Radon is the the second leading cause of lung cancer and affects both smokers and non-smokers.This deadly gas is detected in up to 1/3 U.S. households without anyone ever knowing about it!
To test your home, you have three options:
1: Call a professional. Most home inspectors offer this test
2. Purchase a one-time use at-home radon test from your local hardware store.
3. Purchase a digital radon tester from Amazon, which can be used to test over and over gain.The EPA recommends action being taken (mitigation) if your home's radon levels are 4 pCi/L or higher.Here's how to reduce radon levels WITHOUT spending thousands of dollars for a professional mitigation system.1. Install a ceiling fan! Believe it or not, simply installing a ceiling fan in your basement can reduce radon as much as 80%!2. Run a positive-ion generator. These are tough to find, but the combo of a positive-ion generator and a ceiling can has been said to reduce radon as much as 95%3. Seal up your furnace cold air return. If your heat and air is sucking air from the basement, you can guarantee your family is breathing in much more radon than if the cold-air return was sealed.4. Seal up cracks in the basement floor and close any open drains. That's how radon gets in!5. Open windows when weather permits. Radon is sucked up through the ground when your HVAC system creates preasure. Opening those windows lets fresh air in and neutralizes the pressure. Be SURE to test your levels again after putting these measures into place. In most cases these measures will completely solve your radon problem. If not, call a professional.
Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction
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