Your Sump Pit Is Killing You 

I've been working and living in my basement for 7 years now. My radon readings are around 150-175 (Bq/me3), even in the bathroom nearby (separated by an inside wall) my open unused sump pit. When I close my bathroom door my readings go up to 450-500 within two hours. Your video is the exact thing I was looking for... you nailed it. Thank you.

Thank you for making this video. I wasn't sure WHY my sump pump was sealed in a new home. I thought it was for looks because it's a finished basement. Wish they would have done a clear lid like you did instead of a black one. I'm trying to investigate why it never turns on

Awesome video and thank you for sharing your wisdom. Truly helpful!

I'm currently finishing up a sump install in my basement (first time doing it, not a pro). For allowing water in but keeping radon gas out, I considered devices like the Hi-Perdrain, but they all have low flow rates. I also considered devices that are essentially rubber socks with high shape memory, but again, the flow rate is so low. So my thinking is that I'll make a p-trap on the bottom of the lid. The only issue with that is with traps on low use devices, you have to make sure to top that water up on occasion. I have a dehumidifier that drains through a hose, and I'm just going to put that hose near that drain. Just my current thinking. Thanks for making videos and being honest about your skill level, don't fret the people who choose to be negative rather than keep scrolling.

home inspector here, 1 in 10 are hot in the NE test please and test again if you change your roof windows insulate finish areas change grade and if not every three years,

These videos are very helpful and well done. Thank you for putting them out!

Hi Scott, thank you for your videos. I'm planning to install my own system drawing from my sump pit. My pit is close to a bathroom and it would be fairly easy to tie into my homes sewer vent and avoid all of the unsightly pipes and fan, etc on the outside of the home. I know it probably wouldn't meet code but dont care about that. My question then is there any reason why this would be ok or not ok? I would put the fan either in the attic or in the utility room where it would be easier to make sure it is functioning properly. Thanks.

Is there a shorten version of this video that gets straight to the dry sump pit point? Not sure why Gary Busey showed up.

CAUTION!!! You’re creating a negative air pressure by not sealing the discharge pipes to the lid. Also very important to pay attention to other cracks and conduit that can pull air from the room/house. If a natural draft appliance is located in the house it can and often does spill carbon monoxide into the house rather than venting properly via buoyancy/stack effect. Potentially fatal oversight. Looks like electric hwh in this circumstance but diy’ers can get very sick/die if they don’t know what they’re doing and follow this method verbatim.

I’ve never seen a sump pump discharge into corrugated pipe before.

Why not just use the updated sump pit dome lids made for radon fans and sump plumbing? That's what I did at my house.

Radon systems are supposed to be sealed as tight as possible. Why didn't you seal around the 2" pipe you installed in the pit cover? It won't draw as good as it should unless the slab corners,grooves and pit are sealed as tight as possible.

Several folks have requested a link to where I purchased the lid. Here it is--> www.radonaway.com/20-clear-sump-cover-567? However, Radon Away only sells to Radon Mitigators. Nevertheless, it's a place to start. Thanks for watching. 😀

These videos are helpful.. Thanks. Just curious why you wouldn't purchase a small sump pump tube knowing that it is split and leaking. (charge it to the owner?) Also wondering why you would not seal the hole where the Radon exhaust tube goes through the new lid that you purchased. You were meticulous when installing the piece to the new lid that allows water to go into the sump pump pit but it does not allow air to escape yet you are allowing 1/2 gap between the lid and exhaust tube.

Hey Scott, I thought most radon mitigation seal up the cover and fittings so it draws radon from under the slab better than from the room above. How much do they cost? I will go to their website and check.

When you dig the clay in the old Houses. How much are the radon levels before and after?

Nice job, so that 2" ties into a 4" which also has two other areas it's pulling from, one's the foundation but what area is that tee pulling from (just curious). I really enjoy your videos and as someone who used to be a plumber many moons ago, and looking to get out of my current career, this looks like it could be in my wheelhouse ;?)

Why would you not seal the sump discharge hose to the lid properly, and why would you not go the extra mile to replace the sump discharge hose for the customer?

RU-vid algorithms popped your video in my feed or whatever….intuition…..very possibly….because radon has been on my mind lately! I subscribed because you are great, informative, so informative I’m scared now 😳. Mind if I ask questions? 1) where can I buy a thingamajiggy to test the levels. The thing the local DEHEC sent me was a level 4. I can’t recall if that was before or after we had a sump pump put in 😱 2) we do have a lid on sump pump much nicer than that ugly black thing, so I will look into buying the lid you used, I liked that you can see inside the pit! 3) when you say I’m dying…I live in the basement I have dry eyes, my dog has dry eyes, I sneeze like crazy pretty much every day. I could say I’m pretty fatigued but I don’t know if it’s not due to chronic low back & spinal pain. 4) am I classified as one foot in the grave, other foot 🦶🏼 on a banana 🍌 peel? Again thank you for making this video 3 years ago, which I know I was searching 3 yrs. ago RU-vid come on man! Thank you, hope you are still RU-vid ‘ing

Tell me why my air vent becomes clogged up on my sump pump

A lotta talk, a lotta shortcuts, a lotta guesswork. Notta pro.

That plexiglas cover is definitely not airtight.

Not a fan of the lid choice here. Would be way too easy to crack if stepped on and doesn't seem to have all that great of a seal. Better seal would likely mean lower numbers.

If you had a water softener that drained to that sump pit, how would you handle it? I have a similar setup as shown in your video and would like to install a Tee fitting on my radon exhaust pipe (about 2 feet above the sump cover) and put a trap and standpipe for the water softener to discharge into. This would allow me to maintain the vacuum seal on the sump pit (with the trap) yet still meet the code requirements of having an air gap for the water softener discharge. Does this sound like a reasonable approach to you?

Can you post a link of where we can get that lid?

Could you leave links where to buy these parts?

I thought over 4.0 required mitigation…

Where can I buy a sump pit cover like the one you used ?

If i dont currently have a radon problem, will digging a sump pit cause one?

Too much moving causes headache.

This fella’ may have some good advice, but, unfortunately, his videotaping was so dizzying, annoying, and distracting that I bailed within 4 minutes of starting/watching the video. I would suggest (to him) that he puts a little more effort into his videotaping techniques/skills so as not to lose potential viewers, like me. Just sayin’.🤷🏻‍♀️

U did a lil, and u talked too much The cam is on ur face more than on the work u R. Doing

This is to funny to watch

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Raydon is a scam! Don't fall for it people

Radon mitigation is a scam

Looks like a hack job

Love the chin diaper.why bother.?

Why is that brick in the first pit?

People who believe in radon and pay for "mitigation" are the same people who wear a mask in their car when they are the only person in the car. Props for you making money on the retired 👍