[Best Buy] All Airthings radon detectors on sale at Best Buy

Apr 12th, 2020 9:44 pm

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laprade_a [OP]: Member; Mar 19, 2008; 494 posts; 478 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2020 9:44 pm

[Best Buy] All Airthings radon detectors on sale at Best Buy

Deal Link:: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/search?sea ... =airthings
Expiry:: April 16, 2020
Retailer:: Best Buy

Best Buy has all the Airthings detectors on sale until the 16th.

Airthings Wave Mini Indoor Air Quality Detector (doesn't do radon) - $69.99 (reg. $99.99)
Airthings Corentium Radon Gas Monitor - $169.99 (reg. $239.99)
Airthings Wave 2 Wireless Radon Gas Detector - $179.99 (reg. $249.99)
Airthings Wave Plus Indoor Air Quality Monitor with Radon Detection - $239.99 (reg. $299.99)

Airthings has the same sale on their Canadian website if you'd prefer to buy direct from the company.

Edit: There some confusion about the Home Depot (model 2950) and Best Buy (model Wave2). I found this statement on the US site. "To distinguish between the Wave and Wave 2nd gen: Under the mounting plate, there is a model. Airthings Wave simply says "Model: Airthings Wave" whereas Wave 2nd gen, says, "Model: 2950 Wave"." I just checked mine from Best Buy and it does say 2950 under the plate. So Home Depot and Best Buy have the same model. Of course, you have to convince Home Depot that they are the same model to get them to beat the price.

Last edited by laprade_a on Apr 14th, 2020 4:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Apr 12th, 2020 11:52 pm

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smartcdn2: Jr. Member; Jan 27, 2017; 154 posts; 61 upvotes

Apr 12th, 2020 11:52 pm

Thanks OP. Been waiting for this sale!

Apr 12th, 2020 11:58 pm

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Sievert: Deal Addict; Jun 23, 2014; 1552 posts; 879 upvotes; Vancouver, BC

Apr 12th, 2020 11:58 pm

Same price on Amazon

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Apr 13th, 2020 12:51 am

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Canadianbac0n: Member; Dec 9, 2017; 263 posts; 646 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 12:51 am

Thanks op! Been waiting for this for a while.
The Corentium seems to be the best one for consumers.
The wave 2 has lots of reviews about bad connectivity. I’m going for the non BT one as it has the longest battery life and it’s easily good for 5 years before the sensor gets bad.
One less app on my phone too, hunting for my data. If you install it in the basement, you’ll probably not be able to connect to it from your living room. Might as well go read the screen.
Don’t install it on the wall or on the ceiling.
Give it time as the numbers will fluctuate. If you just take it outside and bring it back in for “testing” it is not a valid test. The more you record data, the better it will work.
Last year I had the black puck that I sent back to the lab, 41 bq/m3. So far so good, under the 200 max recommendation in Canada. (400 in US)

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Apr 13th, 2020 1:25 am

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Boboabc: Jr. Member; Apr 9, 2017; 146 posts; 153 upvotes; BC

Apr 13th, 2020 1:25 am

Silent but deadly.

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Apr 13th, 2020 1:26 am

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robbiemurray: Member; Jul 18, 2012; 359 posts; 119 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2020 1:26 am

Sorry for the silly question, but would this detect gas leaks?

Apr 13th, 2020 1:32 am

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laughingoh: Jr. Member; Nov 27, 2013; 118 posts; 146 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2020 1:32 am

This reminds me of Michael Scott

+5

Apr 13th, 2020 5:41 am

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OAlton: Member; Aug 26, 2019; 251 posts; 254 upvotes; The6ix

Apr 13th, 2020 5:41 am

Sievert wrote: ↑ Same price on Amazon

I may pass out before the Radon detector gets here from Potential Radon because of Amazon and their ship times now

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Apr 13th, 2020 5:48 am

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Gee: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2004; 33513 posts; 7143 upvotes; East Gwillimbury

Apr 13th, 2020 5:48 am

robbiemurray wrote: ↑ Sorry for the silly question, but would this detect gas leaks?

