This makes it more inaccessible to children or animals to get at.
Radon fan in attic or outside.
Electrical components are out of reach.
Another way to define this is any where outside the conditioned air space of the heating and air conditioning system.
Radon systems create condensation within the suction and exhaust pipes.
All pressurized lengths of pipe need to be outside the home s conditioned space.
Electrical components are out of reach.
Radon mitigation standards require that the fan to be placed outside of the living space of the home.
The radon fan is the heart of the system.
Radon exhaust fans should not be located within a home s conditioned envelope.
The fan runs 24 7 and is constantly extracting radon gas from the soil.
Schedule 40 pvc vent pipe using 3 in.
The fan belongs in an unconditioned attic or outdoors.
A radon fan may be installed in a garage house attic or outside the house.
Never install the fan in your basement or any living space because if there s ever a leak the fan could pump highly concentrated radon right into your home.
Radon fans are better protected from the elements.
If a deck or porch is within 10 of the fan that deck s height becomes the ground level to measure up 10 to the exhaust s discharge.
If you ll be mounting the fan outside put it in a place where you can get electricity to it easily.
So garages attics and on the outside of the house are the only acceptable locations for fan placement.
The radon system is hidden.
In cold environments this condensation can freeze and effect the life of the radon vent fan.
Per epa installation protocol the fan unit is supposed to be mounted either outside the home in a garage or in an attic.
Instead of having the fan and venting pipes on the outside of the home the only visible component on the outside is the vent stack that rises through the roof.
The air flowing through the fan will maintain the fan temperature.
If it s indoors the fan must be located in an unfinished attic.
First and foremost rather than having the fan and venting pipes on the outside of the home an interior system means that the only visible component on the outside is the vent stack that rises through the roof.
I have never found a radon fan more than a bit warm even if the motor has been stalled by some blockage so there appears to be no concern about causing a fire from the fan overheating.
Benefits of a radon mitigation system installed in the attic the radon system is hidden.
When installing an asd system for radon reduction any openings major cracks and penetrations in the building slab or membrane must be sealed.
The radon fan s exhaust pipe must be run to a minimum height of 10 from the ground.
The unit should not be inside the home.
As i wrote in one of my articles all about radon.
Radon fans and electrical components are out of reach.
The radonaway rp145c radon fan is built to resist moisture and can be mounted inside or outside on a 3 in.
