Conduct the test in the lowest livable area of your house that is regularly used 8 to 10 hours per week.
Used radon testing equipment.
Charcoal canisters for short term use are sold through the national radon program services website.
These test kits are designed to be used for two or four days before being returned for analysis by the laboratory that provides it.
Radon testing is an ancillary.
Here are examples of some of the equipment used by home inspectors.
How do you test your home for radon.
The sun nuclear continuous monitoring devices we use are extremely sensitive pieces of equipment.
Inspectors may use a bag a bucket or a general purpose toolbox.
Short term tests are useful to see if further testing is warranted.
Continuous radon monitors test for the radon.
As a certified radon testing company we are required to send our testing units in to a certified laboratory for recalibration every year.
After being used passive devices are returned to a laboratory for analysis.
Conduct the test in the lowest livable area of your house that is regularly used 8 to 10 hours per week.
Testing your home from radon is the only way to know whether your house is safe according to family handyman magazine a sister publication of the healthy.
A return mailer is provided with the kit.
On the back of every unit we have is a sticker from the lab indicating when it was last calibrated.