Testing Protocal for Home Owners & Real Estate Transactions

EPA Testing Protocol for Home Owners

Step 1. Take a short-term test. If your result is 4pCi/L or higher, either mitigate or take a follow-up test (Step2) to be sure.

Step 2. Follow up with either a long-term test or a second short-term test:

• A long-term test provides a better understanding of your year-round average radon level

•For faster results, take a second short-term test.

Step 3. Followed up with a long-term test and results came back 4pCi/L or higher? Call Radon Pros and mitigate today!

Followed up with a short-term test and results came back higher than before or higher than 4pCi/L? Call Radon Pros and mitigate today!

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EPA Testing Protocol for Real Estate Transactions

Whether you are buying or selling a home, you should have it tested for radon.

For a new home, ask if radon-resistant construction features were used and if the home has been tested.
Fix the home if the radon levels are 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher.
Radon levels of 3.9 pCi/L or less still pose a risk and, in many cases, can be reduced.
Take steps to prevent device interference when conducting a radon test. Radon Pros uses testing equipment with tamper resistant features to ensure the most accurate results possible!

Radon Testing for Real-Estate Transactions

Radon Pros can quickly and accurately get you the Radon Test information you need to efficiently close on your new house!

RECOMMENDATIONS TO SELLERS

Consider the benefits of testing your home well before you put it on the market. If you can demonstrate that radon levels in your home are relatively low based upon the results of a properly conducted radon test, that may be a positive selling point!

It may also save time and last-minute hassles during the selling process. If you find a problem that needs fixed, you will have more time to get it done and may get a better price up front!

This will also ensure that the best possible information is used for making decisions about the presence of a radon problem and the need for corrective action.

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RECOMMENDATIONS TO BUYERS

In Ohio, it is the buyer's decision what they would like to know about radon levels in their potential new home to feel comfortable at the time of purchase.

Issues to consider include the following:

- Duration of test: Tests of less than 48 hours are not valid so how many days total was the test conducted?

- Type of test device used: Was the test device appropriate and performed by a CRM rather than a charcoal test?

- What area of the home was tested: The EPA recommends that radon tests are conducted in the lowest level possible, especially those that are occupied on a regular basis.

- Who performed the test: Ohio law requires that a licensed radon professional be used. If a third party performed the test, they must be licensed by the State of Ohio.

- If structural changes have been made to the home: In the event heating, ventilation or air conditioning systems have been modified since a radon test was performed or structural changes have since been made, a new test should be done to reflect current property conditions.

- Radon level results: If a test has been performed and/or a system has been installed, the current levels of radon in the home, how do they compare with the U.S. EPA guidance value of 4 pCi/L and are you comfortable with them?

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Free Charcoal Radon Test Kit

Homeowners and renters do have the option to run a free charcoal test by obtaining a test kit through the Ohio Indoor Radon program which operates a federally funded indoor radon grant in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and a network of local health departments within the State of Ohio. This kit can provide you a good baseline in understanding the radon in your home or office.

Click the following link to order your FREE test today.

If you're testing for a real estate transaction, the free charcoal type test results will not meet the test requirements in Ohio for real estate transactions.

Contact Radon Pros today to have your home tested professionally with the approved CRM (Continuous Radon Monitor) for real estate transactions!

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