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RadonMan Generation IV radon mitigation technology is now available: For details on the remarkable advantages of Gen IV systems, contact the Building Science Expert at 239 272-7375 (hint...better performance, lower cost, improved mold prevention, 2-3 year life HEPA filters keep your lungs, ducts and home clean and allergen-free.)

Radonman does not recommend or install ERVs, Energy Recovery Ventilators for Radon Mitigation in Hot, Humid Climates WHY? CLICK  for 13 good reasons...

Why should you be suspicious of a Radon or Mold Testing Firm that recommends and sings the praises of only ONE radon mitigation firm?  CLICK coming soon (especially in Hot, Humid Climates) more coming soon on "home cookin" and "wild west" ethics

HOMEBUYERS in South Florida: Find out if the condo you are considering has a CONCEALED RADON SYSTEM. RadonMan believes that there are thousands of them. Ask your home inspector if he knows how to identify and to evaluate these condos. Few home inspectors even look to see if a home has a concealed radon system that can create mold nightmares and sicken occupants. CLICK for short video

 

Insider's Facts for those who want the real facts:

News FLASH... but don't forget to come back... WOW! Check out this Florida Radon Mitigator's work. MOLD PROJECT by "expert" radon mitigator CLICK HERE. He is now an "expert" mold remediator too. The building he is working on reveals what happens when a radon system (especially concealed radon systems) or something else adds moisture every day over many months. NOTE: he does not reveal why these units have serious mold problems. WHY? Because likely he has no idea why the mold is a problem in this building. secret: It is not the bathroom fans. AND unless he finds and corrects the TRUE cause of the mold problem, the building will remain wet or become wet again and MOLD WILL CERTAINLY RETURN. Unwittingly, he has revealed his lack of knowledge regarding mold causation and building science as well as exactly why mold prevention is extremely important in radon mitigation. SHHHHH And it appears he hasn't a clue. He and  his radon/mold measurement and "consultant" partners (all three with every certification that they can buy)  have been making false statements about  me and my technology  for years...and I am not going to take it any more. Check out the phony patent claims on their equipment removed from a concealed radon system installation with major mold damage and sick occupants CLICK ..If you check out the patent numbers you will find that they belong to Jon Traudt of Omaha Nebraska, and the patents have absolutely nothing to do with the labeled device. This mold-producing device was developed by William Levy of Associated Radon Services. It was originally called "Pulse Technology" when it was operated by a $7 table lamp timer.  I think he, as an engineer, should have and did know better. Levy is the person who applied for and obtained the permits for the installation of hundreds of concealed radon systems at this location/condo complex.

• Radon mitigation in Florida is an almost totally unregulated "Cowboy/Wild West" industry.

• No government entity or anyone else inspects radon system installations before, during or after completion.

• Radon mitigators can do anything they want without worry that anyone will check their work ...so they rarely care about design or mold prevention so long as the installation looks pretty and workmanlike. Besides, mold and moldy odors will not show up for months or sometimes even years. 

• Florida Certified Radon Mitigators have no one checking their work for anything except radon reduction (usually by one of their pals, whom they pay to do the test). And it is usually the same guy who steered the client to them in the first place.

• In Florida there is no continuing education requirement to ensure that certified "experts" are kept up to date on anything. (Unlike every other profession with annual mandatory continuing education required for certification renewal.)

• The mold that results from radon mitigation by mechanical ventilation does not show up for months and sometimes for as long as seven years. It is extremely rare that anyone recognizes that the true cause of the mold is the steady, daily dose of moisture (water vapor) that the home gets each day from radon system operation.

• At least one radon mitigation "expert" has installed many concealed radon systems in condos that have destroyed property and made adults and children sick AND made mold-smelling properties nearly impossible to sell without very deep price discounts. The mold problems and sick children's allergies and asthma have been blamed on air conditioners because the mold-causing radon systems are unmarked and so well-concealed. (see video below, scroll down or click) Identification and proof are very easy once you know what to look for. Very few home inspectors look for concealed radon systems.

• When these cases will go to trial, juries may award substantial punitive damages for reason that the "experts" or "consultants" knew or should have known of the foreseeable personal injury consequences of their installations in reckless disregard of building science principles and especially considering the health consequences to children and adults.

• Especially in a hot,  humid climate, if radon mitigation by mechanical ventilation results in radon levels of 1.2 to 2.5, it is a RED FLAG that mold will be coming soon due to over ventilation with hot, humid air unless expensive, energy hog dehumidifiers are installed. Every radon mitigator should know this and make sure that it does not happen. Foolishly, some "experts" even brag about how low they got radon reduced. What they do not know or just don't tell you is that mold is coming.

