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HVACDirect.com ads in ChatGPT

In our capture of logged-out ChatGPT, 161 ads from HVACDirect.com appeared on screen (all text ads), in 4 distinct ad copies across 5 industries and 16 topics. Each one appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

hvacdirect.comLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026

ads shown
161
distinct ad copies
4
industries
5
topics
16

Logged-out ChatGPT from US connections, Oct 3⁠–⁠4, 2026. Each ad came after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad, so the counts show where HVACDirect.com advertised, not how often ChatGPT shows its ads.

Ad copies

HVACDirect.com ad copies, most shown first

Each distinct ad copy in our capture, most shown first: the headline of a text ad, or the product and price of a shopping ad. Under each, up to five questions asked in conversations where it appeared, as we asked them; in every one, the ad appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.

4 ad copies

  • HVACDirect.comSponsored

    Replace Your HVAC System

    Text ad · shown 98 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “should i repair my 14 year old ac compressor or put that money toward a new system in texas”HVAC Repair · Oct 3, 9:23 pm ET
    2. “best place to buy a new ac system”AC Installation · Oct 3, 9:26 pm ET
    3. “best high efficiency furnace for a house in buffalo where we heat six months a year”Furnace Repair · Oct 3, 9:32 pm ET
    4. “best heat pump training for hvac techs”HVAC Training · Oct 3, 11:17 pm ET
    5. “samsung windfree vs lg art cool”Mini-Split ACs · Oct 4, 2:24 am ET

    +93 more conversations with this ad copy

  • HVACDirect.comSponsored

    Shop Heat Pump Systems

    Text ad · shown 47 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “average heat pump installation cost”AC Installation · Oct 3, 9:23 pm ET
    2. “is a heat pump water heater worth it in a cold basement in wisconsin”Water Heater Installation · Oct 3, 9:54 pm ET
    3. “best high efficiency furnace for the money”Furnace Repair · Oct 3, 10:24 pm ET
    4. “how much does it cost to run a mini split for heating all winter compared to oil heat”Mini-Split ACs · Oct 3, 11:02 pm ET
    5. “rheem vs trane heat pump”Heat Pump Installation · Oct 4, 11:16 am ET

    +42 more conversations with this ad copy

  • HVACDirect.comSponsored

    Shop Furnace & AC Systems

    Text ad · shown 13 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “80 percent vs 96 percent furnace for a house in kansas where gas prices are moderate”Furnace Repair · Oct 3, 9:33 pm ET
    2. “our 18 year old ac finally died in our house in mesa and we need a new system this week without getting ripped off, where do we start”AC Installation · Oct 3, 9:33 pm ET
    3. “local hvac company vs franchise”HVAC Repair · Oct 3, 9:39 pm ET
    4. “we live in a manufactured home in ocala and need a new ac package unit, who installs those and how much do they typically cost”AC Installation · Oct 3, 9:41 pm ET
    5. “My utility bills went up and the house feels stuffy, could a clogged or too dense filter be the problem and what should I buy?”HVAC Air Filters · Oct 4, 11:26 am ET

    +8 more conversations with this ad copy

  • HVACDirect.comSponsored

    Thinking about buying from HVACDirect.com?

    Text ad · shown 3 times

    Questions it appeared after

    1. “best washable furnace filter”HVAC Air Filters · Oct 4, 11:13 am ET
    2. “My attic fan's motor died after six years, should I replace it with another powered fan or switch to solar?”Home Ventilation Fans · Oct 4, 11:20 am ET

    +1 more conversation with this ad copy

Where it showed

Where HVACDirect.com ads appeared

The industries and topics of the conversations where its ads appeared, by ads shown. Topics are our own labels for the questions we wrote.

Method

How this data was captured

What we ran, what counts as a shown ad, and what these numbers cannot tell you.

We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.

Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like