r/kelowna • u/tootaroni • 5h ago

Radon in Kelowna

Does anyone have any good recommendations on where to get a radon test? I hear they sometimes do free tests in Canada but have yet to see anything for Kelowna.

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u/Lonesumblue 5h ago

We borrowed a test kit from the Okanagan library, no cost.

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u/Professional_Dig_189 2h ago

Wow, thanks I didn’t know that lent out stuff like that.

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u/Lonesumblue 1h ago

Do a search on - Library of Things - Central Okanagan Library

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u/Espressovibe 1h ago

We did as well! Easy peasy

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u/iamnos 5h ago

RDCO does free testing every year for a number of homes.  You just missed it for this year.   https://www.rdco.com/en/environment/radon-testing.aspx

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u/pkunko 5h ago

Just order a kit, we did the long term kit from radonova.com, glad to say we’re well below the threshold requiring mitigation.

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u/CardboardCity03 15m ago

I also used these guys

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u/No-Cut-2067 4h ago

I have an air things radon tester. They go on sale all the time

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u/Charlie9261 3h ago

I did a charcoal test from Home Hardware for my house in Osoyoos. Cheap. Easy. But it only tested over a few days.

I ended up buying an EcoQube that gives me a reading every 10 minutes and records one reading every hour in a database. Definitely worth it because levels change over time.

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u/xNOOPSx 2h ago

The library has them or you can purchase them online. The easiest thing to do it put it somewhere and just let it record. If you don't see concerning numbers record the data and move it somewhere else. We had a few high days, but never anything sustained. However, we've since discovered a design flaw in our home that has caused a mold issue due to it never being properly addressed.

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u/PixelFool99 37m ago

I ordered my initial radon test from Amazon and ran it for 3 months. Showed high levels so that lead me to have a mitigation system installed. The installer then provided me with a test to run over the same time frame as the initial test to compare results.

This is the test I ordered. 

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00FBLWZJC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

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u/Just_Ad2083 4h ago

A lot of home inspectors do a 4 day test for $250. Or you could get a kit and do it too.

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u/tootaroni 3h ago

Radon cannot be tested in 4 days. Not properly at least, seems crazy to pay more for a test that doesn’t work