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Feb 20, 2020
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cracka
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Usually a fan that pulls air from under the slab and vents it outside. If you
mitigate before you build there are more simple solutions that don't require a fan.
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PSA: check your homes for radon. My test just came back and it is over 6 pCi/L
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 11:38am
Did you pay someone to do it, or did you buy a kit?
LegitCoug
2/20/20 11:39am
I bought a kit and sent it to the lab. Was about $15 plus shipping.
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 11:40am
Hmm... Can you send me a link? I probably should get our basement checked.
LegitCoug
2/20/20 11:41am
Here you go:
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 11:42am
Utah residents can get one here pretty cheap
O Gaucho
2/20/20 11:48am
Is that mainly an issue if you have a basement?
buffgato
2/20/20 11:40am
pretty sure just for basements
Grit for Brains
2/20/20 11:41am
Radon affects all houses. Even those without basements.
Sactown Cougar
2/20/20 12:34pm
The recommendation is you test in the lowest occupied living space of your home,
basman
2/20/20 11:49am
Wow. That is pretty fascinating. How are the zones defined?
TNT
2/20/20 11:54am
It appears the zones are by county and then by predicted average
basman
2/20/20 12:12pm
RE: PSA: check your homes for radon. My test just came back and it is over 6
credible HULK
2/20/20 11:43am
I think I was at 3 in one of my rooms. I need to do the long term test, you just reminded me.
Bert609
2/20/20 11:44am
They make a lot of unreasonable assumptions when coming up with those figures.
cracka
2/20/20 11:47am
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Abe Froman
2/20/20 11:47am
Usually a fan that pulls air from under the slab and vents it outside. If you
cracka
2/20/20 11:49am
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Abe Froman
2/20/20 12:00pm
About $1000 to $1500
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 12:03pm
Let me know how much yours is and who you went with. I'm worried I'll need to do this too, and
Bert609
2/20/20 12:06pm
It's not a difficult DIY.
cracka
2/20/20 12:10pm
Do you have any links? I'd love to figure out how to DIY it and follow up test.
Bert609
2/20/20 12:11pm
Here's one:
cracka
2/20/20 12:17pm
That looks like something I'd gladly pay someone else to do.
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 12:21pm
Thanks, bookmarked. Interesting, I already have a huge hole in my cement from the sump pump. I wonder if I put
Bert609
2/20/20 12:22pm
Probably could as long as that vent isn't tied into other plumbing vents in the
cracka
2/20/20 12:25pm
I've got a guy coming on Tuesday to install. $1300
Pimpin4Paradise
2/20/20 1:11pm
Typically a fan system. It's why radon is a big deal on the ground floor, it disperses quite easily in free-air,
Bert609
2/20/20 11:50am
For Utah residents, the state has a program for discount testing kits:
ConnCoug
2/20/20 11:48am
Isn’t this required with home inspection?
Nakedbootleg
2/20/20 1:01pm
Mine came in at 4.1, which is above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L...
maxlds
2/20/20 11:52am
If it is over 4, they recommend doing something to fix it.
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 11:53am
When my test was between 2-4 "to consider, or do further testing", I did a bit of research. From what I could
Bert609
2/20/20 12:02pm
Virtually every building is higher than zero.
Pimpin4Paradise
2/20/20 1:12pm
In my professional opinion as a non-scientist or medical professional, it’s
Junior Deputy
2/20/20 12:06pm
This is pretty much where I landed. When I looked into it years ago
cracka
2/20/20 12:14pm
This is why I haven't done any mitigation in mine. I pulled up some of my old records, the worst was
Bert609
2/20/20 12:19pm
Thank you, each. I think I'll buy a long term monitor and test a few places
maxlds
2/20/20 12:07pm
There is no level at which exposure to radon is considered "safe."
basman
2/20/20 12:04pm
I'll take one of those kits next time I go for my annual therapy.....
StarMan
2/20/20 12:06pm
My grandma and grandpa used to go there all the time! I'd forgotten about that.
IdahoCoug
2/20/20 12:11pm
Radon exposure?
TNT
2/20/20 12:20pm
My grandparents are both dead now....lack of radon mine therapy?
StarMan
2/20/20 12:29pm
Likely. According to those guys, it looks like it will cure everything.
IdahoCoug
2/20/20 12:53pm
So, like doTerra, but Essential Radiation?
StarMan
2/20/20 1:15pm
Where you live has an impact on how much radon your house gets.
Sactown Cougar
2/20/20 12:50pm
If my basement ceiling were higher, I'd probably just have a couple of ceiling
WhirleyPop
2/20/20 12:57pm
That's fine, as long as you have open windows.
Sactown Cougar
2/20/20 3:37pm
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