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expired Posted by sbkim • Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021 12:15 PM
Airthings Corentium Home Portable Radon Detector
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My mother-in-law never smoked a day in her life. She took pretty good care of her self. Wasn't a runner but walked and ate decently. Maintained a good weight.
Several years ago we had her over for Thanksgiving. She had a horrible cough. We took her to urgent care and the X-Ray looked awful. Further tests confirmed stage 4 lung cancer. We moved her across the state and in with us so that she could have better care. We kept her alive for 18 months where the doctor in her town said she might have had six months to live.
Several months into her stay with us, I started thinking about radon and how much time she spent in the basement. I bought this exact model at full price.
The radon levels were between 10-12 pCi/L. She had spent a decent chunk of those 15 years in the basement, and the HVAC system was spreading it throughout the house at dangerous levels.
I wish that I had bought this years ago. I wish that my father-in-law wasn't so cheap. That he had been proactive. That he did not avoid paying for health insurance so that she could go for yearly checkups.
Lung cancer is a horrible way to die. Devastating. To the victim and to the family. You see them waste away in front of you. Gasping harder and harder for breath. They can't climb stairs. They can't even walk to the bathroom without nearly passing out.
She's gone now. She was 64. It's been nearly three years. My wife will never be the same and I miss her dearly as well.
If you have a basement and you've never tested for radon, please do so. This has been a good device. The deal is half the price I paid. Just buy something. Get your home tested professionally if you don't want the device. This is especially true if you live in an area with radon, but even low-average areas have problems in spots.
Things I like: Very pleased with purchase, would 100% do it again. Seems to be accurate and provides a little peace of mind. Interesting to watch values rise when the ground gets saturated with rain (as should be expected). We've opened our windows to vent and reduce detected values when they got relatively high many times because of this thing and that justifies the purchase for me. Short term / long term display is helpful. Battery life is phenomenal, I can't even remember ever changing the batteries.
Things I don't like: I can't remember the specs but it only updates a few times per hour. There's no way to set an alarm for high values so you just have to make it a habit to check. There's no way to export info or connect it to a PC to monitor.
Things to know: the sensors in these things are sensitive to vibrations like foot traffic. Vibrations can result in wildly inaccurate counts. Sensor ports are on back, keep them dust/debris free - not just for airflow but because radon can bind with dust and potentially throw off readings. Probably also a good idea to make sure the surface you put it on isn't lead paint and doesn't have some weird extra background radioactivity (ie, post-WWII steel) although I have no proof to offer that this would affect values enough to matter.
What will eventually make me buy a different one: a model with WiFi & alarm notifications.
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Things I like: Very pleased with purchase, would 100% do it again. Seems to be accurate and provides a little peace of mind. Interesting to watch values rise when the ground gets saturated with rain (as should be expected). We've opened our windows to vent and reduce detected values when they got relatively high many times because of this thing and that justifies the purchase for me. Short term / long term display is helpful. Battery life is phenomenal, I can't even remember ever changing the batteries.
Things I don't like: I can't remember the specs but it only updates a few times per hour. There's no way to set an alarm for high values so you just have to make it a habit to check. There's no way to export info or connect it to a PC to monitor.
Things to know: the sensors in these things are sensitive to vibrations like foot traffic. Vibrations can result in wildly inaccurate counts. Sensor ports are on back, keep them dust/debris free - not just for airflow but because radon can bind with dust and potentially throw off readings. Probably also a good idea to make sure the surface you put it on isn't lead paint and doesn't have some weird extra background radioactivity (ie, post-WWII steel) although I have no proof to offer that this would affect values enough to matter.
What will eventually make me buy a different one: a model with WiFi & alarm notifications.
I have kept my oldest unit (~3 years) running and tested it against a brand new one. They both are pretty close in radon measurements for short and long term avg.
When I noticed this price today I went to check to see if it had been posted. I almost considered buying because I loaned mine to a friend last year before he rennovated his basement... and I have yet to get it back. I can say that the readings were very well aligned with professional readings that were taken in my home. This is a great option for those considering a radon solution, or looking for another option to layer in to more regularly monitor an existing radon mitigation system's effectiveness.
Good luck!
Jon
When I noticed this price today I went to check to see if it had been posted. I almost considered buying because I loaned mine to a friend last year before he rennovated his basement... and I have yet to get it back. I can say that the readings were very well aligned with professional readings that were taken in my home. This is a great option for those considering a radon solution, or looking for another option to layer in to more regularly monitor an existing radon mitigation system's effectiveness.
Good luck!
Jon
Good luck!
Jon
I have kept my oldest unit (~3 years) running and tested it against a brand new one. They both are pretty close in radon measurements for short and long term avg.
Good luck!
Jon
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I found no claim on their website, including in the detailed specifications, that they are officially operable for 2 years. Will you please point to where I can find this information? Thank you!
For those wondering, a professional Radon test in my area costs about $150-$200 and can be completed by most home inspectors.
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My mother-in-law never smoked a day in her life. She took pretty good care of her self. Wasn't a runner but walked and ate decently. Maintained a good weight.
Several years ago we had her over for Thanksgiving. She had a horrible cough. We took her to urgent care and the X-Ray looked awful. Further tests confirmed stage 4 lung cancer. We moved her across the state and in with us so that she could have better care. We kept her alive for 18 months where the doctor in her town said she might have had six months to live.
Several months into her stay with us, I started thinking about radon and how much time she spent in the basement. I bought this exact model at full price.
The radon levels were between 10-12 pCi/L. She had spent a decent chunk of those 15 years in the basement, and the HVAC system was spreading it throughout the house at dangerous levels.
I wish that I had bought this years ago. I wish that my father-in-law wasn't so cheap. That he had been proactive. That he did not avoid paying for health insurance so that she could go for yearly checkups.
Lung cancer is a horrible way to die. Devastating. To the victim and to the family. You see them waste away in front of you. Gasping harder and harder for breath. They can't climb stairs. They can't even walk to the bathroom without nearly passing out.
She's gone now. She was 64. It's been nearly three years. My wife will never be the same and I miss her dearly as well.
If you have a basement and you've never tested for radon, please do so. This has been a good device. The deal is half the price I paid. Just buy something. Get your home tested professionally if you don't want the device. This is especially true if you live in an area with radon, but even low-average areas have problems in spots.