65/100CR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 6,521 Google reviews, the most in Forest Acres.
- 4.9★ from 6,521 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 10042 Broad River Rd, Irmo, SC 29063
Best HVAC Contractors in Forest Acres, SC (2026)
166 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
- 1
Best overall in Forest Acres: Cassell Brothers Home Services, CR Score 65/100; 4.9★ from 6,521 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Best for emergencies (open 24/7): 2nd Wind Heating & Air Conditioning, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 166.
- 5
Most-reviewed: Midland Air Service Experts, 6,227 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 166 ranked after Cassell Brothers Home Services; ranked #5.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
166 Forest Acres HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 55 are open 24/7, 104 open Saturdays and 83 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 166 rated businesses.
Top 10 HVAC contractors in Forest Acres at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassell Brothers Home Services | 65 | 4.9★ (6,521) | Irmo, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | 2nd Wind Heating & Air Conditioning | 65 | 4.8★ (1,559) | Columbia, 3 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Stoudenmire Heating & Air Conditioning | 65 | 4.9★ (815) | Columbia, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Call Dad | 65 | 4.9★ (1,693) | Columbia, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Midland Air Service Experts | 64 | 4.9★ (6,227) | Lexington, 15 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 6 | Carolina Conditions Heating Cooling Plumbing Electrical | 64 | 4.9★ (4,075) | Lexington, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Cool Care Heating, Air, Plumbing & Refrigeration | 63 | 4.7★ (691) | Columbia, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | ARS / Rescue Rooter | 63 | 4.4★ (3,522) | Columbia, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Solutions Heating & Air, LLC | 63 | 4.9★ (523) | Columbia, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | AAA Heating & Air, LLC. | 63 | 4.7★ (669) | Columbia, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
The 166 best HVAC contractors in Forest Acres, ranked
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.
Based in Columbia, 3 mi away
65/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,559 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 1,559 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 6130 Shakespeare Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
Based in Columbia, 2 mi away
65/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 815 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 815 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1516 Barnwell St, Columbia, SC 29201
#4 Call Dad
Based in Columbia, 7 mi away
65/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,693 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 1,693 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1410 St Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
Based in Lexington, 15 mi away
64/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 6,227 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 6,227 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 714 S Lake Dr Suite 100, Lexington, SC 29072
Based in Lexington, 13 mi away
64/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 4,075 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 4,075 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 415 Cedarcrest Dr, Lexington, SC 29073
Based in Columbia, 2 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 691 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.7★ from 691 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3102 Bronx Rd, Columbia, SC 29204
Based in Columbia, 4 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 3,522 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.4★ from 3,522 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 121 Winhill Rd, Columbia, SC 29203
Based in Columbia, 6 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 523 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 523 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 7418 Fairfield Rd, Columbia, SC 29203
Based in Columbia, 3 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 669 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.7★ from 669 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1320 Main St Suite 300 PMB, Columbia, SC 29201
Based in Columbia, 2 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 268 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 268 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 4233 W Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC 29204
Based in West Columbia, 8 mi away
63/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 784 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 784 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3220 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia, SC 29169
Based in West Columbia, 9 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 529 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 529 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 100 Carolina St, West Columbia, SC 29170
Based in West Columbia, 10 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 767 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 767 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3521 Edmund Hwy, West Columbia, SC 29170
Based in Columbia, 12 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,070 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 1,070 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 5636 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29212
Based in Columbia, 15 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 895 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 5.0★ from 895 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1232 Rose St B, Elgin, SC 29045
Based in Columbia, 5 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 519 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 519 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 8 AM–5 PM
- Address
- 128 Sparkman Dr, Columbia, SC 29209
Based in Lexington, 17 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,233 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 1,233 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 6041 Edmund Hwy, Lexington, SC 29073
Based in Columbia, 6 mi away
62/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 259 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.8★ from 259 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 6807 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203
Based in Columbia, 3 mi away
61/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 219 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
- 5.0★ from 219 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 8 AM–5 PM
- Address
- 522 S Saluda Ave, Columbia, SC 29205
Based in West Columbia, 8 mi away
61/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 4,309 Google reviews.
