Changed my mind about input air
Today, I didn't allow enough air into the basement while running the radon fan for 4 hours. 12:00 to 16:00
Ended up with more Radon! It was pulled out of the sump holes and cracks in the floor! I created a little vacuum and got punished. No Ham radio in the basement tonight!
The radon was low at noon. But I wanted to ventilate the basement to freshen up the air. I opened the pull-down stairs to the attic, thinking cool air would flow down. But it was so hot today in the attic, there was no down-flow of attic air. It was likely a suction effect. Especially if attic vent fan turned on (auto-on at 120F).
I'm going to need some way of bringing in outside air into the basement. When it's cold outside, that will be a real problem. I don't want a lot of cold air on the basement floor while the Radon fan is running.
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On another note, I need to look at the Radon after the oil burner has been running! That thing sucks too!
Cheers,
Rich
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