What is a short-term test?
The quickest way to test for radon gas is a short-term test. A short-term test is a test from 2 to 90 days. Typically most short-term test done are from 2 to 7 days. During a short-term test closed house conditions must be meet 12 hours prior to the testing and during the entire test. A short term test will give you a snapshot of the radon levels in ones home and is a good way to determine if one may have a potential radon problem. Usually a decision to mitigate is not made on one test alone. One may follow up with another short-term test or a long-term test depending on the radon levels from the initial test.
