Because long term readings are more important, you don’t need Bluetooth or wifi. You literally just look at the thing every few months. There is absolutely no reason to have a radon detector with smart functionality.
I suppose it depends on if you live in a house that's borderline for setting alarm levels. As with anything like this whether it be a furnace filter, water filter, humidity pad, etc people often forget to check these things and a reminder can make a difference.
If you click on the little blocks in the following map, it shows a graph of historical readings for that region. There is a pretty big drop in radon levels in most areas from June through August, so if you get radon testing, you would want to avoid testing during those months.
"I need a quick meeting break, I have to check my house radon levels!" said no one, ever.
I feel like it's a great non-emergency excuse to get out of a pointless meeting. Instead of no one ever, it should be more often.
"Hey y'all, just letting you guys know I'll be regularly checking my radon levels for the next couple weeks, so I may need to hop out early from time to time to do it."
we live in a older 1968 home and i did a long term test around 6 months and also bought a digital meter.
long term test was 270 ~ and digital test was different frequently but did peak one day at 480.
I get radiation exposure at work so we hired radon west who were awesome. post remediation levels were 4-30 with digital detector then i sold it on kijiji.
So I grabbed the AirThings bluetooth version, and after a few days, holy F!
Our readings are 632 bq/m3 in a 48hour average.
Definitely need to do something. I'll probably be giving one of the recommended guys from this thread a call soon
As has been discussed you should monitor for at least 3 months before considering getting any work done. The levels can vary greatly. My averages have trended down since I started a few weeks ago. They are still above 200 but trending in the 3xx/day instead of 4xx/day.
Yeah definitely will keep an eye on it for a while, but I have two little kids (under 3) and the thought of radon levels being that high drives me crazy. So I'll keep an eye on it, but will need to plan accordingly. 99% sure I'll need to do something.
The readings started off at 800+, so definitely not low or near a safe number threshhold.
If your readings are over 600 at any point I very much doubt they’re going to average into a safe level over 3 months. It varies, but it doesn’t vary that much.
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Yes the threshold levels are based on average exposure over a long period of time. You should test over at least 3 months (not short-term readings) and over the winter.
This! The minimum recommended test time is generally three months.
I have a Calgary client who does Radon mitigation and lent me a tester to check my basement (I'm in an area with known high radon levels...fortunately ours were very low!!).
Test away from windows and doors in a "quiet area" from a ventilation perspective. Most detectors come with instructions and there are plenty of instructive (scientific) sites on the net.
If you click on the little blocks in the following map, it shows a graph of historical readings for that region. There is a pretty big drop in radon levels in most areas from June through August, so if you get radon testing, you would want to avoid testing during those months.
It boils down to pressure differences between indoors and outdoors. Opening windows is part of that, as is the temperature difference from running your furnace. During the winter the air in the soil moves through cracks and pores in the building foundation into your house due mostly to that pressure difference.
