Radon gas/radiation & plumbing
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I’m curious about the 2” line. Illegal drain?
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No. Unless you’re connecting to the sewer which is illegal here.
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Looks like a 3" PVC line for radon.
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I thought radon too at first, but doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever seen.
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For us any kind of pit needs to be sealed air tight for radon gas and vented.
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I've seen only one radon pipe, I'll check and post it later but it was 4" or bigger with a fan on it.
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we arent required to do a sealed pit for new constuction. its crazy cuz used houses do radon inspections and some fail and then the crock gets sealed and vented
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They have them in dn/town LA. at a place called the BEVERLY CENTER MALL
I did work their when it first opened, they had RADON 4" PVC pipes with slid
on caps, both in basement store rooms and in the plant box's outside,
I was looking for a sewer clean out at the time :smile:
I did work their when it first opened, they had RADON 4" PVC pipes with slid
on caps, both in basement store rooms and in the plant box's outside,
I was looking for a sewer clean out at the time :smile:
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That's the "Active" Radon System.
In Illinois currently and for the past several years, in new construction a passive system is mandated. Testing is not.
Should a buyer or bank want a test and the test results still show high with the passive system it can easily be converted by a licensed installer to an active system.
The best part is once it is active it is not mandated to test again to prove the active system is working or at what percentage the conversion reduced the gas.
In Illinois currently and for the past several years, in new construction a passive system is mandated. Testing is not.
Should a buyer or bank want a test and the test results still show high with the passive system it can easily be converted by a licensed installer to an active system.
The best part is once it is active it is not mandated to test again to prove the active system is working or at what percentage the conversion reduced the gas.
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radon..another scam to make money....
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It was a French show. Unless you understand the language I won't try to find it.
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I just did this abomination of a radon in an old house. Core drilled a hole in the basement floor and filled in a bit of peagravel and then went up and out.![]()
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no rain protection on the top of the pipe to keep rain and snow from going right into the fan motor???
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No. I was wondering the same but thus is how I was told to do it and the fan is rated for outdoors use so I take it that it might have an internal design directing the water safely past the motor. The man who signs my paychecks told me to do it that way so that is how it went in. If I felt it was safety issue or something really totally hacked then I would object. Just because I would personally prefer a different approach does not mean I have good grounds to stand on for objecting. The luxury of having the final say is reserved for the boss not the employee. The end of this year or beginning of next I will have that luxury myself.
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