RSSI Alpha Track Radon Detector Instructions

A. Timing Guidelines
This alpha track radon detector can be used for test periods from 8 days to one year. Radon levels, like temperature, vary day-to-day and season-to-season, and in response to weather conditions and ventilation patterns. The longer you test, the more closely your result will represent the true average radon concentration.

B. Placement Guidelines
Radon concentrations can vary with location in a building. Radon usually enters a building from the soil underneath the basement or foundation, and radon concentrations are usually highest in the lowest level of the building.

The U.S. EPA recommends that “the test kit should be placed in the lowest lived-in level of the home (for example, the basement if it is frequently used, otherwise the first floor).” It should be put in a room that is used regularly, a living room, playroom, den, or bedroom, but not a kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, closet, stairway, hallway, or crawl space.

Do not test in an enclosed area of high humidity or high air velocity. Avoid placing the detector near drafts, drains, sumps, or sources of heat, such as furnaces, fireplaces, water heaters, and clothes dryers.

Place your detector in the breathing zone, 2–6 feet above the floor, and at least one foot from exterior walls and three feet from windows and exterior doors. Place the detector at least four inches away from other objects and in a location where it will not be disturbed.

C. Starting Your Test

1. Open the protective pouch and remove the radon detector. Discard the pouch. If your detector rattles or if the top or bottom label is torn, do not use the detector. Call the RSSI radon laboratory at 800-762-7774 for a replacement.
2. Write the start date on the top label.
3. If you plan to hang the detector, firmly slide the hook into the groove on the bottom of the detector.
4. Save the hook, data form and these instructions.
5. Do not disturb the detector during the test period.

D. Ending Your Test

1. Write the end date on the top label.
2. Fill out the data form.
3. Do not attempt to reseal the detector or place anything over the filter opening.

E. Return Detector to RSSI

1. If the test is 8-14 days, your detector must be returned to RSSI’s lab by overnight service to minimize exposure during transit.
2. Place the data form, detector, and hook in a box.
3. If the test was 15 days or longer you may ship ground or via the US Postal Service.
4. Return the detector promptly after end of test. If you want faster shipping and the ability to track your package, ship the detector by FedEx or UPS.

F. Obtaining Your Results

1. Your alpha track detector will usually be analyzed within ten business days of its arrival at the laboratory
2. Results will be available on-line at www.rssi.us/results.php. Make sure you record your detector number, you will need this information to use the on-line results form.
3. A report will be mailed or emailed to you, depending on the option selected on the data card form.

G. Items Needed

1. Data form: If misplaced or not included can be downloaded: http://rssi.us/Documents/Consumer%20 Card.pdf.
2. Box: Use a small box. USPS, FedEx, and UPS shipping centers provide low-cost boxes. Send the package to RSSI Radon Returns, 6312 Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723.

30-Month Limited Warranty
This alpha-track radon detector is warranted to the original consumer purchaser against defective materials or workmanship for a period of 30 months from the date of manufacture. This warranty is void if the detector has been opened or damaged or has not been used in accordance with instructions, or is inoperative or has been damaged due to other causes not arising out of defects in materials or workmanship, or was not returned by the expiration date.

During the above warranty period, a defective alpha-track radon detector will be replaced with a comparable detector when the defective detector is returned, postage paid, to RSSI at the following address: RSSI Radon Returns, 6312 Oakton Street, Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723. No charge will be made for replacement of in warranty detectors when these instructions are followed.

We specifically disclaim any other warranty, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and we will not be liable for loss of use of the alpha-track radon detector, financial or health consequences of monitoring conducted with the alphatrack radon detector or use or analysis of the resulting data, or for any other incidental or consequential costs, expenses or damages incurred by the user or any other person, or to property, arising out of use of the alpha-track radon detector, or the use or analysis of the resulting data, or due to any breach of warranty, negligence, strict liability or otherwise.

This warranty gives your specific legal rights, and you may have other rights that vary from state to state. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitations of implied warranties so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.