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First Alert RD1 Radon Gas Test Kit | 
 enlarge | Brand: First Alert
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.56
You Save: $7.43 (37%)
New (12) from $12.56
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 284
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 1.6
MPN: RD-1
Model: RD1
UPC: 029054850003
EAN: 0029054850003
ASIN: B00002N83E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Radon gas test kit | | • | Safe, simple, and easy to use | | • | Listed under the EPA radon gas measurement proficiency program | | • | Lab test fee included; no additional fee required | | • | Kit includes all test materials, manual, and preprinted return envelope |
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Product Description
First Alert, Charcoal Activated, Radon Gas Detector, Includes Initial Screening, Test Completed In 2-3 Days, Price Includes Lab Fee, Results & Recommended Next Steps, Return Mailer Enclosed, Results Mailed Within 72 Hours Of Receipt At Lab.
Amazon.com Product Description
While radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas, high concentrations of radon gas in the home can be hazardous to you and your family's health. Radon can seep into your home's basement or crawl space through cracks in the foundation or walls, openings or spaces around sump pumps and drains, or construction joints or flaws. The First Alert radon test kit is listed under the EPA radon gas measurement proficiency program and can be completed in as few as two to three days. Included in the cost is the lab fee for an EPA listed lab and a return mailer. The test results are returned to you within 72 hours of lab receipt, and include the recommended next steps you will need to ensure the health of your household. --Bree NorlanderWhat's in the Box
Charcoal activated test kit, user's manual, and return mailer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 I didn't use this one at all September 10, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ended up using a $5 kit recommended by the State of CA, which arrived sooner.
 quick and easy April 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This test kit was quick and easy to use. I liked that the lab testing was included in the purchase price, the envelope to mail to the lab was included and only required two first class stamps. (No trips to the post office.)I received the report very quickly via email.
Easy to use. Includes lab test. April 4, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The kit has easy to follow instructions. You set it in an appropriate place, wait 48 hours, fill out a form, put everything in a supplied envelope, add 2 stamps, and send it out. If a few weeks your result arrives. In my case I had to call to get it but it was available on-line.
NOTE - other products want $ for the lab test. This product includes it.
Don't waste your money. Poor Service. Get a Safety Siren Dector instead March 29, 2008
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
So the kit arrived and I followed the directions to the letter. I then sent in the kit using the provided envelope and waited.
After 8 weeks of not hearing anything, I called the First Alert 800 line. They told me I had to call the lab that processes it and gave me the 800 number. I called that number, selected the option to get status and it rolls over to some lady's voice mail. I left a message explaining the situation with all my information. It's now been about a week and still no call back. Nothing. $15 down the drain. I might call First Alert and demand my money back - we'll see how that goes.
So, after doing some further reading, here's some more date on Radon testing. One kit won't do it. First off, you really need to test more than just one room in your basement (and house). And, radon levels can vary over the seasons and with different weather (humidity, rain, etc.). So I added it up and figured I needed to buy about 8 test kits (and that's assuming that the company would actually provide results on those kits - which they didn't).
Well - I finally decided to just buy a detector by Safety Siren. You plug in the detector and it gives you short term and long term averaged readings. It has an alarm and the nice thing is, I can use it throughout the year and test various places in my house. I paid about $120 (free shipping) and it arrived FedEx in three days. If you do the math, it really is a more cost effective way to test for Radon in your house. It's EPA certified and there are great reviews out there on the Internet for it.
So, don't buy this short term test kit. Buy the plug in detector instead. It's more cost effective and you won't go through the aggravation I went through with the First Alert kit.
 Higher Mailing Costs For Analysis February 21, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The instructions say two first class US postage stamps affixed to the envelope provided will cover the cost to send your sample for analysis. I did this. To be safe, I went in and double checked at the US Post office before dropping it in the box. I was told I had to pay $.48 additional to the two $ .41 first class stamps for a total of $1.30. The postal lady explained their rules had changed in that this item is now considered something different than a regular letter, hence their postal rates are different, higher of course.
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