Corrections Log: How HVAC Gist Fixes Errors
HVAC Gist's public corrections log and reader feedback process. Every confirmed factual error gets a dated entry — no silent edits to published content.
Why a Public Corrections Log
Residential HVAC purchases are high-stakes financial decisions. When a published HVAC Gist article contains a factual error — a wrong model number, a stale tax credit status, an incorrect warranty term — readers may have already acted on the wrong information when we fix it. A public corrections log makes the fix visible, dates it, and lets readers verify whether the version they read at purchase time has since been corrected.
This page is updated whenever a confirmed factual error is identified, regardless of whether the error came from a reader report, a source update we caught, or an internal review.
How to Report an Error
If you identify a factual error in any HVAC Gist article — wrong model number, outdated tax credit information, incorrect warranty term, misattributed source, or any other factual claim that does not match primary documentation — please report it.
What to Include
- URL of the article containing the error
- The specific claim as it appears on the page
- What the claim should say based on the primary source
- Link to the primary source (manufacturer spec sheet, IRS page, EPA documentation, AHRI directory listing) supporting the correction
How to Send
Editorial corrections should be sent via email to the editorial team. Reader-reported corrections receive priority review because YMYL content has direct financial consequences for homeowners acting on what we publish.
What Happens Next
Reported errors are processed in three steps:
- Verification. We verify the reported claim against current primary sources. If the claim in the article is wrong, we move to step 2. If the claim is correct as written, we reply explaining the source and reasoning.
- Correction. The article is updated with the correct information. The “Last reviewed” timestamp on the article is updated to the date of correction.
- Public log entry. A dated entry is added to the corrections list below documenting what changed, what the original error was, and what the corrected content now says.
We do not silently re-edit articles to fix factual errors. Every confirmed correction generates a visible log entry.
Corrections Policy
The HVAC Gist corrections process commits to:
- Public dated entries for every confirmed factual correction
- No silent edits to factual content on published articles
- Source acknowledgment when a reader report drives the correction
- Update of “Last reviewed” timestamp on the affected article whenever a correction is applied
- Same-week processing for reader-reported errors on tax credit, rebate, recall, or safety content
- Within-five-business-days processing for reader-reported errors on specification, warranty, or pricing content
When a class-action investigation or recall status changes between publication and reader report, we treat the timeline update as a correction and log it with the date.
What Counts as a Correction
The corrections log captures changes that affect the factual content of published articles. The log does not capture:
- Routine editorial polish — sentence-level rephrasing, paragraph reordering, typo fixes
- Image or layout updates — visual changes that do not affect factual claims
- New section additions — adding coverage of a previously unaddressed topic
- Format conversions — markdown table to HTML table, FAQ accordion to inline FAQ
Changes that do affect factual content — model numbers, ratings, prices, warranty terms, tax credit status, recall data, source attributions — always generate a log entry.
Corrections Log
No corrections have been logged at this time. HVAC Gist Phase 1 launched in May 2026. As reader-reported and internally-identified factual errors are confirmed and fixed, dated entries will appear below.
| Date | Article | Error | Correction | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (log will populate as corrections are identified and fixed) |
Source Update Tracking
In addition to factual error corrections, HVAC Gist re-verifies articles when underlying primary sources change. Source-update corrections include:
- Federal tax credit status changes — the December 31, 2025 termination of Section 25C under OBBBA (Public Law 119-21) drove the largest single source-update sweep across HVAC Gist content
- State HEAR program launches and exhaustions — as of May 2026, the program is live in 15 states, waitlisted in California, and not yet launched in TX, FL, OH, VA, MN
- AIM Act refrigerant phasedown thresholds — the R-410A to R-454B/R-32 transition affects equipment sold under federal manufacturing date constraints
- Recall issuances — CPSC recall publication triggers a sweep across affected brand pages
- Class-action investigation status changes — filing, certification, settlement updates
Source-update corrections are logged with the date and the underlying regulatory or factual change.
Acknowledgment of Reader Contributors
When reader-reported corrections drive fact updates, we acknowledge the reader contribution on the log entry. Contributors may request anonymity, in which case the entry attributes the correction to “reader report” without naming the individual.
We thank the readers who take the time to verify HVAC Gist content against primary sources and report discrepancies. Reader verification is one of the strongest quality signals for editorial work in YMYL information categories.
Contact
Factual corrections, source verification questions, and editorial feedback should be sent via email to the HVAC Gist editorial team. Personalized buying advice, dealer recommendations, and installation-quote requests are not handled through editorial channels — for that, contact a licensed HVAC contractor in your area through the manufacturer’s official dealer locator.
We aim to acknowledge correction reports within five business days, complete fact-source verification within 10 business days, and apply confirmed corrections within five business days of verification. Time-sensitive corrections affecting tax credit status, recall disclosures, or safety content are handled within the same week of confirmation.
