HVAC and plumbing in Columbus, OH: who shows up online
All 20 businesses we checked in Columbus have a website, and all 20 are rated 4.5 or higher. The median business has 1332 reviews, so a strong rating does not set anyone apart. The gaps show up in site setup, where 65% have LocalBusiness schema and 47% have an llms.txt file.
The top 20 hvac and plumbing on Google, measured
- 100%have a website
- 65%of sites use LocalBusiness markup
- 47%of sites publish llms.txt
- 82%of sites run Google Analytics or Tag Manager
- 4.8★average Google rating
- 1332median Google reviews
20 businesses from the Google results for “HVAC and plumbing company in Columbus, OH”. 20 list a website; we checked the homepage of the 17 that loaded.
Who ChatGPT recommends
“Who is the best HVAC or plumbing company in Columbus, OH?”
- Sears Heating & Cooling
- West Jefferson Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
- Muetzel Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
- Hetter Heating & Cooling
- G & M Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
15 of the 20 businesses in the Google results were named. 4 recommendations were for businesses outside that list.
The review leaders
| Business | Rating | Reviews | Named by ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Plumbers, Electricians, and HVAC Technicians | 4.9 | 20963 | No |
| Atlas Butler Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | 4.7 | 8397 | Yes |
| Apex Pros Plumbing, Electrical, Heating and Air | 4.7 | 7106 | Yes |
| Logan Services A/C, Heat & Plumbing | 4.8 | 4816 | No |
| Fire & Ice Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | 4.8 | 4326 | Yes |
What this means for your shop
Add LocalBusiness schema to your site, since only 65% of the 17 audited sites have it.
Publish an llms.txt file, because 47% of audited sites have one and 0% block AI crawlers.
Keep collecting reviews, since Atlas Butler Heating, Cooling & Plumbing has 8397 and ChatGPT named it when we asked who is best in Columbus.
HVAC and plumbing in Columbus: questions
How do I get recommended by ChatGPT in Columbus?
We asked ChatGPT who the best HVAC or plumbing company in Columbus is. It named Sears Heating & Cooling and Hetter Heating & Cooling, among others. We can't say what drives a mention, but three of the five review leaders were named.
How many reviews do the Columbus leaders have?
Eco Plumbers, Electricians, and HVAC Technicians leads with 20963 reviews at 4.9. Atlas Butler has 8397, Apex Pros has 7106, Logan Services has 4816, and Fire & Ice has 4326.
What are most local HVAC and plumbing sites missing?
Of 17 audited sites, 47% have an llms.txt file and 65% have LocalBusiness schema. Those are the biggest gaps. Basics like mobile support and tel links are already near universal.
Where does your business stand?
This page shows the market. The free diagnostic shows you: 42 points on your site, your Google profile and what ChatGPT and Claude say about you, with the competitors beating you by name. Usually in under an hour.
Method: HopperCat pulled the top Google results for “HVAC and plumbing company in Columbus, OH” on October 17, 2026, checked each business homepage for HTTPS, mobile setup, LocalBusiness markup, llms.txt, AI-crawler rules and analytics, and asked ChatGPT the question above with web search on. Ratings and review counts are Google's at that date.