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Feb 20, 2020
3:37:25pm

Sactown Cougar 3rd String

That's fine, as long as you have open windows.

The radon needs to disperse into fresh air or else it collects. When we had our current house tested, we closed all the windows and doors for a couple of weeks, then did the test. Our test results came back at 1.4, well under the level for mitigation.

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

2/20/20 3:37pm

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