Posted: 9/6/2014 6:54:09 PM EDT
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Buying a house...and had it tested during the home inspection for radon.
Came back at ~12.7 units. Apparently <4 is the EPA recommendation. We can ask the seller to install a mitigation system or walk. Any concerns with radon with a properly installed mitigation system? |
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We were in the same situation when we bought our house. The original owner bought it before radon testing was par for the course so they didn't get a system installed. We had it tested and the results were 16 units so we asked them to pay for the install ($950?) and they did. After the install levels went down to around 3. |
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Quoted: Yes - full basement. It's about 2/3 finished; but no crawlspace. |
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We just sold our house. When we bought it we tested and it was around 2 picocuries/L. The buyers had a test done and it came back around 6. Seasonal flux, who knows? They wanted a system installed, we had it done to the tune of $1800. "After" test was under 1 pCi/L. They're not complex systems, so don't sweat it. It's not an acute hazard, you won't die if the fan stops one weekend, just have it fixed at some point. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
| I've had one for over 15 years Like others have said, drilled a hole in the slab in my basement, installed an enclosed fan unit, and ran a pipe outside. The fan unit has run continuously the whole type without a bit of trouble. I think we paid $600 to have it installed. |
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Same as others in here...home inspection found...seller paid for system.....well below after. Almost every home in north NJ has a system....it's a natural gas in the ground here. You can't find a house without a system, except for the older one where they don't have one "yet."
Bailing on a house because there is radon, is like not buying a house with a broken pipe. Mitigate your hazard and enjoy the house. |
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Please expand...why? It's "on the table" right now - so I'd like to know the details behind your suggestion. Quoted:
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Walk Fast, unless you absolutely love the place and then I would still walk. Please expand...why? It's "on the table" right now - so I'd like to know the details behind your suggestion. Its easy. it is radiation in the form of a radioactive gas. Radiation is cumulative the longer you are exposed the greater the risk. The second largest group of lung cancer is believed to be from Radon exposure. No thanks I'll pass on that one. We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry |
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Its easy. it is radiation in the form of a radioactive gas. Radiation is cumulative the longer you are exposed the greater the risk. The second largest group of lung cancer is believed to be from Radon exposure. No thanks I'll pass on that one. We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry Quoted:
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Walk Fast, unless you absolutely love the place and then I would still walk. Please expand...why? It's "on the table" right now - so I'd like to know the details behind your suggestion. Its easy. it is radiation in the form of a radioactive gas. Radiation is cumulative the longer you are exposed the greater the risk. The second largest group of lung cancer is believed to be from Radon exposure. No thanks I'll pass on that one. We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry It's also easy to measure and mitigate. |
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Its easy. it is radiation in the form of a radioactive gas. Radiation is cumulative the longer you are exposed the greater the risk. The second largest group of lung cancer is believed to be from Radon exposure. No thanks I'll pass on that one. We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry Quoted:
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Walk Fast, unless you absolutely love the place and then I would still walk. Please expand...why? It's "on the table" right now - so I'd like to know the details behind your suggestion. Its easy. it is radiation in the form of a radioactive gas. Radiation is cumulative the longer you are exposed the greater the risk. The second largest group of lung cancer is believed to be from Radon exposure. No thanks I'll pass on that one. We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry Radon being a major lung cancer source has never been actually justified in any actual study of house levels in humans. It is so easy to mitigate it is a koke. 3 or 4 inch thinner wall PVC pipe with a blower. A good system has a manometer mounted below the fan to show the few inches of water vacuum the blower pulls. As a trained and certified 'radiation worker' I deal withe exposure frequently. Most of the home radon stuff is hysteria. |
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We looked and found what we wanted and will never have to have that worry Might want to check your premise there. As noted above, when we bought our house and tested, the level was well under the 4pCi/L "safer" level. When our buyer tested it was over. Levels CAN change for any number of reasons. (Unless your house is on stilts?) |