• Joining a bunch of organizations and getting (purchasing) lots of certifications to place logos on a web site reveals that a person is trying to cloak himself with respectability and "soften up" a prospective customer for his sales spiel. Boldly, some radon "experts" with the most logos on their sites have not bothered to actually join or perhaps pay their dues to such organizations. The most qualified and true experts I know never do it, ever. Check out John Tooley, Jim Cummings, Jim White, Joe Lstiburek, Neil Moyer, Ron Bailey, Subrato Chandra, Max Sherman, anyone at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, any member of the National Institute of Building Science or the Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council, or anyone at the Florida Solar Energy Center.

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Radon Mitigators in Florida should know and practice Good Building  Science CLICK (Or else their customers will likely suffer serious, delayed mold problems) This article was written by mentor and personal friend of mine, Joe Lstiburek, PhD, Professional Engineer of the Building Science Corporation.

1. When these radon mitigation and measuring "experts" tell you about their insurance, do they tell you that their insurance does not cover resulting mold problems? That it does not cover serious resulting mold health issues, that it does not cover property damage or reduction in fair market value due to mold and moldy odors?

2. In most cases, it does not. Ask them to show you their mold insurance policy and look for EXCLUSIONS, Mold.

3. Ask them to provide you with a certificate of insurance that covers resulting mold problems that includes you as a named insured. It is simple: Insurance companies are accustomed to providing certificates of insurance for named homeowners. Ask for and get a certificate of insurance to make sure you are getting the truth in writing.

4. They will not let you see their insurance policy or deliver a certificate of insurance to you. (including the radon testing firm that steered you to this radon mitigator)

5. Mold  insurance is extremely expensive and for good reason.

6. Ask them to provide you with a written guarantee that their radon system installation will not cause mold problems, and if it does that they will restore  your property at no cost to  you.  They will refuse to put it  in writing.

7. And if the radon mitigator claims he gets a permit, ask him to give you a copy of the permit. Lying about permit requirements is very common in this cowboy industry.

"SOMEONE" HAS BEEN TRYING TO SILENCE RADONMAN, INC.

OUR SITE WAS HACKED AND THE VOLUME TURNED DOWN ON OUR VIDEOS IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT YOU FROM HEARING THE TRUTH.  Another "Someone" does not want you to know or to hear about the risks of mold and sick children that their "best buddy's" radon systems can cause. SEE FOR YOURSELF just how low they will stoop: http://www.radonmoldhelp.com/id48.html and click on the URL immediately following : The Radonman is my hero:"     ON THE SAME PAGE, YOU WILL SEE THE ONLY RADON MITIGATOR THAT THEY WILL REFER FOLKS TO. Not three, just one. Why just one?

 Notice  how the "special buddy" tries to conceal that his radon systems have no mold protection features and to conceal that he does not know how to prevent mold. SEE: http://www.radonfix.com/index1.htm His panic is made obvious by the fact that he has obtained the first mold remediation license issued by the state of Florida in an attempt to make himself look like a mold expert. It is just a matter of time before owners of mold  infested properties realize that the mold in their home or condo was caused by a MECHANICAL VENTILATION radon mitigation system. Soon many owners will begin filing claims against multimillion dollar insurance policies of radon mitigation as well as radon and mold testing firms who made referrals to a single radon mitigator who installed radon systems that created serious mold problems and made children, adults and pets sick from mold exposure. And that is not to mention tens of thousands of dollars property damage and fair market value reductions resulting from mold infestations. Trial Lawyers love million dollar insurance policies, especially personal injury attorneys.

BEWARE: In a hot, humid climate, Mold is often an issue even before even more moisture is added by a "radon system."

Basic Fact #1: A mechanical ventilation, system, including ERVs (Energy Recovery Ventilators), add water as water vapor to your home every day.  This water vapor condenses and soaks into your home and causes mold. Undisputed Fact! And the ERV Installation King now admits poor moisture control on his web in paragraph 6 at CLICK Moisture and mold problems with ERVs in hot, humid climates are common, and he knows it. And he does not know how to prevent it. RadonMan can retrofit ERV installations to prevent mold problems...but it must be done before it becomes too late. If you have an ERV and mold problems, RadonMan can fix it as long as you have not waited too long.

Basic Fact #2: Since your home probably started out like a dry sponge, it may take months or even several years of soaking up moisture before it gets saturated enough to grow mold. Dry sponges do not grow mold and sour. Wet sponges do. Undisputed Fact!

Basic Fact #3: Just because your air conditioner cools the air down not mean that it dries the air. In order for dehumidification to occur, the air coming out of the air conditioner must be about 56 degrees F or less. Many air conditioners cannot cool the air to 56 degrees F which is a critical dehumidification temperature. Undisputed Fact!

