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 in London, Ontario. I don’t know what my radon levels are. I’ve never had my home tested for Radon.

  6. I live in Montreal and I don’t know the radin level sadly. Considering that we already get poisoned by the lead pipes, I bet I need to check that out urgently

  7. I would put the Airthings View Plus in my living room to pick up dust, pollen and other allergens and the View Radon downstairs to detect gas coming from the ground.

  8. I live in Saskatchewan and I never had my home tested before. I’m not sure about this area in particular, although I’d really like to know considering that any preventive cost would far outweigh the health burdens associated with exposure to radon. It’s something I’ve been keenly interested in as Canada has some of the highest radon levels in homes among industrialized nations.

  9. I live in Toronto, Ontario. I don’t know what my radon levels are. I’ve never had my home tested for Radon

  10. I live in Corbeil, Ontario (close to North Bay, Ontario), It is an RR1 area. My home has never been tested for Radon Gas, but I was always told that it can come from the pavement and wet tires.

  14. In the Greater Toronto Area. Not sure of exact levels but it looks like our local public health unit recommends testing your home – would have never known without looking it up now. We live in a basement and so apparently, our levels are at risk to be higher (TIL!). Would be really interesting to see what it is.

  19. I live in Mississauga. I am unaware of what the radon levels are in my city and I have never had my home tested.

  21. I live in Southern Manitoba and actually received a free radon test kit from the government of Canada earlier this year. The results came back normal.

  23. I live in southwestern Ontario.

    I am unaware of what the radon levels are in my city.

    I have never had my home tested (just moved in within the last 6 months).

  24. I live in Southwest Ontario and have never had a home I own tested for Radon – which is a a mistake. I’d install the Monitors on each of the 2 levels of our bungalow – unless two in the basement instead would be recommended.

  25. I live in northeastern Nova Scotia. I have no idea of radon levels in this area and have never been tested. I would put monitors on the main floor family room and upstairs bedroom hallway

  26. I live in the southern ontario area and have never had my house tested. I would put one in the living room and/or bedroom

  27. I live on Vancouver Island – I have no idea about the levels of radon in my area, nor have I ever had my house tested.

  35. Here in Saskatoon the levels are quite high in general. I’ve no idea what they are like in our home and these would be an important addition to out smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. One on each floor makes most sense.

  41. I live in Winnipeg but have no idea about our Radon levels. I’ve always wanted to test but never got around to it.

  45. I live near Halifax and the radon levels are very high. We had our home tested as part of our home inspection when we bought it.

  46. I live in the Niagara Region and apparently Over 22% of homes in the area have dangerous levels of radon, according to public health! I’ve never had my house tested though

  50. We live in Vancouver and have no idea what the radon levels are like, we need to do this homework ! Thanks for your info.

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