- 4.8★ from 4,309 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 100 Branch Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170
Based in West Columbia, 7 mi away
61/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 512 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.9★ from 512 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 2212 Platt Springs Rd Ste C, West Columbia, SC 29169
Based in West Columbia, 11 mi away
61/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 652 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 5.0★ from 652 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 8 AM–5 PM
- Address
- 1512 Anthony Dr, West Columbia, SC 29172
Based in Lexington, 15 mi away
61/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 927 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 5.0★ from 927 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1110 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072
#25 Necessities
Based in Columbia, 5 mi away
60/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 138 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
- 4.7★ from 138 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 7718 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29223
HVAC contractors ranked #26 to #50
#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 166 ranked HVAC contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Forest Acres
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AGs Heating & Air | 5.0★ (1) | 10 mi |
| Capital City Cooling | 4.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Cayce Co | 5.0★ (1) | 12 mi |
| Central Air Heating and Air Conditioning | 4.5★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Cola Bear Heating & Air | 4.5★ (17) | 2 mi |
| Coolproshvac | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| EMCOR Services Aircond | 5.0★ (1) | 8 mi |
| Hogg Heating & Air | 5.0★ (1) | 3 mi |
| HVAC SOLUTIONS HEATING & AIR LLC | 5.0★ (11) | 6 mi |
| Inverter Mechanical Piping Solutions | 5.0★ (1) | 3 mi |
| Lake Murray Heating and Air, LLC | 5.0★ (1) | 17 mi |
| Mid Carolina Service Company | 3.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Moluso Comfort Solutions | 3.4★ (5) | 3 mi |
| On Call Plumbing, Heating & Air | 4.9★ (209) | 9 mi |
| Palmetto Pride Heating and Air, LLC | 1.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Panther Air, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Rush Air | 5.0★ (3) | 5 mi |
| S & S Services | 1.0★ (1) | 4 mi |
| Sig Cox HVAC/Mechanical Contracting | 5.0★ (1) | 14 mi |
| Southern Comfort Appliance LLC | 4.4★ (7) | 3 mi |
How much do HVAC contractors cost in Forest Acres?
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Forest Acres. 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 |
How to check an HVAC contractor's license in South Carolina
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.
- Check that the status is active and the name matches the contract or truck.
- Ask for proof of insurance before work starts.
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
When to hire an HVAC contractor in South Carolina
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.
How we ranked Forest Acres HVAC contractors
We scored 166 Forest Acres 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 Forest Acres 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 |
HVAC contractors in Forest Acres: frequently asked questions
Who is the best HVAC contractor in Forest Acres?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked HVAC contractor in Forest Acres, SC is Cassell Brothers Home Services with a CR Score of 65/100. It has 4.9★ from 6,521 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. 2nd Wind Heating & Air Conditioning (#2) and Stoudenmire Heating & Air Conditioning (#3) follow. We ranked 166 HVAC contractors on ten factors, last updated October 22, 2026.
How many HVAC contractors are there in Forest Acres?
ContractorsRanked ranks 166 HVAC contractors serving Forest Acres, SC. 1 of them is based in Forest Acres; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 25 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of October 2026.
Which HVAC contractors in Forest Acres are open 24/7?
55 ranked HVAC contractors in Forest Acres post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Cassell Brothers Home Services (#1), 2nd Wind Heating & Air Conditioning (#2) and Stoudenmire Heating & Air Conditioning (#3). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of October 2026, so call to confirm.
Which HVAC contractors in Forest Acres work on weekends?
104 of 166 ranked HVAC contractors post Saturday hours and 83 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Cassell Brothers Home Services (#1), 2nd Wind Heating & Air Conditioning (#2) and Stoudenmire Heating & Air Conditioning (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
How do I check an HVAC contractor's license in South Carolina?
In South Carolina, South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board (LLR) handles licensing and covers Mechanical contractor licenses for commercial work; residential specialty contractors register with the Residential Builders Commission.
How much does ac replacement cost in Forest Acres?
AC replacement typically costs $3,887 to $8,073, with $5,978 typical (Per system, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range). This is a national range, not adjusted for Forest Acres. Prices were last checked October 2026. Get at least two written quotes before you hire.
What Google rating do Forest Acres HVAC contractors have?
The median Google rating among 166 rated HVAC contractors in Forest Acres is 4.8★, with a median of 38 reviews. Cassell Brothers Home Services has the most, 6,521 reviews, and ranks #1. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
When is the best time to hire an HVAC contractor in Forest Acres?
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.
Update log for Forest Acres
- October 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 166 hvac contractors serving Forest Acres.
- October 2026: 1 duplicate listing merged.
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