my voice, unknown facts as [BLANK].”
- #122The photo strategy
- #123Service page
- #124Town page
- #125A month of posts
- #126The FAQ goldmine
- #127Seasonal calendar
- #128The neighborhood blitz
- #129The realtor letter
- #130Property manager pitch
- #131Seasonal campaign
- #132The email newsletter (quarterly, short)
- #133Radio/podcast ad script
“30-second local radio script: the AC-quits-on-the-hottest-Friday scene, one differentiator [REAL ONE, e.g., techs paid salary not commission], name and number twice, no shouting, no rhymes, no fear angle — the heat sells itself.”
- #134The truck-wrap brief
- #135Website home page
- #136Google Ads starter
- #137The recruiting post
- #138The trade-school pipeline letter
- #139Community sponsorship post
- #140The win-back offer
- #141Review-to-ad pipeline
- #142The ‘we do that too’ campaign
- #143Competitor-gap positioning
- #144The agreement sales page
- #145Marketing month in 60 minutes
Admin & Momentum Prompts 146–150
- #146The Monday morning brief
“Organize my week from this mess: [PASTE JOBS / PROMISES / DEADLINES / PARTS DUE IN]. Output: this week’s schedule conflicts, the 3 revenue-critical items, calls owed today, and what I’m forgetting based on what I told you last week [IF IN THIS CHAT].”
- #147The SOP writer
- #148The meeting-with-myself
- #149The delegation test
- #150The edition-one graduation