Airthings Corentium Home Radon Detector 223 Portable. Lightweight. Easy-to-Use. (3) AAA Battery Operated. USA Version. pCi/L

Norwegian product, looks very well built and designed. Instructions were truly flawless. Very well done. Great device to have and to lend out to family and friends.

Très efficace pour prendre des mesures de radon dans une propriété. Recommandé par le guide Protégez-Vous, fiable et précis. Beaucoup plus intéressant comme produit que de commander un kit de l'association pulmonaire du Québec.

Very accurate radon monitor. I bought two Airthings radon devices and compared them side by side, and the readings are very close to each other (see picture). You can clearly see the 1-day (current) radon level, the weekly radon average, and the long-term radon average, which makes it very easy to understand and track changes over time. This shows the device is reliable and consistent. I also let my friend try it, and it works great for them too. I am very happy with this product. It gives peace of mind, and it is accepted by Health Canada. Highly recommended.

I built my own home starting 1998, family moved in in 2000. We use our basement a lot, I ran the drainage, (weeping tile), inside and outside of the footings, downhill to a drain field. No sump hole needed, heavy Ultra Poly plastic under the slab on top of 3 inches of clean gravel, on top of solid brick clay, sloped to the drain area. One sidewall basement crack well sealed right to the footing. Walls well tared, one microscopic slab crack about 6 feet long you couldn't get a razor blade in, corresponding to the sidewall crack. My province is known for generally very low radon with the odd high reading. Without the air exchanger running, which exhausts all air out from just above the slab, (super low humidity in my basement), my Radon readings were approaching 600 Becquerels, (YIKES), tested several times, then around 150 / 200 with the air exchanger running steady for at least three days. I ordered the cheapest Vevor Radon pump, used a 5/16 hammer drill bit to drill a 4 1/4 inch hole in my slab and cleaned it up with a chisel. Another hole in the rim-joist, PVC pipe, hand saw, glue, silicone, plugged it in and shut the air exchanger off. The next morning Bq. is below 100, that evening reading 22Bq, next morning reading 10Bq. I removed enough gravel from below the slab to get the concrete dust out to help air flow and to protect the fan motor, but I packed the gravel back in to support the slab and airflow at the outlet is quite significant.
So, considering that I sealed my basement walls and slab about as tight as one can, finished inside with Ultra Poly and acoustical sealant, should be tight, along with what I've read about the dangers of Radon exposure over many years, I think buying this Radon meter, and Vevor Radon pump could possibly be the most important items I've ever bought on Amazon! My next chest X-ray should tell if I bought this stuff soon enough, yet another thing to worry about as if I didn't have enough already? Also, my family are life long non-smokers, and don't get me going on about wood smoke! I got great Particle Counter from Amazon as well to measure that issue.

I’m very happy with this radon detector. It was specifically recommended to me by a professional radon mitigation specialist, which gave me confidence in the purchase.

After mitigation, the professional left his own monitoring device in place for comparison, and the Airthings Corentium tracked very closely to his professional readings. That really reassured me about the accuracy.

Setup was quick and easy, and the readings are clear and easy to understand. I appreciate that it provides both short-term and long-term averages, which is important when monitoring radon levels over time. The device feels well made and reliable.

If you’re looking for a trustworthy radon monitor that professionals actually recommend, this is a solid choice.

Bought this to see if my Iowa house needs remediation - it does, and is scheduled.
Initially put this in a finished room in my basement. Takes 24 hours to get an initial reading, then it tracks daily readings that you can scroll back through, as well as displaying an average reading over time. Fairly easy to use, though the buttons on the back either reset everything to zero or scrolls through history. Would be nicer to have a button on the front or side to use for scrolling because pushing a pen in the back while reading the front is not the easiest thing to do.
I have no way of measuring accuracy, but reviews I checked before purchase said that this was an accurate device. I decided to spend extra money to get a middle of the road device than expect the the cheap seventy dollar ones would be accurate.
I'm very pleased with the unit.

