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Job report · Alachua · AC Installation & Replacement
44 companies in Gainesville that do ac installation & replacement, compared on the things you'd otherwise only learn on the phone: price ranges, deposits, warranties and payment terms. Where a business hasn't told us something, we say so.
44 companies in this report do this job. Below is what each has told us about price, warranty and terms, and what it hasn't.
Three full sheet excerpts to read first. Everyone else in this report follows in the table and the list below.
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Ratings tell you whether past customers were happy. These six details tell you what you're agreeing to. Under each one is how many of the 44 companies in this report told us.
Ask whether the quote includes permits, materials, cleanup and any equipment. A low number that leaves out part of the job isn't a low number.
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Know the amount before the first meeting. In many states a large deposit comes with legal deadlines for permits and a start date.
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Payments should follow finished stages of work, never get ahead of it.
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Structural, materials, equipment and workmanship warranties are different things. Check which one the number refers to.
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Changes after signing are where budgets drift. Ask for the method in writing: fixed price per change, or cost plus a markup.
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Ask for a current certificate of liability and workers' compensation insurance, sent by the insurer, before work starts.
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All 44 companies, listed alphabetically; the order is not a ranking. A dashed Not provided cell means the business hasn't told us and we couldn't confirm it from a public record. Not offered means the business told us it doesn't offer it.
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| A+ Air Conditioning & RefrigerationGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.8 (646) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-608-5019 |
| Air Ducks Heating & Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.8 (366) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-215-4624 |
| Bertie Heating & Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.5 (418) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-331-2005 |
| Bounds Heating & AirGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (1761) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-472-2761 |
| Browning Heating & Air Conditioning LLCGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (615) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-306-4195 |
| Charles Berg Enterprises, Inc.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.7 (165) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-757-4426 |
| Comfort Temp HVAC & PlumbingGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (994) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-376-2366 |
| Cook's Air Conditioning & Heating SpecialistsSugarfootUnclaimed | 4.7 (236) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-335-4245 |
| Coolhouse Heating And AirGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.8 (79) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 2 / 22 | +1 352-727-7493 |
| Crystal Air & Water, Inc.Haile PlantationUnclaimed | 4.9 (632) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-333-0460 |
| Eagle AC Heating and CoolingGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (311) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-538-1533 |
| EpicAir & Construction Group IncGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (11) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-721-3202 |
| Gainesville Air Conditioning & Heating ServicesGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.7 (15) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 239-499-6663 |
| Gainesville Heating & Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (11) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-423-9449 |
| Gator Air & EnergyGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (477) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 2 / 22 | +1 352-275-4827 |
| Gator Heating and Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (1025) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-215-5531 |
| Hank's AC Service IncHawthorneUnclaimed | 5.0 (397) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-481-2164 |
| Hogle and Son Heating and Air, LLCGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (581) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-317-2132 |
| Jarvis Heat & Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (202) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-316-4573 |
| Jarvis Heat & Air, LLCGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (20) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 904-217-5989 |
| Jerry's A/C & Auto RepairGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.8 (668) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-377-6876 |
| King's Heating & AirGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (793) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-278-2820 |
| Leahy Heating and Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (65) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-301-4800 |
| LIBERTYAIR Air Conditioning & HeatingGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (1063) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-790-4591 |
| Mark Hurm & Co., LLCGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (608) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-378-9422 |
| Mid-Florida Heating & AirOcalaUnclaimed | 4.6 (370) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-377-4414 |
| Newmans Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.7 (66) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-745-3805 |
| North Central Florida Air ConditioningAlachuaUnclaimed | 4.5 (217) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-261-6727 |
| Northwood Cooling Heating & Appliance Services Inc,GainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.8 (28) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-378-2829 |
