Can Radon be Installed in Basement?

Written by: Kate Holder

Category: Radon Mitigation

Published: March 18, 2022

Radon fans cannot be installed in a basement or any other indoor HVAC air-conditioned area. When the radon fan is working, it creates negative pressure bellow the fan, that’s why it can not leak below the fan. However, the radon fan is not leakproof. The air passing through the radon pipe and fan has high amounts of radon in it, often measuring as much as hundreds or thousands pci/l. Since radon is colorless and odorless, you won’t even know that radon gas is leaking from the fan. Your family can be exposed to extremely high radon levels. For this reason, US builders code and NRPP does not allow to install of radon fan in the basement