Radon isn't something most of us think about until we learn it's a problem. As the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, this invisible, odorless gas deserves our attention. The Airthings Corentium Home 2 makes monitoring it remarkably simple, and after using it for several weeks, and I have to assume it is accurate. I don’t have a second device to compare it to.
The Bluetooth connectivity is nice as well as the bonus temperature and humidity sensors.
The device uses alpha spectrometry for radon detection, with hourly sampling that provides rolling averages for 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, and long-term measurements up to a year. What I appreciate most is how the display uses simple "Good," "Fair," or "Poor" indicators – no PhD required to understand your home's air quality.
Continuous Monitoring Makes the Difference
Unlike one-time radon test kits that you send to a lab, the Corentium Home 2 monitors continuously. This matters because radon levels can fluctuate based on weather, seasons, and how your home is ventilated. Having always-on monitoring means you can identify trends, test whether mitigation efforts are working, and catch problems before they become serious.
The battery operation (two AA batteries) means you can place it anywhere without worrying about outlets, and the accuracy steadily improves as it collects more data over time.
The Bottom Line
At around $180, the Airthings Corentium Home 2 isn't the cheapest radon detector out there, but it strikes an excellent balance between professional-grade accuracy and consumer-friendly usability. The device uses Airthings' patented radon sensing technology that's trusted and recommended by thousands of radon professionals and home inspectors.
For anyone serious about their home's air quality – especially if you have a basement, live in a radon-prone area, or simply want peace of mind – this is an investment worth making. You can't see or smell radon, but with the Corentium Home 2, you can finally know if it's putting your family at risk. That knowledge, and the ability to act on it, is genuinely invaluable.

The Airthings Corentium Home Radon Detector is simple to set up and use, just pop in the batteries and it starts working. It gives both short-term and long-term radon readings, which is helpful for tracking changes over time. I like that it's portable, so I can evaluate different rooms. The readings seem accurate and consistent. Great option for peace of mind at home!

This radon detector is an absolute game-changer for home safety! 📊 It’s incredibly easy to use, with a clear display and real-time readings that keep me informed about radon levels in my home. I especially appreciate the short- and long-term averages, which provide a thorough understanding of air quality. The compact design makes it portable, and the battery life is impressive. As someone who prioritizes my family’s health, this device gives me peace of mind. Highly recommend it to anyone who values air safety at home!

My husband is a never smoker and has spent little time around secondhand smoke. Not has he spent much time around chemicals or workshop dust. Yet he was recently diagnosed with metastasized lung cancer.

Perplexed, I went looking for potential causes. I learned that radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in never smokers and plays a large role in the development of lung cancer in smokers. I also learned that a house can have high radon levels even if the house next door doesn’t. So it is important that everyone test their home for radon.

Many radon tests need to be sent to labs with lab fees. This one does not.

It is so easy to use and it continually monitors radon for up to two years on its batteries. This ensures that I can always know what the radon levels are in my home.

The detector is small and portable . It is is easy to place out of view. The results are very easy to read.

It is suggested that radon levels be tested for a minimum of 30 days because radon levels can vary from day to day. After 30 days, I plan to move it from my basement to my main floor to check the radon level there.

I read scientific reviews of this radon test (I am a research nerd) and learned that it has good reliability and accuracy.

Even though I learned about radon too late to prevent lung cancer for my husband, I have peace of mind knowing that I can learn our radon level and mitigate any future risks from radon.

I am so impressed with this easy to use radon test that I have already recommended it to a friend who is a nurse and I plan to recommend it to my children, if not buy one for each of their homes.

I'm really glad to have this device. When we bought our house 15 years earlier, we had done a radon test and found the levels to be low. But within the last few years I'd started using the unfinished basement quite a bit (home gym), and randomly ordered a charcoal radon test off Amazon. It took me a few months before I finally used it, but after getting the results back, I found that our radon levels were above safe limits (~10+ pCi/L).

