Re: Re: buying a home--radon question

[Guest guest]

It is best to ventilate also because there are other toxic gases

that can come out of the ground. CO2 is one, quite dangerous

if it gets too high.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM, snoshoe_2 <snoshoe_2@...> wrote:

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> I'm no expert, but I can tell you a little.

>

> You do want to keep it ventilated, it is important to keep the air clear.

> Radon is decayed uranium and still radioactive, it causes lung cancer and

> alzheimer's for example.

>

> Here the ground is high in it. What is usually enough to take care of it,

> and required in closed in buildings, is that crawl spaces have those

> screened vents that can be closed, one on each side of the buildings to

> allow air flow. If you can't get air flow, or not enough, and it bare ground

> under the house, covering it with plastic sheeting is what is suggested.

>

> There are tests for it that may be available at your hardware store you

> stick down there for directed length of time, and get a reading off that to

> know if air flow is sufficient or not.

>

> ~ Snoshoe

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> >

> > Hi,

> > We are buying a home and are interested in one that has a radon

> mitigation system. How concerned do I need to be about this? As long as the

> system is running is the home truly safe? If anyone has expertise in this

> area I'd really appreciate your opinion. My biggest concern is power

> outages. If we lose power for an extended period of time, then what? It's my

> understanding there is a fan that runs 24/7 to pump the radon out.

> > thanks,

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Oh yeah, ,

 

Snoshoe reminded me--you want to take care of any cracks in your basement floor

to keep as much radon as possible out.

 

Diane

From: snoshoe_2 <snoshoe_2@...>

Subject: Re: buying a home--radon question

Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 2:22 PM

 

I'm no expert, but I can tell you a little.

You do want to keep it ventilated, it is important to keep the air clear. Radon

is decayed uranium and still radioactive, it causes lung cancer and alzheimer's

for example.

Here the ground is high in it. What is usually enough to take care of it, and

required in closed in buildings, is that crawl spaces have those screened vents

that can be closed, one on each side of the buildings to allow air flow. If you

can't get air flow, or not enough, and it bare ground under the house, covering

it with plastic sheeting is what is suggested.

There are tests for it that may be available at your hardware store you stick

down there for directed length of time, and get a reading off that to know if

air flow is sufficient or not.

~ Snoshoe

>

> Hi,

> We are buying a home and are interested in one that has a radon mitigation

system. How concerned do I need to be about this? As long as the system is

running is the home truly safe? If anyone has expertise in this area I'd really

appreciate your opinion. My biggest concern is power outages. If we lose power

for an extended period of time, then what? It's my understanding there is a fan

that runs 24/7 to pump the radon out.

> thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

As far as i understand, as long as you dont keep your windows closed all the

time. The small amount of gas can escape into the outside environment. I would

not worry to much, it all depends how much time you spend in your house. How

much the legal services are covering themselves by mentioning it in the first

place. Before you by the house.

You can get a monitor for £50 and it would measure the air in the house over

two months. Then you can take action if necessary. I would not worry.

Best

Giles

From: snoshoe_2 <snoshoe_2@...>

Subject: Re: buying a home--radon question

Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 2:22 PM

 

I'm no expert, but I can tell you a little.

You do want to keep it ventilated, it is important to keep the air clear. Radon

is decayed uranium and still radioactive, it causes lung cancer and alzheimer's

for example.

Here the ground is high in it. What is usually enough to take care of it, and

required in closed in buildings, is that crawl spaces have those screened vents

that can be closed, one on each side of the buildings to allow air flow. If you

can't get air flow, or not enough, and it bare ground under the house, covering

it with plastic sheeting is what is suggested.

There are tests for it that may be available at your hardware store you stick

down there for directed length of time, and get a reading off that to know if

air flow is sufficient or not.

~ Snoshoe

>

> Hi,

> We are buying a home and are interested in one that has a radon mitigation

system. How concerned do I need to be about this? As long as the system is

running is the home truly safe? If anyone has expertise in this area I'd really

appreciate your opinion. My biggest concern is power outages. If we lose power

for an extended period of time, then what? It's my understanding there is a fan

that runs 24/7 to pump the radon out.

> thanks,

>

>