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What is the time length recommended by Health Canada for testing radon levels in the home?
3 months
Health Canada recommends that every homeowner test their home for radon through the placement of at least one long-term detector for a minimum of 3 months. Ideally, this testing period should be when indoor radon levels are highest.
What time of year are radon levels highest?
Radon levels can vary by season, with the highest levels typically occurring during the months that we heat our homes. That means that even if your home’s radon was below the EPA’s suggested action level of 4.0 picocuries per liter of air during the warmer months, it could be above that level during the winter.
Can radon fan be installed in basement?
A radon fan must be installed in a non-livable area of the house. This cannot be a basement or crawl-space area!! A radon fan may be installed in a garage, house attic, or outside the house.
How do you pass a radon test in a basement?
Some of these methods for how to pass a radon test include:
- Open windows. By opening the windows, you increase fresh air circulation and reduce the concentration of radon in the home.
- Install basement vents.
- Use fans.
- Create exits.
- Mitigation.
How do you test for radon in a basement?
You can hire a professional tester or do it yourself with a kit you buy at a hardware store or online. Follow the instructions for leaving the kit in your house for the required number of days. Then mail it to a lab and wait for the results. If radon levels in your home are high, you can take steps to lower them.
How do I determine my basement radon level?
It’s simple to determine your basements radon level, you simply perform a radon test using a store bought radon level test kit. Or, you can have a professional radon mitigation company come to your home and do the test for you if you do not feel comfortable doing it yourself.
Where should radon testing be performed?
The vast majority of those tests have been conducted in basements or the first floor of the home. On occasion however, I’ve done radon testing on multiple levels of the home simultaneously. Those test results have often shown the highest radon present in the uppermost level.
Is your basement safe from radon exposure?
Once installed you can finish your basement with the piece of mind of knowing that your family is now safe from prolonged radon exposure. To this I will add that the system should be installed by a state certified radon mitigation company who will certify the installation in accordance with state radon mitigation regulations.
How do you get rid of radon gas in a basement?
The white pipe is then routed out of your basement somewhere and to this pipe a “radon-fan” unit is attached. This fan will “SUCK” the radon gas out from beneath your concrete floor thereby lowering the radon gas level in your home.