If your sump pit cover is not a sealed cover, first get a sealed cover
- It may lower your radon readings sufficiently
- You need a sealed cover to run a radon fan; otherwise the fan just removes air from the basement, and you want it to remove subslab air
When looking for a fan, there are several factors
- each fan is rated for airflow, measured in cfm (cubic feet per minute). The airflow capacity you need is based on your radon readings. Some have various speed settings so you can adjust for the specific install
- Radon fans are rated by efficacy - how many cfm they remove per watt of electricity used. There is a wide range.
- Some fans also have a sone (sound) rating.
- Installing with flexible couplings at the fan (they look like a fernco but are specific for radon fan install) will greatly reduce vibration and thus perceived noise, rather than installing with hard pipe fittings
- It may lower your radon readings sufficiently
- You need a sealed cover to run a radon fan; otherwise the fan just removes air from the basement, and you want it to remove subslab air
When looking for a fan, there are several factors
- each fan is rated for airflow, measured in cfm (cubic feet per minute). The airflow capacity you need is based on your radon readings. Some have various speed settings so you can adjust for the specific install
- Radon fans are rated by efficacy - how many cfm they remove per watt of electricity used. There is a wide range.
- Some fans also have a sone (sound) rating.
- Installing with flexible couplings at the fan (they look like a fernco but are specific for radon fan install) will greatly reduce vibration and thus perceived noise, rather than installing with hard pipe fittings
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