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Air
Circulation, Ventilation and Indoor Radon
You've
probably passed "Radon 101" for homeowners; this is from
the PhD course
Did
you know that all the air in your home is regularly replaced with
outside air? How energy efficient your home is can be
measures in air exchanges per hour which could be a
few of a lot depending on how well insulated and tight your home
is.
You
know that open doors and windows draw air to the opening and out
of the house much like an exhaust fan does, the function of one
being natural and the other mechanical. air rushing out of
the home creates negative (low) pressure inside your home and
since nature abhors a vacuum, radon laden air from the soil around
your home rushes in to equalize the pressure.
If
there's something in your air that you don't want to breathe such
as smoke from burning broccoli you forgot was steaming on the back
burner of the stove, you turn on the exhaust fan which draws the
smoke out. The smoke-filled air leaving the house creates
negative air pressure and new air rushes in (air exchange) to
compensate: problem solved and everything's back to
normal.
So,
will either natural or mechanical ventilation to get radon-laden
air out of your house? NO! In fact, it will have the
opposite effect. You see, when you create a negative air
pressure condition in your house new air must rush in to equalize
the pressure. If all the new air that rushed in was clean
outdoor air you might achieve your goal but some of the new air
that comes in is from the soil under and around your home right
through the foundation and concrete basement floor or first floor
slab, which brings in more radon! Since radon progeny
has a relatively short life you exchanged your indoor air with
some live progeny and some dead with all new live stuff to breathe
into your lungs and cause cancer. Ventilation is good for
removing germ laden air you've exhaled into your home but it
doesn't work for radon.
Ventilation
is also not good for heating in winter because it draws cold
outdoor air in, or cooling in summer because it draws warm outdoor
air in. Circulation on the other hand is good because it
moves the conditioned air around moving warm air (which naturally
rises) from the ceiling and cool air (which naturally falls) from
the floor. The effect is, the air temperature is moderated
so that low things in the room i.e. your feet are the same
temperature as high things i.e. your head and you are comfortable
all over.
Ceiling
fans are great for circulation. Did you know good fans have
two settings? In summer you set the fan to blow down onto
the floor which pushes the cool air up the walls and around the
room. In winter you set the fan to blow up pushing warm air
off the ceiling, down the walls and around the room. In
summer you might set the fan speed on high because moving air has
a cooling effect on your skin but in winter you'll want the fan
set to the lowest speed because even warm air which is less than
body temperature of 98.6 degrees will have a cooling effect.
Good
insulation lowers ventilation but in winter keeps heat in and in
summer keeps heat out and exhausting air pulls heat out in winter
and in summer pulls heat in but in neither case does it clean the
air. The moral of the story is a lot of insulation and some
ventilation is good and you should strive for both. What you
probably weren't aware of is good circulation is always good so
use your ceiling fans on the proper settings all year long.
How
do you control radon? Pulling the radon out of the soil
under and around your house is a good idea as long as you're not
pulling it into the house. Sub-slab ventilation is the
common way to do this. A certified radon mitigation
contractor can install a system that draws radon laden out of the
soil before it can enter your home and exhausts it through a vent
pipe into fresh outdoor air where it is almost immediately diluted
and dispersed and quickly dies.
The
rate of natural ventilation varies with temperature, wind and
weather and of necessity you use mechanical ventilation in the
kitchen and bathrooms and as a result radon levels in your home go
up and down. How much; who knows? A little is okay but
too much creates an unhealthy situation. So make sure you
have a digital radon detector in your home. You can monitor
the radon level every day and if the level ever gets too high a
siren will sound and call you radon test professional to evaluate
the situation and recommend corrective action.
The best way to be confident that your radon levels are safe is to
install an
electronic radon detector
in your home.
You likely already have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide
detectors in your home and a radon detector functions in much the
same way with one outstanding difference.
A radon detector has a digital display so you can
see at any time the radon level in your home displayed in pCi/l,
and your radon detector also has a siren to alert you if your
indoor radon level exceeds 4 pCi/l.
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors only alert
you when extreme conditions exist but radon detectors give you the
confidence of knowing average radon concentrations and whether the
are rising or falling. An electronic radon
detector allows you to monitor radon levels in your home every
day all year long.
click
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test kits and/or digital monitors from
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A
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YOU CAN TEST
A HOUSE FOR RADON
TEST
HANDLING: Radon home test kits are generally quite
accurate, however the absorptive material can
react to changing temperature and humidity especially during
transit. To assure accuracy you need to order 2
test kits.
IT'S
EASY TO TEST A HOUSE FOR RADON!
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Open the 2 test kits and place them
side-by-side 4" apart, at least 22" above the
floor and at least 2' from any outside wall and 3' from any
door or window.
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At the end of the test period (specified on
the package) go back to the house, close the test kits, put them in the prepaid
mailer and mail promptly.
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Wait for your results to arrive by return
mail.
We
offer free shipping on radon test kits and monitors
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHERE
DO I TEST? You should test on the lowest level suitable for occupancy.
If you have a basement family room, shop or workout room in the
basement test there otherwise, test on the first floor in any room
EXCEPT the kitchen or bathroom. HOW LONG SHOULD I TEST? Follow the package directions for opening the 2 test kits and
place them side by side 4" apart at least 22" off the
floor; at least 2'-0" from any outside wall and at least
3'-0" from any door or window. Keep the kits open for
the number of days specified on the kit package. WHAT ARE PROPER TEST
CONDITIONS? While radon kits are open and testing keep all windows and doors on
all floors of the house closed except for brief
entry and exit. HOW DO I GET TEST RESULTS? At the end of the test period follow the package directions to
seal the kit. Put each kit in its own postage paid mailing
envelope and mail immediately. You'll get results back
quickly by return mail or other method you select.
In the unlikely event that the readings from the 2 test kits are more than 10% different you should
test again. HOW DO I KNOW IF CONDITIONS CHANGE? Geology is dynamic,
conditions underground are always changing and radon levels can
and often do change from safe to unsafe. Protect your
family from this natural phenomena by installing a digital radon
detector in your house. A radon detectorr displays current average radon
readings just like your thermostat displays current
temperature. Plus, a radon detector sounds an alarm if the
radon reading exceeds safe levels. Every home should have
a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector and a radon detector.
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Real Estate Testing Overview
The
EPA recommends that two short term radon home test
kits be operated side-by-side for real estate
transactions. EPA also recommends testing for radon in
the home in the lowest level which is currently suitable
for occupancy, since a buyer may choose to live in a
lower area of the home than that used by the seller.
Home inspectors and radon testers always use 2 test kits
side-by-side and test in the lowest level that could
conceivably be made into living space, an exercise room
or play area.
The
radon real estate testing guidelines developed by the
EPA have been developed specifically to deal with the
time-sensitive nature of home purchases and sales, and
the potential for radon device interference.
If
You Are Selling a Home...
EPA
recommends that you test for radon in the home and if necessary, lower the
levels of radon. Save the test results and all
information you have about steps that were taken to fix
any problems. This could be a positive selling point.
If
You Are Buying a Home...
EPA
recommends that you know what the indoor levels of radon
in any home you consider buying. EPA recommends that you
have a professional radon tester or home inspector do
this for you. If the home has a radon
reduction system, ask the seller for the information
they have about the system.
If
you are having a new home built, there are features that
can be incorporated during construction to reduce radon
dangers.
We
offer a short-term radon test (charcoal) for home
inspectors, radon testers and homeowners, a long term
radon test (alpha track), a radon in water test and a
continuous reading digital radon detector for your home.
This doesn't take the place of annual retests but it can
give you piece of mind all year long.
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