No, it won’t detect natural gas. You can get a Kidde to detect gas. It is a lot cheaper

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/kidd ... 0308p.html

Home Automation Thread

Heatware

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Apr 13th, 2020 5:53 am

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Loomy: Deal Addict; Jan 13, 2003; 2319 posts; 849 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 5:53 am

robbiemurray wrote: ↑ Sorry for the silly question, but would this detect gas leaks?

not unless your house is powered by uranium

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Apr 13th, 2020 6:39 am

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robfun: Member; Jun 29, 2017; 348 posts; 1112 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 6:39 am

Here are links to my notes / resources on radon:

Radon information:
amazon-bestbuy-airthings-radon-detector ... #p31736261

Tools / Supply List:
amazon-bestbuy-airthings-radon-detector ... #p31906958

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Apr 13th, 2020 9:17 am

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theganguly: Deal Addict; Oct 30, 2013; 1349 posts; 921 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 9:17 am

laughingoh wrote: ↑ This reminds me of Michael Scott

OP is the silent killer

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Apr 13th, 2020 9:26 am

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Melkor: Deal Fanatic; Sep 29, 2003; 5126 posts; 3952 upvotes; Hamilton, ON

Apr 13th, 2020 9:26 am

Canadianbac0n wrote: ↑ Thanks op! Been waiting for this for a while.
The Corentium seems to be the best one for consumers.
The wave 2 has lots of reviews about bad connectivity. I’m going for the non BT one as it has the longest battery life and it’s easily good for 5 years before the sensor gets bad.
One less app on my phone too, hunting for my data. If you install it in the basement, you’ll probably not be able to connect to it from your living room. Might as well go read the screen.
Don’t install it on the wall or on the ceiling.
Give it time as the numbers will fluctuate. If you just take it outside and bring it back in for “testing” it is not a valid test. The more you record data, the better it will work.
Last year I had the black puck that I sent back to the lab, 41 bq/m3. So far so good, under the 200 max recommendation in Canada. (400 in US)

You sold me on the basic one. I've been interested in ordering one of these for a while now. Thanks!

Apr 13th, 2020 9:28 am

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Demon_Twinz: Deal Addict; Sep 9, 2003; 1143 posts; 236 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 9:28 am

got one in christmas. pretty good i think

tested 4 homes in Richmond hill,. . . 30 range - great score

tested one home in Caledon .. 199 range (real bad)

feedback: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=657823
ebay feedback : demon_twinz
heatware ID: demon_twinz99

Apr 13th, 2020 9:50 am

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resin_dr.: Newbie; Jan 26, 2006; 14 posts; 7 upvotes; Quebec City

Apr 13th, 2020 9:50 am

same price @ Airthings.com as well.

Apr 13th, 2020 9:54 am

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DougO: Deal Expert; Dec 26, 2010; 19679 posts; 5847 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 9:54 am

So, only the expensive ones work? Any alternatives in the sub-$100 range?

Apr 13th, 2020 10:27 am

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blyndfyre: Deal Addict; Jul 22, 2014; 1423 posts; 4078 upvotes; Calgary, AB

Apr 13th, 2020 10:27 am

robfun wrote: ↑ Here are links to my notes / resources on radon:

Radon information:
amazon-bestbuy-airthings-radon-detector ... #p31736261

Tools / Supply List:
amazon-bestbuy-airthings-radon-detector ... #p31906958

Thanks for the insightful posts!

What are your thoughts on using this as a test? https://evictradon.org/#

They claim to meet the "gold standard" of testing do to all their engineered controls like duplicate testing, blank and spiked test kits and so on.
It's also only $62 total including return shipping of the test kit.

Apr 13th, 2020 10:35 am

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narmak: Member; Dec 11, 2007; 357 posts; 235 upvotes; Markham

Apr 13th, 2020 10:35 am

Looks like the Airthings Wave Plus doesn’t measure particulates.

Apr 13th, 2020 10:40 am

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Canadianbac0n: Member; Dec 9, 2017; 263 posts; 646 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2020 10:40 am

blyndfyre wrote: ↑ Thanks for the insightful posts!

What are your thoughts on using this as a test? https://evictradon.org/#

They claim to meet the "gold standard" of testing do to all their engineered controls like duplicate testing, blank and spiked test kits and so on.
It's also only $62 total including return shipping of the test kit.

I did the accustar one. Minimum 3 months collection time for a decent average. So you do one summer and one winter, the numbers will vary greatly. 2 years and here is your corentium paid in full with all 2 years average and past 7 days.

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Apr 13th, 2020 10:45 am

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Xeerochild: Deal Fanatic; May 26, 2009; 5853 posts; 1833 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2020 10:45 am

Aren't these the things that go "moo" when you turn them over?

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