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  1. 02-11-2013, 11:19 AM #1
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    RADON: 2nd largest cause of lung cancer?

    My inlaws smoked for many years. Neither got lung cancer. My father never smoked. He died of lung cancer.

    I was looking at radon maps and my home county of Douglas County Kansas is a top radon county with many homes tested of 4 pCi/L or more. Cook County, where we live now is supposed to be averaging around 2 to 4. But there are homes in the low risk areas that measure quite badly and homes tested in the high risk areas that measure quite nicely.

    Has anyone had any experience with testing and venting radon gas? I never have.
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    The only problem in the Netherlands with radon gas was from a batch of gypsum plates used to cover the walls attics etc imported from a chaep source, ventilation or ripping out and replace was the next step.
    Radon from natural sources in the ground need to be mechanically vented away from the house.
    mostly the gasses will accumulate in the crawlspaces etc, so there the mechanical ventilation must be added and fresh air let in from outside the house.

    Not happening here, just picked that up from the net.
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    http://www.ehow.com/how_8559382_doit...reduction.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by NY3V View Post
    http://www.ehow.com/how_8559382_doit...reduction.html
    I'm wondering if it is worth it to use copper piping and make a ground while venting the radon? I know it would cost a bit, but the only concern I'd have is whether or not this would mean a greater potential for lightning to exploit?
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    Has anyone gone through this procedure? How satisfactory were the results? We are looking at homes in the high risk areas and are concerned.
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    Nasty stuff, and it can make a mess out of your house too. Oh wait a minute, that's Rodan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
    Nasty stuff, and it can make a mess out of your house too. Oh wait a minute, that's Rodan.
    Very scary, where Godzirra?
    We never had weather like this before they started messing around with that internet stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
    Nasty stuff, and it can make a mess out of your house too. Oh wait a minute, that's Rodan.
    Not to be confused with Rodin (Pronounced the same as Rodan, BTW)

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    Our area is a high Radon potential area. But we have a mitigation system. Tested and everything and it's within acceptable levels.

    Basically it's just a pipe that goes into the ground with a fan in the attic.
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    Great. Glad to hear of someone doing something about it and getting positive results.
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