Thank you so much for this informative video. I live in a 100-year-old house. I've purchased a Flir so that I can locate and address hot spots in my house before the Texas summer roasts us again. But you have opened my eyes to so many more uses for the camera. Here's an idea: Make a course on how to use these cameras to find problems in your home. Then make more RU-vid videos showing yourself using the camera to find problems in houses you inspect. Put an affiliate link for the camera in the description and a link to your paid course on how to use it. Et voila, extra passive income just from doing what you're doing every day anyway.
I can confirm as a homeowner with 2 thermal cameras that bee hives behind the siding GLOWS as a spot. Mouse nests in interior walls/roof/ceiling also glows. I have found 3 bee hives outside. 3 birds nests in roof stickout and wall corner and saved the life of one bird that fell down behind the ventilated siding and was sitting on the mouse screen. Found one mouse in 4 different spots in my house ceiling when chasing it before it got in my mousetrap. I absolutely LOVE it 😅😁 I have an Flir ONE pro and infiray P2 PRO, and there is zero competition, the infiray is better in every way and the phone app actually works. Flir one doesn't support 4 years or older phones, i had it working then after an update it never worked again and support ain't helping they only told me to google an older APK install so i had to find an unofficial and possibly virus infected app myself and it did work, but still so much worse pixel quality/resolution and framerate than the InfiRay so it's just collecting dust🤣
Just did my house. The ceiling to wall connect point along the perimeter (from the inside) of my house were 92+ even in the hallway. Any suggestions? I’m guessing the attic insulation is insufficient.
In your opinion, when it comes to the "insulation" or other "odd" hot spots when inspecting a home, do you have a tool or recommended calculation on estimated energy "waste" on cooling or heating ?
That's a good question. Unfortunately my answer is "Not really." We aren't "technically exhaustive" as a home inspector. "Hot spot" is a statement or comment I would never make on a report because it isn't technically accurate. If I saw a "hot spot" I would immediately think electrical issue. However, I understand what you are getting after. Depending on the size I might recommend something along the lines of "any repair is not likely to offset the energy loss cost" or "the area is large enough you might consider repair."
Is there a homeowners $300-500ish thermal imager brand/model you’d recommend? How are home thermal inspections priced & range. Great video and examples, thanks!
I’ve been researching to find something in that price range to use for maintenance inspections for my roof. I’ve got a metal roof with closed cell spray foam and want to ensure if it leaks I can address the leak immediately. I’ve settled on the Teledyne FLIR 1 edge pro - priced in the $550 range. Good luck.
So we include thermal imaging in all of our inspection at no extra cost. You can get some cameras that attach to your phone for relatively inexpensive. They won't be near the resolution or quality as something we might use but should be plenty for homeowner purposes. The Flir One. A new one is in the $300 range
A Mustool MT13S (pretty good resolution, works as standalone unit) or a Tooltop T7 (even better resolution, but requires a smartphone or tablet or PC) are plenty enough for home uses and are also pretty cheap too. There are many more cameras with less performances (not recommended because the price difference is not that much) and some other with better performances (which probably you don't really need).
I am a civil contractor,on a curious note,how to charge the customer,do you charge them by hour or by visit do you give them a report with photos,pls let me know
@@morrishomeinspections1234 I wish I knew more, I haven't gotten to go out with my thermal yet, it's been a little chilly in Ohio. I had a buddy send me a video showing it working & I'm looking forward to it. Like a cheat code for mushrooms
