Airthings monitors provide insight into the air quality of your home. You can only learn some things with special technology. Airthings provides the tech that sees what you can’t. For example, Radon levels in your home have no odour and the bad effects on your body from Radon exposure take a long time to develop. Only with these insights can you take action before things like Radon can hurt you. In this contest Best Buy and Airthings will equip two winners with great Airthings monitors.

Is the air in your home as clean as you need to be

This is a question that most of us can’t answer without a monitor to detect the presence of harmful gases or particulates in the air. Airthings monitors are designed to inform homeowners about a range of conditions in your home. For example, they can tell you the concentration of Radon gas in your home.

Most people are unaware that Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Fewer people smoke these days, which is reducing the number of new lung cancer cases in Canada. However, Radon exposure is not something you can “just say no” to; you first need to know when it’s there. Radon is a natural byproduct of the constant process of radioactive decay that occurs all over the world in the Earth’s crust. Under your home, radon gas is produced and seeps up. It can then become trapped in your home, increasing to unsafe levels unless you act accordingly.

What can you do about Radon

Is the radon levels in your home safe? Unsure? The first thing to do is to get a device that can detect Radon. The blog team has reviewed several Airthings monitors over the past few years and we found that they are easy to set up and the information they provide about the air quality in your home is easy to understand. We also sent an Airthings Radon detector across the country to get readings in many cities where writers on the team live. The results varied dramatically; the highest levels (from our tests) were observed in southern Ontario.

But no matter where you live in Canada, your home may have higher Radon levels than you would prefer. Testing the radon levels is the first step. Health Canada recommends you do this during colder months when windows are more likely closed—so now is a great time to get a monitor. If radon levels are high, you may need to hire a contractor who can identify areas of your home that can be sealed (e.g., cracked foundation, ground level pipes, etc).

Which Airthings monitor is best for your home? We recently sent two different models to Shelly and Myriam for reviews in English and French. Each of the two winners of this contest will get both of those monitors. You could put one in the hallway near the bedrooms and one in the living room (areas of the home where your family spends most of their time). Think about that, then enter the contest.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways.

  1. In a comment below, tell us in what area of Canada you live (general area or city is fine) and if you know what the radon levels are like in your area of Canada and if you ever had your home tested.
  2. In a comment beneath the review article on the blog, tell us where in your home you would put each of the two prizes if you win.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select two winners. Each winner will get an Airthings View Plus Air Quality Monitor and an Airthings View Smart Radon Monitor.

This contest runs from Oct 31st to Nov 13th.

Remember you can enter in two different way. Your friends and relatives will also want to know if the air quality is safe in their homes, so share this contest with them too.

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Good Luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. I live near Toronto, ON and I have not had my home tested, I don’t know the radon levels are like in my area.

  4. I’m not sure what the radon levels are like here in Nova Scotia and our house has never been tested – I think this would be a perfect prize.

  7. I live on a farm in South SK. I suspect the radon levels are high but they’ve never been properly checked.

  15. I live in Saskatoon saskatchewan, I’m not sure what radon levels are where I live, but I’m currently in the middle of a 3 month radon test to find out what they are in my house!

  18. I live in Winnipeg. I don’t know what the radon levels are like in this area of Canada. We have never had our home tested.

  20. I live in Victoria. I don’t know what the radon levels are like in my area and I’ve never had my home tested!

  21. Hi! I live in Peterborough, Ontario. We have never had the radon levels in our home tested. We would use this on the main and second level of our home.

  23. I live in Calgary, I know that radon levels can be high in this area for some homes. We had our house tested a couple of years ago as part of a research study.

  24. i live in the GTA area but have no idea what the radon levels are in our local area but i would be very interested in getting the house basement tested for sure

  29. Mississauga Ontario and I haven’t ever tested radon levels but it says in Ontario the radon levels are: % Below 200 Bq/m3% 91.8 and 200 to 600 Bq/m3 7.3

  31. We live in Ontario and never tested anything. Would be great to find out about any problems. Thanks for the opportunity!

  34. I live in Calgary, AB. I don’t know what the radon levels are like in my area of Canada. I did do a self-test one time, but it would be nice to do a longer-term testing with one of these Airthings air quality monitors.

  39. I live in Pitt Meadows BC. I have no idea about the radon levels in this area. I have never had my home tested but a monitor would be a good start.

  42. I live in a relatively new area of Gander NL. I have never had the radon level in my home checked and I have never read or scene anything on the readon levels in my area.

  46. I live in Manitoba. I do not know what the radon levels are like in my area. I have never had your home tested.

  47. I live in Montreal, I wanted to test my home but I messed up the tester, when I sent it for results, it was rejected 🙁

  49. I live in Chilliwack, BC and I don’t know my area’s numbers. I have not tested but I will be testing in late November. I would put placing one in the basement and one in the bedroom.

  50. I am in Calgary and know that Radon is a big problem in pockets of the city. The last home we just moved from had ASTRONOMICAL levels. We just moved in June and are currently running a long-term test now.

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