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Radon mitigation heater pipe

  • US 20050191956A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2005
  • Published: 09/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for withdrawal of radon-contaminated air from below the slab of a structure, comprising a vertical convection duct mounted on top of the slab, an inlet duct extending downwardly through the slab from said convection duct into the gas permeable sub-slab layer of the foundation of a structure, an outlet duct extending upwardly from said convection duct passing through the interior of the structure and exiting through the roof, the improvement comprising:

  • a heat source disposed internally to said convection duct to heat the radon-contaminated air and create an upward convective flow of said air from the gas permeable sub-slab layer into said inlet duct, through said convection duct, and exhausting said air from said outlet duct above the roof of the structure.

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