That freaked me out, and I wanted to quick answers, so I bought this Airthings radon detector from Amazon and had it the next day. It confirmed that our levels were higher than they should be. Further, it also revealed our levels were above safe limits even on the floor above the basement. I'm so glad we didn't have to wait for another charcoal test.

A few days later, we had a radon system installed that basically sucks the radon out of the ground, underneath the crawlspace and concrete basement floor. This was a year ago and it has been very effective, reducing our radon levels down to a 1-year average of ~1.3 pCi/L.

I've found the Airthings device to be quite accurate, nearly matching the 2-week results from an independent test using two Sun Nuclear radon testing devices.

I like how quickly I can get results. For instance, I recently found that opening windows on the top level of our house causes radon levels to increase in the basement (to ~3-4 pCi/L), and this happens due to a chimney effect creating negative pressure in the house, causing it to draw more radon out of the ground. I also learned that I could prevent the negative pressure by also opening windows on the lower level of the house. If I didn't have the Airthings device, I would not be able to tell how these kinds of changes affect radon levels.

For any kind of test like this, it's important to give it some time (a day or two minimum), as radon levels naturally increase and decrease all the time, so you can only trust longer term averages. And the longer the test, the more accurate the number. The Airthings device doesn't give you minute-by-minute readings for this reason. Instead, it gives you, short term 24-hour, 7-day, and long term averages, which is ideal.

I also like how simple this device us, it's foolproof. There's really nothing for you to do other than finding a good place to put it, and reading its screen. There are no buttons (unless you count the tiny reset button on the back, which you may never use).

It shows you the 1-day, 7-day and long-term averages by rotating the numbers every few seconds on the screen. The batteries last a really long time. We've been running the device on the original batteries nonstop for over a year, with no sign of slowing down.

Lastly, I also like that you can easily test different places in your house, or even different houses (we recently tested my parents house). It would be a pain to do this with charcoal tests.

I highly recommend this device, especially if a charcoal test makes you want further testing, and it is well worth the price. I can't think of any downsides and I will never be without one of these devices.

I am a retired chemist so I’m concerned about radon emissions. I had absolutely no knowledge of this product or company until I found out that have a lot of radon in my new home. So, I purchased a model 223 a couple weeks ago and am using it to help me understand the situation while I wait for remediation. It’s doing a wonderful job of informing me of ‘hot spots’ and the average level throughout the house while I hold my breath.

Now to its accuracy. The Corentium 223 specification is perhaps the most honest approach to accuracy I have ever seen in a consumer product. It’s based on: ‘sigma = less than [a percentage and the length of test]. It is statistical probability specification of accuracy and it is rich in accuracy information. However, you need to do the math, understand what ‘sigma’ means in variance statistics, understand probability distribution curves, and then the use the spec to calculate the worst case accuracy of the device associated with your own radon situation). So, please do that before you criticize the device. If you studied the specification and did the math, as I have, you would see that it is quite accurate for an inexpensive radon continuous monitoring device.... and way more than suitable for home use.

Let me repeat that again. If you use the device as instructed by the manufacturer and are willing to trust the specification as determined by some very smart people who spent a lot of time, money and brainpower to prepare it, then you will be measuring Radon and its variability in your home in a way that is vastly superior to doing periodic mail away tests.

The radon in your home varies from day to day, month to month, hour to hour. The anecdotal ‘evidence of accuracy’ presented in virtually all of these reviews is absolutely without merit. Why, because determining the accuracy of the device against a standard source is extremely complicated. As a chemist I know that for a fact. We, as customers, do not have the time, money, equipment, or knowledge to do it - period. If you are somehow guessing that you need better accuracy in a shorter period of testing then please consider buying the Corentium pro for $1200 or perhaps some other professional device. You may not get better accuracy but you will likely get equivalent accuracy in a shorter period of time.... that’s how the statistics work. Please read the last two sentences again.

