What the assistant said
Its own sentence for each question, verbatim.
Picked #2
“I need a new furnace or heat pump installed in Columbia, South Carolina. Who should I get quotes from, and roughly what will it cost?”
“It offers furnace and heat pump installation with free in-home estimates and upfront system pricing.”
Picked #3
“My AC isn't working, can someone come out today? I'm in Columbia, South Carolina.”
“It offers 24/7 HVAC support and online scheduling in Columbia.”
Picked #2
“I want my furnace serviced before winter in Columbia, South Carolina. Who can I book online?”
“It offers furnace tune-ups and online scheduling.”
Passed
“My furnace won't turn on. Who can fix it this week in Columbia, South Carolina?”
“Its site offers furnace repair and 24/7 support, but I found no explicit commitment to a particular response time this week.”
Passed
“Which heating company in Columbia, South Carolina has upfront pricing, so I know the cost before they come?”
“It states a transparent-pricing commitment, but the pages read did not show an exact diagnostic fee or fixed repair price.”
Who it picked instead
The company the assistant picked most often in Columbia.
Stoudenmire Heating & Air Conditioning
Picked first in 4 of 6, picked in 5 of 6 · 4.9 stars on Google from 1058 reviews
“The assistant cited its local family ownership since 1959, residential HVAC service and 24/7/365 availability.”
What would change it
Where the assistant found the answer on another site and not on this one.
Stoudenmire's site identifies the business as family-owned and locally owned since 1959; Elite's About page says founded in 2018 and family-owned, but the site does not explain the new outside investment.
https://stoudenmireheating.com/Stoudenmire has 1,058 reviews in the provided market list compared with Elite's 80.
https://stoudenmireheating.com/
Pages the assistant read
What it opened on this company's own site before answering.
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