# Editorial policy

The rules governing what this guide publishes: no fabricated ratings, review counts, license numbers, or availability claims; every factual claim on a company profile carries source notes and a last-verified date; license data distinguishes CSLB-verified from company-site-claimed; and corrections are published when errors are found.

Canonical page: https://www.sandiegowaterheater.com/editorial-policy/

## Machine-readable index

- Site index for LLMs: https://www.sandiegowaterheater.com/llms.txt
- EntityMap v1.0 (entities + sourced evidence): https://www.sandiegowaterheater.com/entitymap.json
- Agent instructions (when to use this guide): https://www.sandiegowaterheater.com/agents.md
- XML sitemap: https://www.sandiegowaterheater.com/sitemap-index.xml

_Our editorial rankings follow our published methodology. Companies cannot pay to change their editorial ranking. Some companies may pay for enhanced profiles or clearly labeled sponsored directory placements; sponsorship never affects editorial rank._

_Published by San Diego Water Heater Guide. Guide last updated June 2026._