83 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Aiken: Mr. Central, CR Score 67/100; 4.9★ from 1,658 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Holley Heating & Air Conditioning Inc, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 83.
Most-reviewed: Cassell Brothers Home Services, 4,589 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 83 ranked; ranked #40.
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83 Aiken HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 26 are open 24/7, 43 open Saturdays and 34 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 83 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Central | 67 | 4.9★ (1,658) | Aiken | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Holley Heating & Air Conditioning Inc | 66 | 4.9★ (1,432) | Aiken | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Pass Heating & Cooling | 63 | 4.8★ (411) | Belvedere, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Bailey's Comfort Services | 63 | 4.9★ (2,445) | Augusta, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Duggan's One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® | 62 | 4.9★ (2,532) | Augusta, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Help!! Plumbing Electrical Heating and Air | 62 | 5.0★ (54) | Aiken | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Efficient Heating and Air Conditioning LLC | 62 | 4.8★ (72) | Aiken | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | B.A.G.S. Heating & Air LLC | 61 | 5.0★ (105) | Belvedere, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Kimballs Plumbing Heating-Electrical & AC LLC | 61 | 4.9★ (1,469) | Aiken | — | — |
| 10 | Doc Savage Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. | 61 | 4.9★ (1,158) | Augusta, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,658 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,432 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Belvedere, 6 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 411 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 19 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,445 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 20 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,532 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Belvedere, 7 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,469 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 20 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,158 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in North Augusta, 10 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 139 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 16 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 3,221 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 532 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 20 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 961 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 16 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 671 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Martinez, 22 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 345 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Belvedere, 14 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Aiken
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in North Augusta, 18 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 383 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Belvedere, 3 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 184 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Augusta, 22 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 184 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in North Augusta, 9 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 83 ranked HVAC contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more HVAC contractors within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| A Action HVAC & Appliance Service and Repair | 5.0★ (2) | 21 mi |
| Advanced Cleaning Tech | 5.0★ (102) | In Aiken |
| Affordable Heating and Cooling | In Aiken | |
| Apex General and Mechanical Contracting LLC | 5.0★ (1) | In Aiken |
| Atlas Heating & Air Conditioning | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| B&D Heating and Cooling LLC | 5.0★ (1) | In Aiken |
| Cain mechanical LLC | In Aiken | |
| Chaplin Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (20) | 24 mi |
| COOL COCHRAN HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING | 5.0★ (3) | 25 mi |
| Creighton Laircey Co Inc | 4.9★ (496) | 22 mi |
| Golden & Golden | 5.0★ (1) | 16 mi |
| Gregory Electric Company, Inc. | 3.3★ (3) | In Aiken |
| Harris Appliance Heating & Air | 1.0★ (1) | 15 mi |
| McKie2 Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC- | In Aiken | |
| Roper Heating & Air Conditioning Inc | 5.0★ (4) | 19 mi |
| SouthEast Automated Systems | 2.0★ (1) | 15 mi |
| Southern Plumbing & Electrical | 4.4★ (211) | In Aiken |
| Twin Systems Plumbing LLC | 3.0★ (4) | In Aiken |
| Wrenn Heating and Air Conditioning | 5.0★ (1) | 14 mi |
| Yohe Plumbing Inc of Aiken | 4.1★ (33) | In Aiken |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Aiken. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC replacement | $3,887 | $5,978 | $8,073 | Per system, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
| Furnace replacement | $2,823 | $4,814 | $6,896 | Per system, installed; typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
In South Carolina, South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board (LLR) licenses Mechanical contractor licenses for commercial work; residential specialty contractors register with the Residential Builders Commission.
No chip usually means we have not matched a state record yet. Check the lookup yourself before you hire.
Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
In South Carolina, air conditioning calls peak in the hottest summer months. Spring is the easiest time to book a tune-up or replacement, before the first heat wave.
We scored 83 Aiken HVAC contractors on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Aiken data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |