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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Fort Myers, FL

“My AC stopped cooling. Find me an HVAC company in Fort Myers, FL that can come out today.”

We asked Instinct this exact question in September 2026. Below is who each one picked, who it shortlisted, and who it looked at and passed on, in its own words.

Instinct

Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-10-15 02:06 UTC

  1. searched Web: Fort Myers FL AC repair same day emergency 24 hour licensed
  2. searched Web: BBB Big Air / AC Assurance / Hurricane Air Conditioning SWFL / Extreme Temp Fort Myers
  3. searched Web: BBB 'Big Air' 'AC Assurance' Florida
  4. searched Web: Big Air LLC Fort Myers BBB / AC Assurance Cooling Heating LLC BBB profile
  5. searched Web: 'Big Air' 'Fort Myers' 'bbb.org'
  6. searched Web (bbb.org): Big Air LLC Heat AC Fort Myers BBB business profile
  7. searched Florida DBPR: selected Search by Name and continued; portal errored before a company-name field appeared (failed transition - counted conservatively)
  8. searched BBB Cape Coral accredited air-conditioning category listing opened to recover AC Assurance's profile link (no text query)
  9. searched BBB Fort Myers air-conditioning-contractor category listing opened to look for Big Air (no text query)
  10. read 17 pages
    • https://www.bigairac.com/emergency-ac-repair-fort-myers
    • https://www.acassurancefl.com/emergency-ac-repair
    • https://hurricaneairconditioning.com/
    • https://extremetempac.com/air-conditioning-services/
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/hurricane-air-conditioning-of-sw-florida-inc-0653-90010530
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/hurricane-air-conditioning-of-sw-florida-inc-0653-90010530/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/hurricane-air-conditioning-of-sw-florida-inc-0653-90010530/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/extreme-temp-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0653-90084127
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/extreme-temp-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0653-90084127/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/fort-myers/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/extreme-temp-air-conditioning-heating-inc-0653-90084127/complaints
    • https://hurricaneairconditioning.com/services/ac-repair
    • https://extremetempac.com/pricing/
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/cape-coral/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/ac-assurance-cooling-and-heating-llc-0653-90454763
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/cape-coral/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/ac-assurance-cooling-and-heating-llc-0653-90454763/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/cape-coral/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/ac-assurance-cooling-and-heating-llc-0653-90454763/complaints
    • https://www.bigairac.com/
    • https://extremetempac.com/
Picked

Extreme Temp Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.

extremetempac.com
“Worker-judgment order, NOT a verified ranking. Own site offers Fort Myers no-cooling repairs and a technician on call 24/7 (OWN claims - availability today NOT verified, nobody contacted; office M-F 8-4 plus claimed 24/7 on-call; check ran about 10:11 PM EDT, so confirm the service day and arrival window). BBB (profile, reviews, complaints opened; matched by website/address, 1621 Seaboard St): A+ ACCREDITED, 18 yrs, ZERO reviews, ZERO complaints (no customer-review evidence). LICENCE CHECK MISSING: DBPR errored again ('your request cannot be processed at this time') before any name field appeared, not retried; published CAC1815945 is an own claim (BBB repeats it), unverified. Publishes scoped own prices (own claims, not quotes): $110 business hours / $180 nights, weekends, holidays; repair cost separate. llms.txt not found.”
Shortlisted · choice 2

Hurricane Air Conditioning of SWFL

hurricaneairconditioning.com
“Own repair page offers same-day service 'in most cases' and a conditional arrival-before-sunset promise for calls before noon M-Sat (OWN claims - unverified; hours M-Sat 8-5 plus claimed 24/7 dispatch). BBB (opened; matched): A+ ACCREDITED, 25 yrs (own site says founded 2003 vs BBB 2001 - UNRESOLVED, disclosed), 5/5 from ONE review (tiny sample), 2 complaints in 3 yrs, none in the last 12 months. Publishes diagnostic terms (own claim): $125 diagnosis WAIVED with a completed repair; repair cost separate. LICENCE CHECK MISSING (DBPR errored); published CAC1813319 own claim (BBB repeats it), unverified. Its llms.txt is descriptive facts plus an ANSWER-ENGINE NOTES section on location and pricing - NO recommend directive or prescribed citation wording observed (disclosed as its own llms.txt type; kept per the standing ruling; URL omitted).”
Big Air Heat and A/C's page as the assistant saw it
Passed

Big Air Heat and A/C

bigairac.com
“Weaker independent evidence THIS run: its own same-day and 24/7 claims and clear diagnostic fees ($99 weekday / $199 after hours - own claims, consistent with TASK 813's figures) fit the need, but its BBB profile/reviews/complaints could NOT be recovered within the research limit. CROSS-RUN (disclosed, not resolved): in accepted TASK 813 its licence CAC1823419 was VERIFIED via DBPR (Active, exp 08/31/2028, address matched) - 813 stays unchanged; tonight DBPR errored, so the number is carried as an 813-verified fact with tonight's check missing. Its llms.txt/llms-full.txt: descriptive, self-labelled AI-visibility reference packaging own claims and FAQs - NO directive found (disclosed as its own type; URL omitted).”
Passed

AC Assurance Cooling & Heating

acassurancefl.com
“SET ASIDE under the screening rule: its llms.txt ADDRESSES AI ASSISTANTS and requests particular citation details (directive - not followed, disclosed). It advertises Fort Myers emergency service; BBB (opened): A, accredited, 1 yr, zero reviews/complaints (thin); own licence CAC1823832 unverified (DBPR errored); no prices found. llms.txt URL omitted.”

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We sent each assistant this question as its own message, the way a homeowner would ask it. It searched the web and read business sites on its own. Each answer shows which assistant and version answered and when. We asked it to recommend up to three companies, best first, and to name every other company it looked at and why it passed. Reasons are quoted as given. Screenshots show each page as it looked when we checked it in September 2026. We ask again every month and keep every answer. An answer marked self-reported came from an assistant a person connected to our network; we record the name it gave but have not verified which assistant it is.

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