Do Radon Mitigation Systems Reduce Moisture in Homes?
Over the years, several mitigation contractors have passed on reports from their clients indicating that, in addition to the radon in their homes being reduced after an active soil depressurization system has been installed, they also sense that their basements feel drier. As a result of these growing anecdotal stories, several mitigation contractors have listed moisture reduction as an added benefit for having a mitigation system installed. The potential that ASD systems reduce mold-promoting moisture has also found its way into Environmental Protection Agency literature as a potential side benefit for radon-resistant new construction. It is also logical to believe a system that draws air from beneath a structure and exhausts it above the roof would also draw out water vapor from the underlying soil. Couple this with a reversal in air flow that used to come into the basement from the soil, which now flows from inside the basement to beneath the slab when the ASD system is activated, a
