Hot take · 26:54
// THE QUOTE
“there's warnings that I have in that you can cause other problems by trying to fix your radon problem”
— Jeff LeBlanc · Radon Repair
Hard-won contractor warning: a DIY 'Binford 3000' fan can depressurize the house, blow out pilot lights and create energy penalties. Stands alone as a cautionary expert take.
Full episode at 26:54Radon in Atlantic Canada: Why 1-in-4 NB Homes Fails the Safety Standard — and What Contractors Must Know ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Over-sizing a sub-slab radon fan can depressurise the house enough to back-draft combustion appliances and blow out pilot lights; Canadian practice mandates measuring and optimising differential pressures before specifying fan size — a discipline the US radon industry is only beginning to adopt.
“you can depressurize your home… cause back-drafting… combustion appliances… blow out pilot lights”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Testing: passive hockey-puck vs. continuous radon monitor
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 26:54 of Radon in Atlantic Canada: Why 1-in-4 NB Homes Fails the Safety Standard — and What Contractors Must Know