Milwaukee Radon Mitigation Mitigators is the BEST local contractor installing abatement systems. Here is an explanation on exactly how we install the radon mitigation system in Milwaukee.

We're going to be installing a

radon mitigation system in an older Milwaukee home. Radon testing indoor air

levels came back to around the 14 pCi/L.  We will

begin remediation by doing our

measuring diagnostics.  We do that by figuring out air flow

underneath the house. Usually, if we have to do diagnostics testing,

we'll do what we call Advanced

Diagnostics, but we do not have to commit to this process all the time, only when the job calls for it.  We would now take a

sampling and then after that we figure

out what the design of the system will be, unless Milwaukee Radon Mitigation Mitigators has already determined the design prior to arrival at jobsite.

More or less we will now determine what size pipe

to use. Next, we decide where to put the radon mitigation system. We do that by figuring where we will penetrate the walls foundation

the floor itself.  After this process,  which

usually takes about an hour or so, we'll begin the radon mitigation system

installation process.  We'll do a basic

communications testing, which means we're

checking for airflow underneath the

house and then we will drill a main

going to be placed. We drill

half inch holes at the furthest points

of the home, ultimately simulating a radon fan by using a

vacuum. Next, we puff smoke at the

furthest ends. We do this because we want to see

the back and create a negative pressure, as we evacuate the smoke back to the central

location. This way, part of the process is

to sealing, so if you look around the joints

you see the expansion joints

all the way down, positioning along the

chimney, so that the gases from the soil move upward.

Now we prepare to caulk the cracks along the basement or concrete floor.  We caulk the

entire perimeter where the walls meet the floor, in order to trap the

soil gases and allow the system to suck

the radon that of the house. Advanced diagnostics can now be done if needed. We have

what is called a sniffer. The purpose of a sniffer is it basically gives diagnostics of

radon levels immediately. We do this by taking our radon levels straight from

the soil. The sniffer makes a beeping sound and as it spikes up in radon levels,

spiking as it usually will average at around 250 275 reading.

The hole size is usually

going to be about a 4-inch slab. We are going to penetrate

down into the aggregate, which is

 deep into stone the gravel.  We will

clean and clear out this aggregate and build a

good solid stump, allowing the radon mitigation system to

work easier and mor efficient.  This process serves as a collection point, where it brings

everything back into that sump.

We then vent to the outside. Everything is about radon.

As we get closer to the end of the installation.  we apply putty by applying a polyurethane

concrete caulk on the bottom of the sump pump cover, in order to get a

good seal.  Now we attach a manometer, called a

mini u for short. The purpose of the manometer is to

measure the vacuum pressure of the fan.

A manometer measurement of zero

means there's no vacuum, indicating we have not connected the fan to the radon system yet. One the radon mitigation system is connected,

the manometer tube is going to increase in reading as the radon is moved into the pipe by the fan.  Once the fan is placed on the pipe and turned on, it creates a pull (vacuum). The higher the fan pull. the more the radon gas is evacuated out of the house.  The manometer gauge will serve as a visual aid to help assisting the homeowner in determining whether or not the radon fan is working

It is now time to glue the fan onto the pvc pipe. That is usually the final step in installing a radon mitigation system. Read more about how a radon mitigation system works

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