Consider this too. The manufacturer, Air Things, is based in Europe and it appears to be a spin off of CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Look up CERN in Wiki. You will be impressed. They are the world’s leading experts on making and measuring radiation. I am impressed because their ‘no calibration necessary’ technology for this device (and their more expensive professional models) seems to be the result of a micro miniaturized, more precise spectroscopic technology for measuring radioactive decay of radon daughters alpha particle emissions.

Finally, I’ve read literally hundreds of these Amazon reviews where accuracy is mentioned... and actually is somehow mysteriously determined in the basement of their home. However, I’ve not seen one review that references the manufacturer’s specification. Everyone here that’s comparing ‘this to that’ or ‘that to this’ and making claims about ‘accuracy’ doesn’t have a clue what they are talking about. However, a number of thoughtful reviewers seem to have run side by side tests with other devices or mail away canisters. Assuming those tests were done properly, then they can be considered slightly helpful but otherwise of no use in determining the device’s accuracy.

I’m going by the specification. I’m confident in my device and am very relieved that I own one.

—- UPDATE: April 28, 2021 I bought a second unit a couple months after purchasing the first, so both are now over two years old. I am very happy with both units. No problems - I lent one out to my daughter for a few months. Now I keep one in the basement and the other on the first floor. I recently replaced the batteries in the first unit (a two year battery life - just like the manufacturer said) and have had no problems at all with either unit.

Regarding Accuracy - I am reiterating that the Airthings accuracy specifications (which result from the highly advanced ‘spectroscopic’ technology behind it) are extraordinary for a low priced unit. Don’t believe the misinformation from reviewers here who claim to have determined the ‘accuracy’ of their Airthings unit as bad or good by running some kind of ‘test’. You/ Me / Other Reviewers / cannot in any way determine the accuracy of any type of radon device or test kit on the market - not for any device - not for any manufacturer). Period.

The only choice you have for determining the accuracy of any device you buy is to trust the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s statistical process control, and that the manufacturer truly, deeply understands the extremely complex issues in radon measurement. The Airthings company was founded by CERN scientists. CERN is where many of the smartest on this planet create and measure radiation with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). So... I trust the Airthings accuracy specification.

So - If you really want to know the accuracy of any type of any radon monitoring detector you purchase (regardless of the manufacturer), here is what I would recommend so as to get decent accuracy results.
- identify an analytical laboratory highly specialized and experienced in the many complexities of radon measurement
- ensure that it is a laboratory using standards and equipment based on measuring radon in the atomic form(s) in which it is most carcinogenic,
- send them your device and have it tested under tightly controlled laboratory conditions for a period of time (that is dependent on the rate at which that particular device model approaches the true radon value).

For me, buying two of the Airthings devices was an easy decision once I researched and understood the issues in Radon measurement, and the various devices available.

As I said previously, I have no affiliation of any kind with this company, but I do get frustrated when reviewers who have no clue what they are talking about provide horrible misinformation for the rest of us.

The Corentium 223 should be in every home where Radon is a concern! Several years ago, I had a sub-slab depressurization system installed after a charcoal test measured 7 pCi/L. At the time, two follow up charcoal tests came back at 3.4 and 2.3 pCi/L so I felt better but for the past few years, I've still wondered what a longer term test would show. For peace of mind, I purchased the Corentium 223 and I have since learned so much about how Radon levels vary given the weather and how a charcoal test, while accurate, is going to only tell you so much.

I've had the Corentium 223 set up in my basement for the past 3 months in mostly closed house conditions and found my long term average to be 1.76 pCi/L, but the daily average was as high as 8.3 pCi/L! The more rain fall in the past 24 hours, the higher the Radon level in the basement. On clear sunny calm days, the levels dropped to around 1 pCi/L. There are a lot of sites that talk about how Radon levels vary depending on the weather, but I've never found any site that details exactly how the levels increase by rainfall. This could be unique to my property, but the correlation has been eye opening.

