Free short-term testing
A real monitor, placed by us, for free.
Not a mail-in kit. We place a professional continuous radon monitor in your home for 2 to 7 days, collect it, and explain the result in plain language — at no cost and with no obligation.
The short-term test
Two to seven days. Ten minutes to a first reading.
Our short-term test uses a continuous radon monitor (CRM) — the same class of instrument professionals use — not a charcoal canister.
- Deployed for at least 2 and up to 7 days
- Placement is simple: anywhere out of reach, typically the basement
- Instant reading displayed in about 10 minutes; full result within 24 hours of pickup
- Best done in fall or winter with windows and doors closed — accuracy drops when the house is open
- We walk you through the number against the Health Canada guideline
Long-term testing, when the number is borderline.
If your short-term result sits near the guideline, we recommend a long-term test before anyone decides on mitigation. Health Canada is explicit that a long-term result should be the basis for that decision.
- Runs 91 days, between September and April — the months with the least air moving through the home
- Captures the whole heating season, when levels peak
- A simple detector left in place, then sent to the lab
- We go through the result and the options with you
When to test
Fall and winter are the right time — and November is Radon Action Month.
The Okanagan heating season is shorter than the Prairies, but homes are still closed up from late fall through early spring — the right window for an accurate test.
200 Bq/m³
is Health Canada's action level. The World Health Organization's reference level is 100 Bq/m³.
Source: Health Canada / WHO
3 months
is the long-term test Health Canada recommends, ideally through fall and winter
Source: Health Canada
November
is Radon Action Month in Canada — and fall is genuinely the right time to start a test
Source: Take Action on Radon
Reading your result
What the number means.
Health Canada says act above 200 Bq/m³. The WHO reference level is 100. Below the guideline we tell you so and you keep your money; above it, we explain which system suits your house before anyone talks about a quote.
- 1Book the free test. Two minutes online or one phone call. We call you back to set a time that suits you.
- 2We place a monitor. A continuous radon monitor goes on the lowest lived-in level of the home, usually the basement, for 2 to 7 days.
- 3You get the number. An instant reading in about 10 minutes, and your result about 24 hours after we collect the monitor.
- 4Fix it, if it needs fixing. If the level warrants it, we install a system — most in a single day — then retest to prove it worked.
Green: below the WHO level. Amber: between 100 and 200. Red: above Health Canada’s action level.
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Reserve your free test.
Two minutes. We call you back to set a day. If the house is fine, you’ll know — and that’s the end of it.
Questions
About the tests.
Is the short-term test really free?
Yes. We place a professional continuous radon monitor in your home for two to seven days, collect it, and give you the result — at no cost and with no obligation. If your number comes back low, that is the end of it. We would rather you know your number than not.
How long does a test take?
The free short-term test uses a continuous monitor that sits on the lowest lived-in level of the house for two to seven days. It gives a first reading in about ten minutes and a result within about 24 hours of pickup. A long-term test runs 91 days between September and April, and Health Canada is clear that a long-term result is what a mitigation decision should be based on.
What level is too high?
Health Canada's action level is 200 becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m³), and the World Health Organization's reference level is 100. There is no threshold below which radon is known to be harmless — the risk falls as the level falls — so the guideline is a point for action, not a line between safe and unsafe.
When is the best time of year to test?
Fall and winter. A closed-up, heated house has the strongest pressure difference pulling soil gas in and the least fresh air diluting it, so that is when levels peak and when a reading is most representative. November is Radon Action Month in Canada for exactly this reason.
Free short-term test · no obligation
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The free short-term test is the first step for every home, every time.
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