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Radon Resistant New Construction - Bad example #1
comments (0) January 21st, 2009 in Project Gallery
ACKiburis, member
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This is an example of a builder installed "Suction Point Piping", this pipe is intended to penetrate the slab or membrane & extends into the gas-permeable layer below.
Photo: Tony Kiburis, Radon Reduction Services, LLC
What is wrong?
First, it is made of perforated pipe - it allows radon gas to freely enter the living space.
Second, it was located in the front of the house - if installed they should be at the rear of the house where a future fan could be installed without destroying the aesthetics of the house & minimizes the distance any interior piping travels.
Third, the pipe was not marked as a part of a radon system. I suggest marking any builder installed radon piping, on every floor of home with: "Radon Piping-Not for DWV Use".
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