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Originally Posted by MN Renovator
JYL said what I was about to say when I was reading this thread and I'm pretty sure I said earlier. You never want to ventilate a basement because in the summer the dew point which will be much higher than every surface in your basement from the walls and mechanical equipment which will be a quick way to introduce serious mold issues and rust out your mechanical equipment. In the winter you'll dehumidify the basement ...along with the whole house if you use enough air to deal with the radon problem but that could also cause issues if the HRV manages to malfunction even slightly and have unbalanced (negative) pressure on the house causing suction on the sumps and an increase of your problem.
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I have another radon detector in the mail, so I should be able to find out if,
it's mostly a one hole problem or not.
If it is, I've about decided not to waste a lot of time on this..
Since this nice weather isn't going to be here much longer!
So, the HRV will have to wait. I think upstairs would be the better site for it anyways.
Roughly, Plan A: Use a HP190 blower and run 3" PVC up to the ceiling,
and run it 24' (between the Floor Joists) to the back of the basement.
The pipe will exit right behind Sanyo#2 and go up a couple feet above the gutter.
Adding some videos!
http://youtu.be/A6DYg6hR1jE
http://youtu.be/WDfkAFQi584
http://youtu.be/e-BpaTp6sCo