| Performance Heating and Air of GainesvilleGainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (113) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-372-8811 |
| Quality Air, IncGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.6 (19) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-331-4911 |
| Radiant Air Conditioning and Comfort Solutions Inc.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (11) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-226-3454 |
| Ray French Air Conditioning & Heating IncGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (292) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 2 / 22 | +1 352-372-3705 |
| Sears Appliance RepairGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.6 (116) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-415-3894 |
| Sears Heating and Air ConditioningGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.4 (16) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 407-551-5320 |
| Snyder Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electric (Buckhalter Heating & AC)Suburban HeightsUnclaimed | 4.9 (2017) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-353-7103 |
| Southern Solutions Air & Heat LLC.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 5.0 (24) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-664-9022 |
| Stellar Services of North Florida, LLC.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (588) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-353-1979 |
| Sunshine ServicesGateway ParkUnclaimed | 5.0 (59) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 1 / 22 | +1 352-234-8725 |
| Temp Control Services, LLCMicanopyUnclaimed | 5.0 (374) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 844-500-8367 |
| Trane SupplyGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.6 (14) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-225-5100 |
| United Refrigeration IncGainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.9 (12) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-371-3331 |
| W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.GainesvilleUnclaimed | 4.2 (38) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-372-3963 |
| Williams Brothers AC and HeatNorthwoodUnclaimed | 4.9 (164) | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided | 0 / 22 | +1 352-290-5000 |
| Sources: information on file for each business (checked against documents or official records where marked), public business listings and state records. Ratings as of October 31, 2026. | |||||||
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What public records add to the prices on each sheet: local costs, figures and the rules every quote has to meet.
| Fact | Figure | Period | Source |
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| Cooling degree days per year | 2,741 (Annual cooling degree days (base 65°F), a measure of how much air conditioning a climate needs; NOAA station Gainesville Regional Airport (USW00012816), about 4 miles from the city center point.) | 1991–2020 normals | NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 |
| Days a year at 90°F or hotter | 90 (Average number of days per year with a high of 90°F or more; NOAA station Gainesville Regional Airport (USW00012816), about 4 miles from the city center point.) | 1991–2020 normals | NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 |
| Median home value | $247,500 (Median value of owner-occupied homes (ACS table B25077).) | 2020–2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates |
| Homes built before 1990 | 63.0% (41,653 of 66,114 housing units were built in 1989 or earlier (ACS table B25034, year structure built).) | 2020–2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates |
| Households in Gainesville | 59,816 (Occupied housing units (one household per occupied home), ACS table B25003.) | 2020–2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates |
| Atlantic hurricane season | June 1 to November 30 (An average season (1991–2020) has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.) | 1991–2020 climate period | NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Climatology |
| Florida air-conditioning contractor classes | Class A or Class B (Class A has no size limit; Class B covers systems up to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 Btu of heating.) | 2026 Florida Statutes | Florida Statutes s. 489.105 (definitions) |
| Check an HVAC contractor's license | Florida DBPR license search (Search by name or license number for certified (CAC) and registered (RA) air-conditioning contractors and their status.) | live lookup | Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
| State license for HVAC contracting | Required: state-certified or registered contractor (A person must be certified or registered to engage in the business of contracting in Florida (s. 489.113(2), F.S.). Air-conditioning and mechanical contractors are licensed by the DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board; check a contractor's license status at myfloridalicense.com.) | 2026 Florida Statutes | Florida Statutes s. 489.113; Florida DBPR license search |
| Median year homes were built | 1983 (Half of all housing units were built before this year (ACS table B25035).) | 2020–2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates |
| Owner-occupied homes | 37.7% (22,575 of 59,816 occupied homes are lived in by their owners (ACS table B25003).) | 2020–2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates |
| Gainesville residents | 148,671 (Population estimate for July 1, 2025 (incorporated place).) | July 1, 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates |
| Average summer high | 90.7°F (Normal daily maximum temperature for June to August; NOAA station Gainesville Regional Airport (USW00012816), about 4 miles from the city center point.) | 1991–2020 normals | NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 |
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Every active business with enough public data is listed, so you can compare them on the same fields. We compared 44 AC installation & replacement companies for Gainesville. Paid placements never change the order.
Snyder Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electric (Buckhalter Heating & AC), with 2017 public reviews. A long review history shows how a business handles many jobs.
Hogle and Son Heating and Air, LLC has a 5.0 rating from 581 public reviews, the highest on this page.
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