I got the same Airthings sensor you have and I'm in Middle Tennessee with a basement reading of 12.8. just got some PVC and about to do install myself thanks for the info. 👍
I just tested here in West Virginia for the first time because I have a slight cough and I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. I’ve had it for like a year and a half since I’ve moved here. It turns out mine registered at 2.2. Since apparently it can be higher in the winter. Your video was extremely helpful and very well done thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you for posting. I believe the action level is 4.0 pico curies , not .4. However, a homeowner can do radon mitigation at any level even if it is less than 4pico curies. I like that you said how much it cost because I was wondering how much it costs to do this.
Great video. I am confused though by the levels. I just tested here in NH in my basement and got 3.6 pCi/L. EPA says you need to fix your home over 4.0 via mitigation obviously. Between 2 and 4 pCi/L it's recommended and I got a quote today for $2,000 for installation of the fans and system plus sealing. My concern is that the company " cannot GUARANTEE final levels below 4.0 in finished basements due to unknown slab and foundation conditions behind walls and under floors". My basement is not finished yet. I'm in this "limbo range" and my concern is spending so much money on something that may not reduce it below 2 pCi/L which is what the EPA and World Health Organization say is acceptable. Anyone know if these companies reliably achieve this for my situation?
I can only go off of my own experience and how drastic of a change it was. It’ll definitely improve. I think to cover their own behind they have to tell you they can’t guarantee it’ll drop.
Never know all about that thank you My friend, I'm in Canada and I have so Many problems with my Jeep srt almost every week something scratches or air out of the tires and I don't have the money right at the moment to get a good camera system. Do you think you can help me out if you have a camera system thank you my friend.
I just got an airthings sensor. It didn't say to place it on the floor or table height. The carbon detectors say to place it table height. I saw yours on the dehumidifier box?
Mine is on a table in our living room. You can move it around the house to test each room but it’s best to start in the basement where the levels will be the highest
@@EastCoastJeepSRT yes leave it in each place a month they tell me.. but at what height is best? on the floor or table height?. the charcoal test kits say table height.
You only used Airthing Wave Plus initial reading despite you should have waited a month to average out the results? No other tests done? I hope you realize these measurements in first days are totally off in case of Airthings.
No. We used multiple tests to determine we had high levels of radon. Literally the day the mitigation was done the levels dropped. We tested again using the provided box they left again and the readings were accurate
Radon is at a 0.3 but what are the units. With a value of "0.3" then units certainly not pCi/l or Bq/m3. A level of 0.3pCi/l is *below* outside air levels which is considered as low as you can go.
@@EastCoastJeepSRT Still - what are the units for that radon measuring device? A value of "30" is a value 3x that of the worst state (Alaska at ~10.7 pCi/l). And a value of "0.3" is lower than normal outside air levels (e.g. Radon considered 'eliminated').
@@bigdog8008 Pennsylvania has some of the highest levels recorded. It’s mean is 7.3 pCi/L. It was 31.4 the day we installed the mitigation, then dropped below .3, so the quarry my house was built on is loaded with Radon gas. Most of my neighbors all have mitigation. I don’t need to convince you of what we tested. We used multiple tests, and after having this done it dropped us to safe levels. Saw it go as high as 37.x before we started venting the house.
@@bigdog8008 I just told you I’m in Pennsylvania which has some of the highest levels in the United States. It went from over 30 in the basement to .3 after mitigation. Are you that shocked or ignoring the readings? We used two methods of testing. I had to mail a kit in prior to using the Airwaves. You think 30 is bad? The highest level is over 3000! Quote below… “In 2014, the highest radon level ever recorded in the U.S. was found in a home in Lehigh County. The concentration measured was 3,715 pCi/L, more than 900 times EPA's action level of 4 pCi/L. DEP recommended the owners vacate their home until it could be remediated to safe levels.”
@@EastCoastJeepSRT Yet you didn't really understand what I asked about. What units are you using. That is like somebody saying they are driving at "100". Well - that could be fast or it could be normal. Depends on the units. 100 mph is fast, 100kph is normal. You state "30" and "0.3" what are the units. Does not match either pCi/l or Bq/m3. Upper units are too high based on *normal* high levels in Pennsylvania at 7-8pCi/l. The ones you mentioned were within sealed up house in small area with astronomical values. Radon systems struggle to get below 2pCi/l yet you managed to get your radon level down to 0.3 somethings. 0.3 is impossibly too low based on the fact that 0.3pCi/l is lower than the air outside your house (considered the lowest value you can get). The normal low level (post radon removal) is in the range of 3.0pCi/l. Hence the reason SEVERAL people asked if your level was off by a factor of ten. My guess - your unit is defective and giving you false values.
@@EastCoastJeepSRT That's just one of the things we need to do to the house. New roof next year, we need a uv light for the well water also before we move. It never ends!
Yes, goofy. That’s exactly what I’m saying. Did you think you were gonna learn how to suck out the Radon with your mouth? I swear people like you are the reason condom sales are way up