Hoping I could improve the effectiveness of the mitigation system, I decided to seal the crack between the wall and floor next to the suction pipe by adding silicone along that wall to seal the joint. (I've seen several sites suggest this and I could hear a slight hissing with the air leaking so figured I'd give it a try to see if there was any change.) The next day, the 1 day average was just 0.10 pCi/L! The following week, the 7day average dropped to 0.71 pCi/L, even after one day of heavy rain that week!!!

Another concern I have had is the amount of Radon in my water. I have a private well and have considered having the water tested, although research I have read on the topic indicate almost all water from private wells will contain Radon, but the danger is really the amount of Radon that you breath in, not consume. While the Corentium 223 only measures the amount of Radon in the air, it will measure the amount of Radon in the house that is given off by water use in the house such as showering and doing laundry. My concern was that I have a whole house humidifier that runs occasionally in the winter months and uses water from the well. While I do see a slight increase in Radon in the house when the humidifier is running, it only seems to be 1 - 1.5 pCi/L increase and it is hard to say if it is really from the humidifier or just natural fluctuations. I have yet to read any warnings on the EPA site or other sites about the hazards of increased Radon exposure when using a whole house humidifier on a private well, but this monitor was able to help put my mind at ease on the issue.

If you really want to know the Radon levels in your home, and measure effects of various mitigation strategies, this is the only device I've found on the market that will give you immediate, reliable and accurate data. After 24 hours of powering on, you have your first readings and after 7 days you have your first long term average. It is simple in the design and implementation and the quality of construction is superb. I should also mention that I ordered the Safety Siren Pro Series3 Radon Gas Detector - HS71512 by Family Safety Products, Inc., but the device I received wouldn't power on. I returned it the next day and purchased the Corentium 223. There is no comparison between the quality of construction between the two devices and with annual calibration requirements of the Safety Siren, the price for the Corentium for 10+ years of use is an easy sell.

The device has a micro USB port on the side. My only wish is that there was support for downloading of Radon readings to a computer. Being able to download historical readings would allow for graphing and comparison to local weather reports. If it did this, I'd give it 10 stars!

I would highly recommend the Corentium 223 if you have had 2 charcoal tests with results >4.0 pCi/L. In my mind, the Corentium 223 is the absolute best digital Radon monitoring device on the market today!

[Update 2: August 2016]

In Feb 2016 I ran another side by side comparison of the Corentium 223 vs the SS (Safety Siren), and this time using two charcoal tests as "controls." All four were placed around the same spot (pictures do not show the charcoal tests but they were right next to the Corentium and SS). The Corentium and the SS were turned on at the same time and allowed to run until the SS started to show a result (due to the SS not showing an initial reading until a couple days after turning it on or resetting it, whereas the Corentium starts showing a reading almost immediately).

Once the Corentium and SS were on for a few days I opened both charcoal tests and left them open for 4 days (the longest time allowed by the lab to get legitimate/accurate results). Then I sealed up the charcoal tests and mailed them in and checked the readings of the Corentium and the SS which had now been on for 7-days (the reason for 7 days is that the devices both provide readings at 7 days but other readings are at different time parameters and so not comparable). The results are shown in my pics (3rd-6th pics).

Charcoal Test #1: <0.5 pCi/L
Charcoal Test #2: <0.6 pCi/L
Corentium 223: 0.97 pCi/L ("7 days" reading)
Safety Siren: 1.2 pCi/L ("S"=7 days reading)

Please note that I bought both the Corentium and the SS in March 2014 and so both were almost 2 years old at this point. I'm not sure the charcoal test results and those of the Corentium and the SS can be compared directly since their readings are over different times (approximate 4 days for the charcoal test vs 7 days for the two devices; I had to do this since the charcoal tests cannot be tested for more then 4 days and the two devices do not show readings at shorter times (e.g. 3 days, etc.).

