Radon Gas Fan Installation

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Radon gas fan installation.

All radon mitigation installation standards require that the radon fan be located outside the living space of the home. The purpose of a radon fan is to draw radon from out of the soil below the home and release it safety above the house. Soil gas control systems in new construction of buildings schools large buildings. If that test shows you still have high levels of radon contact the company you bought the fan from.

However with radon fans you re at the mercy of soil conditions sub slab fill suction pit sizing and much more. The location of the radon fan. This radon fan is designed for moderate to good air flow working most effectively with sub slab or sub material conditions ranging from about 4 in. Chances are you ll need to install a more powerful fan.

Fans placed in attics garages and outside locations will keep you safe. American national standards addressing radon in new construction. If you have a radon level of around 4pci l the level of radon being pushed out of the exhaust side of the fan can be many times higher even into the 100s of pci l. An odorless gas radon is the result of the nuclear decay of naturally occurring uranium in the earth.

But in some cases a second suction point where pipe enters the floor is the solution. Schedule 40 pvc vent pipe using 3. After installing your radon system do another test. With the fan running a simple gauge installed in the pipe in the basement lets the homeowner verify that the system is working.

Of clean size 4 6 gravel to very loose soil. Radon mitigation costs an average of 974 with a typical range of 779 and 1 177 most mitigation systems don t exceed 1 500 however large homes or those with multiple foundations or complex configurations can cost as much as 3 000 professional testing runs 150 to 800. Fan curves tell you how much cfm you re moving at a given resistance or suction measured in inches of water column pressure. The reasoning for this is that if a leak was to occur above the fan your house could have a really high radon level.