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    I lent the detector to my neighbor and he got a reading in the 300s on his top floor! Makes sense since his basement was in the 500s. All his quotes were $2400 so he bought all the stuff off Amazon and is installing it himself.

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    Wow - I didn't think this was really catching on, it's good to see so many people testing. We're up in Royal Oak and we tested our house last winter. We got a reading of 38 Bq/m3 which seems to be pretty good so we haven't done anything about it.

    If we ever sell the place I guess we should advertise it as low radon!
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    ^ yeah 38 is good. These mitigation companies usually guarantee to get it under 50 only.

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    We got something like 34, measured on the main floor for 6 months (November to April). It really depends on many factors.

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    Originally posted by 88CRX


    They do but it'll have a 1000 puncture holes in it and not be sealed at the perimeter or any pipe penetrations.
    when we built my parents house in BC we had to put down a special gravel and seal all holes in the vapor barrier before we could pour on top of it, all because of radon.

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    I plan to buy the pucks and run them over the next winter when the house is closed up. I missed the window this year.
    My husband gets bronchitis quite a lot since we've lived in this house so I wonder if our levels are higher than they should be. I'm not saying the radon is a cause but every year, fall and spring since living here it's been that way.

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    ^ check your humidity levels FIRST. Anything below 30% can cause a HOST of respiratory issues.

    After that, check/clean furnace fucts and filters.

    After that get something like a Foobot (sp?) air quality sampler (about 200$).

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    Just got the results of our 3 month test. 101 BQ/m3 +\- 16.

    I fully expected it to come back MUCH higher. Since it's under 200 I'm inclined to leave it for now. Our house has a few issues I think could be fixed to help get that number even lower but I'll work on it myself little by little as I have the time then re-test.
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    which kits are you guys using?

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    I used the pucks for a test last year. The results came back around 70 bq and the company suggested I run long term tests for more accuracy.

    Instead, I bought the Airthings electronic tester for $250. I just set it up a few days ago, so I haven't had a chance to really use it yet.

    I figure I can move it around the basement and then the main floor and upstairs. Once I'm done with it I can start lending it out to friends/family.

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    We just got results of the puck tests. It sat for 99 days and we were 56 bq/m3, which I guess is low. @Pacman , want to lend me your detector so I can check a couple of other spots?
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    I've got a foot length of pipe sticking out in the furnace room of my basement with a cap on the end, for Radon. Am I gonna die?

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    We just got results of the puck tests. It sat for 99 days and we were 56 bq/m3, which I guess is low. @Pacman , want to lend me your detector so I can check a couple of other spots?
    you can take it for 5 days but I'll need it back without any delays as my inlaws are getting a mitigation system installed next week and I want to set it up at their place that day so I can see the difference and monitor it.

    Let me know if you want it.

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    I'll hit you up later then, don't want to have it stressing you out and I'm away all weekend anyway.
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    Did a puck test in the basement over the winter and it was 595 +/- 72 Bq/m2!! 1985 build in Strathcona Park.

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    I'm many months in now and my long term average has settled to around 100 Bq. I was all worried at the start seeing days spike to 200, but averaged out over time it's a lot less. I also found it spiked on days of big temperature swings over the winter.

    I assumed it would go up as things thawed out (ground expanding, releasing more radon? Haha I don't know) but it has done the opposite.

    I wouldn't trust a puck ether, my 3 month average was double what it is now. You need way more than 3 months for an accurate long-term reading from what I have seen.

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    I placed my puck in the basement and after 3 months I got a reading of 111 BQ/m3 +\- 16. House was built in 2006, in the community of Bridlewood.

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    Did a 3 month test, returned with courier, lost the test.

    Waste of 3 months and 65$. Try again next winter i guess

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