These Editorial Standards describe how HumidityAtHome approaches research, experience, recommendations, corrections, and commercial relationships.
Reader problem first
HumidityAtHome emphasizes measurement, diagnosis, and source correction before equipment selection. Product recommendations distinguish equipment classes, use conditions, drawbacks, and drainage or operating constraints rather than treating one product as universally correct.
Evidence and provenance
For technical claims, we prefer the applicable primary source: standards and technical guidance for physical principles, EPA or CDC guidance for indoor-environment and safety questions, ENERGY STAR for covered equipment-rating context, and university extension resources for residential moisture problems. We distinguish Brian’s direct residential experience from related professional experience, manufacturer specifications, and independently published guidance. A citation supports the specific statement beside it; it does not mean that the source endorses HumidityAtHome or our calculators. Technical references: ASHRAE Psychrometrics EPA moisture and mold.
- Firsthand use or experience is described as firsthand only when it actually occurred.
- Research, manufacturer specifications, merchant information, public records, and third-party sources are identified or described as research where that distinction matters.
- Historical experience is not automatically treated as current product or market evidence.
- Uncertainty, material limitations, and known drawbacks should be stated rather than hidden.
Recommendations
A recommendation should follow from the reader’s problem, the available evidence, meaningful tradeoffs, and the scope of the page. A commercial relationship alone is not a sufficient reason to recommend a product, service, or course of action.
Commercial independence
HumidityAtHome may use affiliate links to measurement tools, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and related products. The site may earn commissions from qualifying purchases without changing the reader’s price.
Commercial relationships may influence which monetization mechanisms are available, but they should not change factual conclusions or suppress materially relevant alternatives.
Corrections and updates
When a material factual error, broken recommendation, stale specification, or changed operating condition is identified, the affected content should be corrected or qualified. Updates should preserve useful historical context when history explains the original conclusion.
AI assistance
AI tools may assist with research organization, drafting, editing, coding, or analysis. AI output is not treated as an authority by itself. Material claims still require appropriate human review and evidence.
Contact
Readers can report suspected errors, missing context, or conflicts through the site’s Contact page.