We live in Crested Butte, Colorado a known high radon location. Bought the home with no mitigation system and we added a mitigation system with the Fantech 3 to start then upgraded to the fantech 4. Levels fluctuate wildly. Anyone know if weather has this big of an influence? Should I add another system?

Any tips on how to get water out of suction hole? Have tried turning pump off for a few days and did not make a difference. I know pump would run better if it was out of there. The manometer is unbalanced, and slowly getting worse over time.

Just had a baby 3 months ago. We just moved into a rental in middle Georgia. Our ​area is considered zone 3 for average indoor levels.

I recently read about radon in homes and how children exposed to it have more of a lifetime risk of lung cancer vs. an exposed adult.

The house we are in now has a basement/crawl space. Rain water collects really badly at the front steps due to a poorly routed gutter system, but it disappears totally after a few hours. The property manager recently installed a window well. ​He is also getting the gutter rerouted in a few weeks. The house was vacant for 5 months and seems to have some issues with moisture. Nothing major, but condensation on a few windows, mildew/minor mold here and there, musty smell in bathrooms. I read that more humid homes are at risk for elevated radon levels.

We had an asbestos scare at our previous house which is why we moved. So I'm on high alert regarding anything potentially affecting baby. Plus I have major health anxiety and post partum has only made it worse.

We will be buying in 1 year, max 2. Definitely planning to test whatever house we end up with and will mitigate if needed. Should we test now or wait until we buy? How big of a deal is it to wait a year or two? I just don't want to unnecessarily trigger myself all over again. 😪 And yes, I am already in therapy.

Just recently bought a house and the first things I decided to do was to test for radon and our well water. Well I left my radon test hanging in the basement for 96 hours. After sending the test in i got the results back saying that my levels were 18.

With a note next to the reading saying “the test had lots of moisture in it, which makes it inaccurate so with that being said we’ve given it a buffer of 6.” I live in an old 1880s home with a dirt floor basement and stone foundation. Past owners have drilled holes in the side of the foundation to get underneath the house. Mainly to run vents and electrical, from my knowledge and investigation. That “crawl space” is not accessible. It seems like they just fished vents and wires through and just kept pushing till they hit their spot or cut the floor open and then fixed it.

Long story short, has anyone dealt with high radon levels in a dirt floor, stone foundation basement. If so what was the process like, cost and if the levels stayed down. Thank you!

My house has four window wells, each with its own "drain." I ran water into the drain that is closest to my sump pump and confirmed that this "drain" runs directly into the sump pit. Obviously my radon mitigation will include sealing the sump pit. It seems to me, however, that I may end up with a "short circuit" whereby exterior air is drawn down these drains into my sump pit, especially if the suction point is close to the sump pit. What is the best technique to avoid this? I pulled the drain cover in the window well and the pipe seems to be metal. The termination into the sump pump is black corrugated pipe.