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Old 07-25-2018, 09:39 AM
 
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Hello

I looked at a house recently which had a radon mitigation system installed. I got the inspector to do a 48 hour radon test in the basement and the average level came to be around 2 with levels ranging from 0 to 4. I attached the report with this thread. I was reading online that radon mitigation companies can reduce levels closer to zero with mitigation systems so is this level too high given that a mitigation system is already in place. Also I was reading that in winter these numbers can be even higher. Per the owners, the mitigation system was installed when the house was built and they bought the house from the original owners. Kindly advise.
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Old 07-25-2018, 10:03 AM
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Hello

I looked at a house recently which had a radon mitigation system installed. I got the inspector to do a 48 hour radon test in the basement and the average level came to be around 2 with levels ranging from 0 to 4. I attached the report with this thread. I was reading online that radon mitigation companies can reduce levels closer to zero with mitigation systems so is this level too high given that a mitigation system is already in place. Also I was reading that in winter these numbers can be even higher. Per the owners, the mitigation system was installed when the house was built and they bought the house from the original owners. Kindly advise.
Go to another house.
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Old 07-25-2018, 11:43 AM
 
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Can this issue be fixed somehow?
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Old 07-25-2018, 03:08 PM
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Can this issue be fixed somehow?
Probably.

Its disturbing that there is a system and its giving you a 2. That is not a high risk level (see the link below), but it is higher than you would like.

That either means a poorly designed system, which means an expensive retro-fit, or a more serious problem.

So if its a house you don't already own, its best to move on. Its one thing if there is no mitigation system. You can negotiate putting one in. But when one is already there and its not doing a good job, that's an issue.

https://www.radon.com/radon_levels/
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