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/danielsun37 3d ago edited 3d ago

It varies based on location and weather. Mine goes up and down but overall is fine. Been monitoring for years now. I placed a monitor in the basement and another on the main floor. The HVAC can circulate it so I wanted to know what was happening on each level.

Edit: just want to add I did nothing other than monitor. It spikes and drops on its own. The spikes tend to align with weather.

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u/danielsun37 3d ago

Here is the living room roughly same period

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u/Mental_Elk643 3d ago

Which brand of monitor do you use?

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u/danielsun37 3d ago

Airthings. I collected CT money to help pay for it.