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- Established
- 1973
- Ownership
- Private equity
- Google review average
- 4.9 / 5
- BBB rating
- A+
- BBB complaints (3 yrs)
- 27
- Florida license
- CAC1813307
Certified Air Conditioning Contractor - Primary service area
- Duval, St. Johns and Clay counties
- Diagnostic fee
- Not published
- After-hours service
- Yes (fees may apply)
- Website
- snyderac.com
Figures as of Nov. 5, 2026, from the company’s website, Google Business Profile, BBB profile, recruiting materials and Florida DBPR records. How we compare.
What the Public Record Shows
Snyder Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electric is the oldest company in our comparison, founded in 1973, and one of two that publish Clay County alongside Duval and St. Johns in their service area. It is now owned by a private-equity-backed platform. It operates under Florida license CAC1813307, a Certified Air Conditioning Contractor license verifiable on the DBPR license search.
Snyder’s headline ratings are strong: an A+ Better Business Bureau grade and a 4.9 Google review average. Its BBB profile also showed 27 complaints in the trailing three years, the second-highest count in the group. For a large, long-established operation running many service calls a day, a higher raw count can reflect volume as much as service quality, and the A+ grade indicates the BBB considers the company responsive. Even so, it is a figure worth raising directly: ask how complaints are handled and resolved.
Snyder publishes a one-year money-back performance guarantee. It is important to read this for what it is: a satisfaction guarantee with its own terms, not a general labor warranty. Snyder’s standard repair-labor and installation-labor warranty periods could not be verified from public sources, and its diagnostic fee is not published.
Snyder’s recruiting materials advertise bonuses and spiffs for technicians. A spiff is a per-item incentive paid for selling a specific product or add-on. Whether technicians also earn commission could not be confirmed from public materials.
How Snyder Compares
| Measure | Snyder | 365 Solutions (top pick) | Group range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established | 1973 | 2023 | 1973 – 2023 |
| Google review average | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 – 5.0 |
| BBB rating | A+ | A– | Not rated – A+ |
| BBB complaints (last 3 yrs) | 27 | 0 | 0 – 131 |
| Ownership | Private equity | Locally owned | 1 locally owned; 4 private equity |
| Repair labor warranty | Term not verified | 1-year service warranty advertised | Published by 1 of 5 |
| Installation labor warranty | Term not verified | Duration specified in quote; parts & labor guaranteed | Published by 2 of 5 |
| Technician compensation | Bonuses / spiffs advertised; commission terms unconfirmed | No commissions; performance incentives offered | No-commission: 1 of 5 |
Green = clear strength · Yellow = acceptable or unverified · Red = a concern to ask about. Reading the colors.
Strengths
- More than fifty years in business, the longest tenure in the group
- A+ BBB rating
- 4.9 Google review average
- Widest published service area (Duval, St. Johns, Clay)
- Publishes a one-year money-back performance guarantee
Questions to Ask Before Hiring
- Exactly what does the money-back performance guarantee cover and exclude, and how is a claim made?
- What are the standard repair-labor and installation-labor warranty periods, in writing?
- How are BBB complaints handled, and what is the typical resolution?
- What is the diagnostic fee and the after-hours premium?
- Do technicians receive spiffs tied to specific products or add-ons, and do they earn commission?
Bottom Line
Snyder combines the longest track record and widest footprint in the group with a complaint count that warrants a direct question and warranty terms that need confirming in writing. Compare it with our top pick, 365 Solutions.
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