A homeowner in Byfield, Massachusetts, had been living in their home for the past 8 years. They have known about radon and the health concerns associated with it, but they have never had the money put aside to install the proper system to mitigate it. This past year they tested the home for radon and the results were averaging 5.5 pCi/L around the home. After they received the test results they began planning to save up for a radon system. They decided to call EFS and our design specialist inspected the home and recommended installing a radon mitigation system.
Our radon team installed a radon mitigation system into their home. A few different pieces have to be installed to make a radon mitigation system work. The basement or extraction point needed to be sealed and not allow radon to come into the basement from anywhere but the extraction point. The team installed PVC piping to collect the radon. A fan is installed on the outside of the home and connected to the PVC to draw radon gas from the extraction point and out of the home. At the other end of the radon fan more piping is attached to vent the radon above the roofline so radon can't re-enter the home.
Extraction Point
Against the wall to the right, the team will be installing an extraction point to collect radon.
Radon Fan To Be Installed
The radon fan will be installed on the outside of the home.
Radon Pipe Installed
The team installed the radon pipe at the extraction point. Now the fan can pull radon-filled air from under the home and push it outside.
Radon Fan
The team connected the radon pipe and the radon fan so the fan can draw the radon out from beneath the home.
Fan is Vented
More piping is installed to make sure radon can't re-enter the home.
