HOW TO PERFORM A PROPER AND ACCURATE RADON TEST

HOW TO PERFORM A PROPER AND ACCURATE RADON TEST

A simple and inexpensive radon test can be performed by Traverse City Home Inspections to determine if you have an elevated radon level in your home and if a relatively simple, but needed, mitigation procedure is in order.

We conduct the test in the lowest livable area of your house that is regularly used 8 to 10 hours per week. Short-term tests are useful to see if further testing is warranted. Most are activated charcoal-based or electret ions that measure radon levels for two to seven days. We mail the tests to a lab for the results.

In this video we will be talking about:

1. What type of device is being used to record the test results

2. How is that device used inside the property?

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[whocares]

I used a First Alert radon test kit for 5 days to evaluate the radon in my home. I am now awaiting results and carefully followed the instructions that First Alert provided when i ran the test.

[jayd]

Is two days or 4 days the recommended testing time frame from a realtor?

[creetpollock]

I’m sure nuclear power plants have a monitoring program for their employees. I understand that they have exposure mainly from gamma and beta but I would look at their monitoring programs

[creetpollock]

Honestly a rating for a house should probably be more of an index based on several different measurements than decay measured at a point imo

[creetpollock]

What source strength and volume of air do you use for calibration? Could you use a compressor and express concentration in terms of flow rate so u could get a more homogenous reading to compare to other homes?

[MsSparkle]

I have a 3200+ sq ft rancher with a finished basement.
I purchased this home with a mitigation system in a far corner of a basement
Is one mitigation system enough for our whole home?

I have the AirThings Corentium Radon detector and I’m going to test 48 hr averages in multiple areas (different sides) of our home. Upstairs and downstairs

[creetpollock]

Or use a hyperbaric chamber to calibrate patient monitor with air monitor ?

[creetpollock]

I think concentration would mainly depend on elevation and air flow so u should take readings at 3 different elevations maybe?

[creetpollock]

I think that being transparent and honest with people is more meaningful than being certified. This isn’t a ‘trade’. More of a cottage industry imo.

[ralphdeleon]

Wouldn’t a basement with a washer and dryer in it be considered a livable space. Even if it have a boiler/ furnace in it.

[creetpollock]

Someone working at a mine might be be inhaling more alpha particles than a person with a fixed income so u should have to prove that they are atleast approved that before u recommend mitigation.

[jaytab]

How do you prevent it from being stolen

[martinlutherkingjr.]

You're not going to get a useful radon test from 2 days or even 7 days. You need at least a 1 year test.