Thermal imaging camera

[tommy1712]

Morning lads I keep thinking about a thermal imagine camera.
For finding reasons for cold rads, balancing, blockages and seeing everything is running as is should.
anyone got one?

 

[stani]

Flir one

 

[gassafe]

Ooh I do like these thermal imaging threads when the pics start to show... Makes me think I be one, even tho I'm not sure I could justify it!

 

[newcastle phill]

Ill post some up of mine tomorrow. Great for seeing pipe runs under floorbpards etc

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Ill post some up of mine tomorrow. Great for seeing pipe runs under floorbpards etc

in concrete floors?

 

[gassafe]

in concrete floors?

Lady had a leak under concrete floor in the heating today, it would be handy for that if it worked...?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Lady had a leak under concrete floor in the heating today, it would be handy for that if it worked...?

my thinking exactly

 

[newcastle phill]

Never tried that yet on concrete as more often than not they are in trunking on drop downs.
But it is very sensitive

 

[gassafe]

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Flir one

As nice as this pic is, it's normally pretty easy to just run your hand across the rad to prove its hot lol! I suppose it's handy to show sludged cold spots maybe? But the hand can feel them too

 

[tommy1712]

Needs a power flush look mate lol

 

[newcastle phill]

I would say it will still identify the run, although not as defined, i will have to try and find some heating pipes burried

 

[stani]

The picture does get across to most clients the fact that a portion or all the radiator isn't working. It also shows wether or not the power flush has worked or not.
We do work where it is overseen by a surveyor, and have to validate the information we give him, this now let's us prove a point to him.

 

[gassafe]

The picture does get across to most clients the fact that a portion or all the radiator isn't working. It also shows wether or not the power flush has worked or not.
We do work where it is overseen by a surveyor, and have to validate the information we give him, this now let's us prove a point to him.

Is there an adjustment on the camera so that I can make it look like that cold spot disappeared even tho it's still there after that expensive flush hehe ;p

 

[newcastle phill]

Actually it can be done lol with a better specified model you can "narrow" the response.
Its designed to remove areas that arent important so more of the image will appear more even in terms of heat emmision