Used Radon Testing Equipment

Here are examples of some of the equipment used by home inspectors.

Used radon testing equipment.

The sun nuclear continuous monitoring devices we use are extremely sensitive pieces of equipment. How do you test your home for radon. Testing your home from radon is the only way to know whether your house is safe according to family handyman magazine a sister publication of the healthy. After being used passive devices are returned to a laboratory for analysis.

This photo shows an example of the equipment typically used by an inspector. On the back of every unit we have is a sticker from the lab indicating when it was last calibrated. A return mailer is provided with the kit. Inspectors may use a bag a bucket or a general purpose toolbox.

Conduct the test in the lowest livable area of your house that is regularly used 8 to 10 hours per week. Radon testing is an ancillary. These test kits are designed to be used for two or four days before being returned for analysis by the laboratory that provides it. Equipment is taken to the inspection in two cases.

Conduct the test in the lowest livable area of your house that is regularly used 8 to 10 hours per week. Continuous radon monitors test for the radon. Short term tests are useful to see if further testing is warranted.