Basic Fact #4: In south Florida, a hot, humid climate, mechanical ventilation systems deliver about one pound of water each day for each cubic foot per minute of air that is blown into a home in 24 hours. Undisputed Fact!

Basic Fact #5: Many mechanical ventilation radon systems in south Florida deliver approximately 100 cubic feet of outdoor air per minute. How many pounds of water is added to  your  home each day by the radon system? How much of the time is your air conditioner actually running? How much moisture is removed from your home when the air conditioner is not running? What happens to the moisture if the air conditioner does not remove it?

Basic Fact #6 Despite claims to the contrary, ERVs add about 40 pounds of water to a  home each day they operate. They only remove part of the moisture from the air that is coming in. But even more importantly, when indoor relative humidity gets high, ERVs start to work less well in drying the air that they bring into the home. RESULT? ERVs work worst when dehumidification is needed most. ERVS work very well in cool, heating climates for which they were designed. In hot, humid climates, ERVs have a frequent history of creating moisture and mold problems. ERV salesmen claim that this is not true, despite clear and convincing evidence that it is true, and they know it. And besides , the mold probably won't show up for 18-24 months, and when it does, just blame it on the air conditioner. The homeowner will not catch on, and the air conditioner guy will be happy to install a new air conditioner for $5,000.00 to $7,000.00. And when the mold doesn't go away, the air conditioner guy will just sell a dehumidifier, too. Everybody wins except the  homeowner. And the homeowner's insurance will not pay for the mold cleanup since it is excluded by the requirement of a sudden catastrophe, not a slow molding-up process. And running the dehumidifier will increase his electric bill considerably more than he is told. And the home or condo owner doesn't have a clue of the "quicksand" he is going to step in unless he reads this web... because the sales scheme system works perfectly if the owner does not know the facts. And as a final insult, when he goes to sell, his  FMV may be reduced. The word about Mold, ERVs and mechanical ventilation is spreading. ERVs are becoming Home Buyer Repellant!

RadonMan achieves radon reduction goals without creating any moisture, mold or odor problems 98.3% of the time.

Why Choose RadonMan, Inc in a hot, humid climate?

Because RadonMan is the only radon mitigator in the USA who will guarantee that RadonMan's Advanced NO-MOLD Protection Technology will prevent radon system-caused mold problems in hot, humid climates.

No other radon mitigator in hot, humid climates will make such a bold statement and back it up with a three year limited warranty in writing.

Mold In Alligator Alley:

Great article on mold, moisture and Florida Foolishness in home construction by Joe Lstiburek, PhD., Building Science Corporation:

 Concealed Radon System

New Video 2/15/10:

(as it makes your home wet, moldy, and foul-smelling)

 

RadonMan can and will deliver a no-mold limited warranty from radon system operation. No one else can or will guarantee it in hot, humid climates! Ask 'em...

RadonMan doesn't "buy" membership in every radon organization that exists. RadonMan does not try to "dress up" in a cloak of respectability by "buying"  a bunch of logos to put on his web. What kind of a business would try to fool you like that anyway?

Call me and talk to me, You will quickly understand that I am a naturally curious, straight-talking building scientist who learns something new nearly every day. 239 272-7375 right now!

As a result of my long term R&D (since 1988) I have designed and currently manufacture hardware and electronics that get the job done reliably in hot, humid climates, first time and every time (98.3% of the time.) Nobody else has it.

You would be amazed to see entire condo complexes (even extremely expensive ones) that have badly designed and installed concealed  and revealed radon systems that have caused serious mold, odor, property destruction and serious occupant health problems from mold exposure. Come to Naples, and I will give you a personal tour. Such installations are all over south Florida. There may be tens of thousands of them,

 Victims (as well as some radon mitigators) have been wrongly laying the blame on air conditioning failures when it is really the radon systems that create the moisture, odor, mold and  health problems. (asthma, allergy, rash, headache, upper and lower respiratory, brain function impairment.) If you recall the 70's, you likely remember LSD, which was derived from mold growing on rye. It took only the tiniest speck to have a profound effect on brain function.

The dirty little secret is finally being exposed.

