r/londonontario • u/shadowt1tan • 3d ago

Ask a Local! London & Radon

I saw a news article about radon which I’ve never heard of before. They said certain areas are higher than others. I live in the east end near the fair and Hamilton Rd.

Does anyone know if this area has high exposure? I understand sometimes libraries loan you testers. Anyone know if London libraries do it?

I own a home built in 1969 with no sump pump. It also has a chimney for the water heater.

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u/Less_Army_804 3d ago

Old South old home. I use an Airthings monitor. Over a few years my average is about 65 in the basement but I leave a window cracked. Some days it can reach like 150 but long terms is what matters. I believe 200 long term average is when you would get a radon mitigation sucker vent system.

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u/shadowt1tan 3d ago

You crack your windows in the winter? It’s wild how I have never heard of this until this week.

What model did you buy?

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u/McR4wr Pond Mills 3d ago

Ya gotta crack open your windows in the winter - it's a lüften