The radon system should be completely sealed from inside air, the inlet to the radon pipe is installed under the concrete pad, the piping then goes to a blower and the air goes outside. The air getting sucked out from under the foundation is replaced by air coming in from around the foundation on the outside.

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One with the hearth gate closed, one with it open. At night when the kids are in bed I like to leave the gate open for a better view of the fire. Currently have a 500* stove top with a mix of pine, black walnut and some doug fir scraps cooking. 35* outside and about 75* in the living room.
Edit: crud. I just realized I completely disregarded the original posts requests for no text.

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