December 29, 2009 News Flash: Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, of the Building Science Corporation releases a detailed explanation of why mechanical ventilation can create moisture and mold problems  Click Here WEB: http://www.buildingscience.com

Mentor Dennis Dietz, PhD, of American Aldes in Sarasota, FL. SEE: Humidity Link to Human Health Examined WEB: http://www.americanaldes.com

Mentor Jim Cummings is an active ASHRAE member and program director at the Florida Solar Energy Center who has kindly shared his knowledge with me for many years. For an example of the quality of his work, SEE:  http://www.ashrae.org/docLib/20090715_cummings.pdf

The ASHRAE bookstore has many publications that have helped me to find answers to moisture and mold problems SEE: http://tc112.ashraetcs.org/content.html

 

 wayne@radonman.net     239 272-7375 you can reach me right now

Video on Concealed Radon Systems
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 Video 2: Radon System Benefits. Mechanical Ventilation Benefits

Video 3: Radon System-Created Mold and Moisture Problems in hot, humid climates. What your radon mitigator doesn't want you to know and hopes you don't find out until it is too late. Coming Soon.

Video 4: Why Serious Mold problems caused by radon mitigation in hot humid climates are kept secret (especially from homebuyers) by almost everyone. Coming Soon

Video 5: Why is RadonMan the only radon mitigator who will talk about radon system-created moisture and mold problems in Hot, Humid Climates?

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Scientific Findings Resource Bank (IAQ-SFRB) The best, easiest  to read Indoor Air Quality Conclusions available

Radon Mitigation can create Mold City click here

WARNING! Things are different in Florida and other hot, humid areas.

THE FACTS...not wishful thinking:

1. When outdoor dewpoint is 65 degrees (very common in Florida and other hot, humid climates) a fresh air radon system will deliver an average of one pound of water a day for each cubic foot per minute of fresh air the radon system delivers into a  home.
   • Radon systems commonly use 100 cfm blower systems.
   • RESULT: a radon system can easily load a home down with an extra 100 pounds of extra water a day.
     
2. At an outdoor dewpoint of 74 degrees ( quite common in Florida and other hot, humid climates) a fresh air radon system will add about 234 pounds of water a day to a home's interior.
3. RESULT? It does not take long (but sometimes as long as four years) for a completely dry, mold-free home to get wetter and wetter until it experiences severe moisture, mold and moldy odor problems.
4. And ERVs (Energy Recovery Ventilators) only make the wetting process take a little longer.
5. Air conditioners can only very rarely handle the unexpected, extra moisture load.
6. Installing a new air conditioner will not solve the moisture, mold and odor problems
7. An air conditioner that is not actually cooling is not dehumidifying!

BUT there is a dirty little secret as to why such radon systems do not always create mold problems.

The dirty little secret involves a low capacity filter that quickly loads up with dirt and chokes radon system airflow to nearly nothing within a few weeks. Little ventilation air and little water vapor can pass through a clogged up filter that was installed. RESULT: No Mold...but radon levels skyrocket as airflow is choked off within a few weeks. So if a radon mitigator does not want his radon system to create mold and moisture problems, he will install a high maintenance, quick-clogging air filter that will shut off fresh air and keep out the water vapor.

If you have any doubt these facts are true, I encourage you to ask any Mechanical Engineer or any Air Conditioning expert.

Check the weather report to see daily dew point temperature in Naples, FL click here: Naples, Florida Dew Point Temperature You may be surprised.

Many homes in Hot, Humid Climates have suffered from new mold problems after a radon system was installed...And most  home inspectors will not tell you.
Homebuyer? Concealed radon systems are common in south Florida...most home inspectors will not tell you...Most lawyers don't know.  Why is semigloss or satin wall paint a red flag for mold? Especially fresh paint? What is the most powerful and reliable clue to a concealed radon system that you can recognize in seconds? How many  months does it take after some radon systems are installed before the mold problems start to appear?  Can a radon mitigated home with mold problems be fixed at reasonable cost? Why should you look for a home inspector who guarantees to tell you if a home has a concealed radon system? We know that Energy Recovery Ventilators are a good choice in heating climates, but are they a good radon mitigation choice in hot, humid climates? Why do most radon mitigators avoid any discussion of mold on their web sites? Do any radon mitigators put up stickers warning of mold problems after they install a radon system? Why do they do it? Why do they attempt to disclaim liability when mold problems result?  Are these stickers easily removed?   What do the stickers look like? Why don't they talk about it on their webs or in their proposals? Does their professional insurance cover any mold damage that may result from their radon system installations? Why can high efficiency air conditioners increase the likelihood that a home will  have a mold problem after a radon system is installed? How many pounds of water do some radon systems add to an air conditioner's dehumidification load each day? 10 pounds? 50 pounds? 100 pounds? 200 pounds of water each day? What is an air conditioner's delta t performance? Why is it extremely important? Why can delta t performance measurements be very deceptive and lead to severe mold and humidity problems? Can an existing air conditioner be retrofitted to improve its dehumidification performance at reasonable cost? Why should a radon mitigator always check for air conditioner duct leaks? Want to know more?
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