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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Mount Pleasant 29466, SC

“My AC stopped cooling. Find me an HVAC company in Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 that can come out today.”

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

Meta Muse

United States · Meta Muse via a research connector · asked 2026-10-04 21:41 UTC

  1. searched best emergency AC repair Mount Pleasant SC 29466 same day
  2. searched top rated HVAC company Mount Pleasant South Carolina 24/7 AC repair reviews
  3. read 2 pages
    • https://smoakscomfort.com/area/mount-pleasant-sc-ac-repair/
    • https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/sc/mount-pleasant/hvac.htm

Instinct

Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-10-15 01:45 UTC

  1. searched Web: Mount Pleasant SC 29466 air conditioning repair emergency same day HVAC
  2. searched Web (site:bbb.org): Pleasant Air Conditioning / Dunes Heating Air Conditioning Mount Pleasant
  3. searched Web (site:bbb.org): Mount Pleasant Heating Air Conditioning / Austin Air LLC South Carolina
  4. searched Web: South Carolina LLR mechanical contractor business license lookup public
  5. searched Web (site:bbb.org): Pleasant Air OR Dunes OR Mount Pleasant Heating OR Austin Air, SC
  6. searched BBB directory: opened a category results page near Hilda, SC to recover Austin Air's profile link (counted as a query; directory page not listed as a source)
  7. searched South Carolina LLR Commercial Contractors, company name: Pleasant Air, all classifications - inspected returned mechanical-contractor records (active 114939 Charleston entity; closed 114322 matching provider address)
  8. read 16 pages
    • https://pleasantairconditioning.com/
    • https://pleasantairconditioning.com/about.html
    • https://pleasantairconditioning.com/services/
    • https://mtpleasanthvac.com/
    • https://mtpleasanthvac.com/about-mount-pleasant-heating-and-air/
    • https://dunesair.com/
    • https://dunesair.com/hvac-services/ac-repair/
    • https://dunesair.com/about-us/
    • https://www.austinairsc.com/
    • https://www.austinairsc.com/about-us/
    • https://www.austinairsc.com/about/qualifications/
    • https://www.austinairsc.com/about/contact-us/
    • https://www.austinairsc.com/heating-air-conditioning-services/
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/sc/mount-pleasant/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/austin-air-llc-0663-34121583
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/sc/mount-pleasant/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/austin-air-llc-0663-34121583/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/sc/mount-pleasant/profile/residential-air-conditioning-contractors/austin-air-llc-0663-34121583/complaints
Pleasant Air Conditioning's page as the assistant saw it
Pickedwas shortlisted last round

Pleasant Air Conditioning

pleasantairconditioning.com
“THIN RUN - two picks; worker-judgment order, NOT a verified ranking. Own site lists an address in 29466, AC repair for all major brands and same-day service (OWN claims - availability today NOT verified, nobody contacted). Homepage advertises '$29 diagnostics' (conditions and after-hours applicability NOT shown; not a repair price - disclosed) and promises upfront flat-rate pricing. LICENCE NOT VERIFIED: SC LLR returned an ACTIVE mechanical licence 114939 for PLEASANT AIR CONDITIONING & ELECTRIC LLC (Charleston address, same phone, exp 10/31/2027) AND a CLOSED/expired 10/31/2019 licence 114322 for PLEASANT AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES INC exactly matching the provider's 1651 Highway 41 address and phone - the current legal-entity link is NOT confirmed (an old closed record does NOT mean the current provider is unlicensed - disclosed). No BBB profile located (does not establish none exists).”
Mount Pleasant Heating & Air Conditioning's page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 2was passed last round

Mount Pleasant Heating & Air Conditioning

mtpleasanthvac.com
“Own site specifically addresses AC not cooling and advertises Mount Pleasant service, Mon-Sun 24/7 emergency hours and same-day visits 'when the schedule allows' (conditional - OWN claims, unverified, nobody contacted). LICENCE CHECK MISSING (cap); no licence number visible on its pages. No BBB profile located (does not establish none exists). Years-in-business claim since 2007 is an own claim. llms.txt redirected to the homepage (URL omitted).”
Dunes Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC's page as the assistant saw it
Passed

Dunes Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC

dunesair.com
“Kept out on fit: opened pages support local AC repair and an own claim of service since 1998, but its same-day CALLBACK promise is NOT a same-day technician VISIT (disclosed). Licence check missing (cap). llms.txt: descriptive Yoast-generated index 'meant for consumption by LLMs', no instruction (not a demote trigger, URL omitted). Its About page showed navigation/footer but no substantive content (disclosed).”
Austin Air LLC's page as the assistant saw it
PassedNew this round

Austin Air LLC

austinairsc.com
“Kept out on fit and provisional identity: own pages show local repair service and clear business hours but NO same-day visit claim. Its BBB profile (all three pages opened): A+, NOT accredited, 13 yrs (2013 start), 0 reviews, 0 complaints - shares the business name and phone with the provider but lists 2007 Country Manor Dr rather than the site's 2357 N Highway 17, with no website link, so the match is PROVISIONAL (disclosed). Its qualifications page publishes M112489 (unverified - LLR check not run, cap).”

No longer recommended since the last round: site:acutehvac.com

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How we ran this

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 October 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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