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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Salt Lake City, UT

“I need a new AC unit installed in Salt Lake City, UT. Who should I get quotes from, and roughly what will it cost?”

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 00:05 UTC

  1. searched Web: new AC unit installation Salt Lake City UT quotes cost
  2. searched Web: air conditioning installation company Salt Lake City Utah licensed HVAC contractor
  3. searched BBB name search: Air Design Heating & Cooling (Salt Lake City, UT) - profile found
  4. searched BBB name search: Air Pros Heating & Cooling - no results
  5. searched BBB name search: Hartman Heating Air and Fireplaces - no matching profile
  6. searched Utah DOPL licensee lookup, CONTRACTOR, name contains: Air Design Heating - ACTIVE (name match only)
  7. searched Utah DOPL licensee lookup, CONTRACTOR, name contains: Air Pros - ACTIVE (name match only)
  8. read 9 pages
    • https://airdesignheating.com/
    • https://airdesignheating.com/air-conditioning/
    • https://airdesignheating.com/financing/
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/murray/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/air-design-heating-and-cooling-1126-1000176372
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/murray/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/air-design-heating-and-cooling-1126-1000176372/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/murray/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/air-design-heating-and-cooling-1126-1000176372/complaints
    • https://www.airprosutah.com/
    • https://elitehvacslc.com/
    • https://www.hartmanheating.com/
Air Design Heating & Cooling's page as the assistant saw it
Picked

Air Design Heating & Cooling

airdesignheating.com
“Worker-judgment order, NOT a verified ranking. Longest verifiable record of the opened candidates: BBB profile opened - ACCREDITED since 2002, 31 years, 0 reviews, 0 complaints (thin independent evidence; rating letter not captured, its A+ is an own claim); Murray address matched the site. LICENCE partially verified: Utah DOPL returned Air Design Heating and Cooling, L.L.C. (Riverton) contractor ACTIVE - matched by NAME ONLY (detail page not opened, S350 classification unconfirmed, an older Murray entity shows SURRENDERED - disclosed). Own pages: AC services and Greensky financing (own claims; same-day/24/7 unverified). llms.txt 404.”
Air Pros's page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 2

Air Pros

airprosutah.com
“Small owner-run firm; own site says installation is its focus (AC, furnace, mini-split) and shows 230+ reviews at 5.0 via the business's OWN widget (unverified self-claim). LICENCE partially verified: DOPL returned AIR PROS LLC (Sandy) contractor ACTIVE - matched by NAME ONLY (detail page not opened, classification unconfirmed; a Layton entity shows EXPIRED - disclosed). No BBB profile found by name (NOT proof none exists). llms.txt 404.”
Elite HVAC SLC's page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 3

Elite HVAC SLC

elitehvacslc.com
“WEAKEST PICK - rests on SELF-CLAIMS ONLY (disclosed): own site offers free install estimates and a financing page, and claims 20+ years and 4.8 on 25 Google reviews; NO BBB search and NO licence check were done (query cap). Included only as a third quote candidate; verify licence and reviews before contacting. llms.txt 404.”
Passed

Hartman Heating, Air and Fireplaces

hartmanheating.com
“Only one considered business this run. Site looks STALE (COVID-era banner; phone discrepancy - 385-434-3278 on the page vs 801-505-9475 in its llms.txt, disclosed); no BBB profile found by name (not proof none exists); no licence check; no install pricing. Its llms.txt is descriptive with no instructions (not a demote trigger, URL omitted).”

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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 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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