Interpreting the results is not exactly easy or maybe even valid, but it does at least seem to show that the devices are not wildly different than the charcoal readings and more importantly, they seem to read higher rather than lower than the charcoal readings (i.e. they do not give falsely low readings). It also shows that the charcoal tests are very close to each other and therefore probably a reliable test (i.e. repeated testing yields values close in value to each other) and are assumed to be the most accurate way to test radon levels. Another finding is that the SS, which needs re-calibration annually, had higher values compared with the Corentium (which is not supposed to need retitration over the life of the device which is stated as about 10 years). However, when I left the two devices on for a few more days (see the 6th pic) I found that the values became much closer to each other: 0.9 for the SS and 0.94 for the Corentium.

Conclusions? I would say that based on my amateur and non-expert tests and interpretation of the results, that both devices are probably reliable and accurate enough to get a decent approximation of the radon levels in your home. The SS, though cheaper than the Corentium, is uglier and needs a wall power adapter whereas the Corentium is smaller, better looking, lasts a long time on batteries, and can be hung on the wall. It also reportedly does not need re-calibration for the 10 year lifespan and so I consider the Corentium to be a superior device and would recommend it over the Safety Siren.

[Update 1: March 2015]

Sorry to the folks who were waiting to see the results of my side by side comparisons between this device, the Safety Siren, and the charcoal mail in tests. I've attached a photo of both detectors (along with the charcoal test, only did one of those) side by side after both had been sitting there for over a week. As you can see, the Safety Siren is set to short term reading, which I believe is the past 7 days reading, and shows at 1.6 while the Corentium shows 1.64 and is for the past 7 days also. So, based on this test (and I've done this several other times with the same, comparable results) both detectors seem to give similar readings.

Of course, the gold standard seems to still be the charcoal, mail in kits and so I've attached a photo of that reading too. Basically, the kit shown in the pick was set out for the required time (48 hours) and mailed in promptly. The reading I got back from the company was 1.7 pCi/L, so pretty close to both detectors. The Safety Siren only goes to one decimal place and so is a bit more limited than the Corentium which goes out to 2 decimal places, but in reality 2 decimal places is probably not very valuable or helpful.

So, to summarize, my test did show that the device is pretty accurate compared to a charcoal test and also that the Safety Siren was comparable -- although that device does not run on batteries and apparently needs to be recalibrated on an annual basis or so. The Corentium supposedly does not ever need to be recalibrated which just seems really odd to me. I will repeat these tests periodically and update this review on an annual basis (or until a better detector comes out than either of these!) to see how well the Corentium stands up over the years with regards to calibration need. I have also upgraded my rating to 4-stars.

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[Original Review: April 2014]

Just want to point out that this radon detector does not wait for a couple days to give an initial radon reading, like some detectors do (like the Safety Siren Pro Series3 Radon Gas Detector - HS71512 by Family Safety Products, Inc. does), so basically within a minute or so of turning this device on for the first time (or after resetting), you will start to get initial readings that are predictably around 0.00 pCi/L. Obviously, getting a reading after 10 seconds isn't helpful, and I don't understand why it would give a worthless reading instead of making you wait for the necessary time (typically 2 days with the Safety Siren Pro detector) before giving you a reading.

Over the next days/weeks, the reading will often steadily increase for the same reason, making you really question how useful this device is unless you wait at least a week or so. Even then, you're not sure if the 7-day reading is a weighted average -- meaning that those early really low readings would bring the average rating lower than it actually is. When I placed the Safety Siren Pro and the Corentium side by side for about 2 days in my basement near my sump pit, the readings were dramatically different: the Safety Siren gave a 1.7 and the Corentium around 0.56. Over the next couple days (again, the initial readings were after 2 days already), the Corentium reading starting to creep upwards, going from mid-0.5s to around 1.0 and then above, while the Safety Siren Pro stayed fairly steady around 1.7 Another couple days may bring the Corentium to around the reading of the Safety Siren Pro, which would make me feel better that they're both reliable if given enough time.

I have ordered some charcoal testing kits (which get sent and read by a lab) to use as a kind of reference testing (supposed to be the best way to test apparently) to see which, if either or both, is accurate in detecting radon levels. I will update this review when it does come back, but preliminary testing with the Corentium leaves me unimpressed, especially for the hefty price tag.