Editorial policy
This page explains the standards every RepairClue guide is held to. They exist so readers can judge how much to rely on a guide and know what to expect when something is wrong.
Accuracy
Every technical claim in a guide, such as a water level, a breaker rating or a filter size, should be traceable to a manufacturer instruction, a public agency publication or a widely documented trade practice. Each guide lists the main sources it was checked against at the bottom of the page. When sources disagree or a value depends on the model, the guide says so instead of picking one number.
Safety first
Guides state clearly when a job involves gas, mains electricity, refrigerant, asbestos-era materials, structural framing or anything that typically needs a permit. In those cases the guide explains what a homeowner can safely check and where to stop. RepairClue does not publish instructions for work that is illegal for homeowners in most US jurisdictions.
Independence
RepairClue does not accept payment to include, rank or praise a product or brand. Brands are named only when the brand matters for the repair, for example because its parts or error codes are specific to it. If the site displays advertising, ads are kept visually separate from guide content and never influence what a guide recommends.
Costs
Cost ranges describe typical US retail prices for parts and broad ranges for professional work at the time of the last update. They are estimates, not quotes, and the guide says what drives the price up or down.
Updates and corrections
Each guide shows the date it was last meaningfully updated. Small typo fixes do not change the date; changes to steps, safety notes, costs or sources do. Readers can report problems through the contact page. Confirmed errors are fixed promptly, and significant corrections are noted within the guide.
Use of software tools
RepairClue uses AI writing tools to help research, write and organize guides. Before a guide is published, its numbers, limits and safety claims are checked against the public sources listed on the page; claims that cannot be traced to a source we were able to open are rewritten in general terms or removed. Each guide is written for its own question rather than generated from a fill-in template, and an automated check blocks publication of pages that are thin, unfinished or duplicate text from another page. The editor, Kadir Özbek, is responsible for what is published and for corrections.