We discovered this when selling our house and after we had raised infants there. Putting the fan in was not even a question. This should be mandatory for buying a house.
We also warned our neighbors. On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:53 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Here in Canada we tend to have uranium in the ground, and hence radon > gas can show up in basements. I had an interesting experience with > this over the holidays. > If you want to know if you have radon, you can get a sample kit from > Home Depot, mail it away, and get a test result. That's cool, but one > time, one place. > I purchased an electronic meter that actively reads the radon levels, > so I could first measure, and then map out the radon levels around my > house. > > The end result was realizing that the basement sump was somewhat > strong source of radon. Although my house on average was below the > threshold of 200 Bq/m^3, my sump had a reading of over 600. A friend > of mine measured his sump and got a reading of 2700! > > So over the holidays I purchased a "radon fan" and built a venting > apparatus to capture the air in the sump and vent it out the side of > the house. Now my house reads radon levels basically equal to > atmospheric. > > So - wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience? > > I was initially worried about "discovering" radon in my house but > really, it is so common. I don't think enough people are aware. The > fix in my case was relatively easy and not expensive at all. > > ...Steve >
