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Radon vertical ventilation pipe system – slab-on-grade construction

Radon vertical ventilation pipe system – slab-on-grade construction
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Right – A radon pipe provides a path for radon to vent to the roof rather than seeping into the home.

Right – A radon pipe provides a path for radon to vent to the roof rather than seeping into the home.
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Right – The passive radon vent stack is properly labeled; this pipe brings radon and soil gases collected via a perforated pipe located under the floor slab up through an exterior wall for venting out through the roof.

Right – The passive radon vent stack is properly labeled; this pipe brings radon and soil gases collected via a perforated pipe located under the floor slab up through an exterior wall for venting out through the roof..
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Right – The radon pipe is labeled.

Right – The radon pipe is labeled.
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Right – This sealed combustion gas furnace has a fresh air intake with an electronically controlled damper.

Right – This sealed combustion gas furnace has a fresh air intake with an electronically controlled damper.
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Slab-on-grade radon control techniques

Slab-on-grade radon control techniques
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Stump the Building Chump – Joe Lstiburek

Stump the Building Chump – Joe Lstiburek
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Tape seals gaps between the vapor barrier and pipes that penetrate through the subslab vapor barrier.

Tape seals gaps between the vapor barrier and pipes that penetrate through the subslab vapor barrier.
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Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety for Appliances Using Indoor Air

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Technology Solutions Case Study: Combustion Safety Simplified Test Protocol

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The air tightness of the garage-to-house air barrier can be tested with a blower door kit and two manometers

The air tightness of the garage-to-house air barrier can be tested with a blower door kit and two manometers
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The natural draft and induced draft furnace are both Category I appliances that receive combustion air from the combustion appliance zone

The natural draft and induced draft furnace are both Category I appliances that receive combustion air from the combustion appliance zone
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The raised hood at the base of the vent stack on this water heater shows that it is an atmospheric vented gas water heater

The raised hood at the base of the vent stack on this water heater shows that it is an atmospheric vented gas water heater
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The sump pump is sealed to the subslab vapor barrier with sealing tape to prevent soil gas from leaking around the sump bucket.

The sump pump is sealed to the subslab vapor barrier with sealing tape to prevent soil gas from leaking around the sump bucket.
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The sump pumps in this basement are covered with gasketed lids to keep soil gases out of the home.

The sump pumps in this basement are covered with gasketed lids to keep soil gases out of the home.
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UAF Cooperative Extension Service: Radon Mitigation in Super-Insulated Slab

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Vertical ventilation pipe

Vertical ventilation pipe
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Where to Safely Use a Fuel-Powered Generator

Where to Safely Use a Fuel-Powered Generator
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Wrong - Radon fan installed in the basement

Wrong - Radon fan installed in the basement
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Wrong – The gas water heater is left on during enclosure leakage testing, which could result in dangerous backdrafting of the water heater when the home is depressurized

Wrong – The gas water heater is left on during enclosure leakage testing, which could result in dangerous backdrafting of the water heater when the home is depressurized
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Your Northern Home: Small Space Heater Maintenance