AirThings Radon sensor

Xringer · 12-06-20, 02:30 PM

It's an older Gen1 model, so it's not able to talk to Amazon..

It's about to finish up it's 1 week calibration run.

So far, I'm liking it. I've inserted the rain record since 11/29/20 so you can see the Rain-to-Radon relationship.
Seems like water pressure increasing in the soil, might be squishing out the Radon. So the Radon up-flow rate increases.
This happens so fast, my old theory of increased water flow over granite (which has high radon content), erodes the rock, releasing more Radon might not be the whole story.
Lately, I've heard that increases in barometric air pressure can cause your basement to have more Radon. I wonder if that's accurate.?.
Seems like it might be. If the rain water pressure theory is sound.

12-06-20, 02:30 PM	#1
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	AirThings Radon sensor It's an older Gen1 model, so it's not able to talk to Amazon.. It's about to finish up it's 1 week calibration run. So far, I'm liking it. I've inserted the rain record since 11/29/20 so you can see the Rain-to-Radon relationship. Seems like water pressure increasing in the soil, might be squishing out the Radon. So the Radon up-flow rate increases. This happens so fast, my old theory of increased water flow over granite (which has high radon content), erodes the rock, releasing more Radon might not be the whole story. Lately, I've heard that increases in barometric air pressure can cause your basement to have more Radon. I wonder if that's accurate.?. Seems like it might be. If the rain water pressure theory is sound. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My hobby is installing & trying to repair mini-splits EPA 608 Type 1 Technician Certification ~ 5 lbs or less..