We are amazed that the house has a radon system in it, as our former house that is only a few blocks away did not, nor did any other houses in our old neighborhood. It seems that the builder who built this neighborhood put them in all of their houses.
I have never tested this house, but with the soil being so porous I would be surprised if there was a threat of radon accumulation. I replaced the fan in the system when we bought the house, as it had failed at some time in the past. I have it on a timer that runs it two hours a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I may test this summer when the house is closed up for a while. Right now it wouldn't be relevant, as the windows are open nearly every day. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I hope radon gas is not a concern in the Tampa area; sealing up your house > that well could trap a radioactive gas inside, increasing the concentration > level to unhealthy. > > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 > > Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > >> I have been working on sealing literally every penetration of the >> ceiling of our living space. I had a blower door test done last week, >> and the guy who did it was stunned at how well sealed our house was. >> >> I had not a chance to seal the recessed fixtures that are in our >> kitchen, which I just did this past weekend. >> >> I want to get more insulation blown into the attic, but I'm not sure >> that it makes good fiscal sense, as we already have enough for about >> R-30, I believe. >> >> Now that the ceiling is sealed, I'll be putting in a solar powered >> attic fan to try and reduce attic temperatures during cooling season. >> Our ductwork runs in the attic, so anything I can do to reduce >> temperatures in there should help our AC. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I put $300 of fiberglass insulation into our attic in September. For >> the past 6 years we've filled the oil tank the first week in September, >> this year we filled it yesterday... >>> >>> Its nice to see payback for the work... >>> >>> The insulation I put in is only phase 1 of what was a 3 phase project >> that will take us to about R45. After that we need to see about >> replacing a few of the least efficient windows in the house. Next >> winter I'm thinking about running foam boards around the base of the >> house. We supplement our oil heat with a woodstove in the basement of >> our 1 story house and I'm sure we're wasting some of that heat out the >> base of the house. >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:35:54 -0600 >>> From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Cold weather issues >>> Message-ID: <51019b2a.50...@bennell.ca> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> You need a smaller space to heat and more insualtion. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> On 24/01/2013 1:42 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >>>> $78 is amazing! My place in Maine was built in 1899, it's only >> partially insulated, has three levels and its 3800 sq. ft. Costs me >> $800 per month in oil during the winter months and I keep it at 54 or >> lower! >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
