One of the tools I bring along to home inspections is a thermal imaging camera. A thermal imaging camera detects infrared energy (heat) on a surface and converts it into a visual image. The visual image shows variations in surface temperature by translating the infrared energy into various colors depending on the temperature it detects. While it looks like it provides X-ray vision, the scan does not penetrate the surface – only the temperature on the surface is detected.
The photos can be useful in a variety of applications: Confirm the presence (or absence) of heat: The camera can confirm air flow at registers, radiators warming and the operation of radiant floor heat. |
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Jill Hauk Home Inspections, LLC
1000 Giles Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 957-5866 [email protected] Home Inspector in Madison, Stoughton, DeForest, Waunakee, Sun Prairie, Cross Plains, Middleton, Monona, Cottage Grove, Verona, Fitchburg, McFarland, Mount Horeb, Brooklyn, Janesville, Evansville, Oregon, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Cambridge, Windsor, Johnson Creek and everywhere in between
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