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
Editor in Chief
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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  1. I live North of Toronto on the shores of z Georgian Bay Ontario. I have absolutely no idea what the Radon levels are and have never been tested.

  4. I live in the Toronto area and I do not know the radon levels, we’ve never had them tested. Now i would like to!

  5. I live in southern Saskatchewan and radon levels here are relatively high so I should have my home tested although so far I have not.

  9. I live in Burlington, Ontario and I have no idea what the levels are and if I should win I would put one on the main level and one downstairs.

  11. I would put an Airthing in my bedroom and my basement. I feel like the basement is a good spot because my basement is unfinished and there’s lot of exposed concrete. I also live in an older home.

  12. First off, i want to say that this is very informative and a great way to get people to think about potential hazards lurking in their homes that aren’t widely discussed. I live in Brampton, ON and i have no idea about the radon gas level in my city or even in my house but I’d like to find out.

  13. I live in Southwestern Ontario and I have no idea what the radon levels around here are like, nor have I ever had our home tested.

  14. We live in Napanee Ontario and I heard the levels are high I would put one on the main floor and one in the basement

  15. We live in the Kingston area and I heard levels are high I would put one on the main floor and one in the basement

  24. I live in Toronto. I didn’t even know this was a thing that should be tested! No I haven’t ever tested.

  25. northern Manitoba. never had our home tested no idea as to the levels in our area but have heard of a few people in town that needed remediation

  28. I live in eastern MB near the Whiteshell Park. Radon levels are generally low but I have never had my house tested.

  29. If I were to win I would put the air plus up stairs in the living room. The Radon one would be put downstairs

  30. I live near Winnipeg. I believe areas around here do have higher levels. We have a Radon mitigation system in our basement and check levels. We installed the system after doing a test and it was crazy high.

  34. Saskatoon
    I think the levels are high because I know someone who started a radon company. His sister in law found out she got cancer from a house she was living in

  42. I Live in Montreal, I don’t know how the levels of radon are here & never had it tested, but I am interested in finding out.

  45. I’m in the Winnipeg (Winterpeg) Manitoba and my are tested at 114 Bq/m3. I never had a professional test but my friend lent me their Radon testing device and brought awareness to Radon.

  50. Prince George, never tested. I wish it had a smell so I could maybe notice it unlike fresh morning Mill smell.

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