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adapter is included with your correctly installed insulation, and/or show
camera. the area where air is penetrating the
• Connect a computer to the camera frame of the building.
using a USB™ Mini-B cable.
To keep in mind
When you are inspecting a building, the
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Explorer, move the
temperature difference between the
image from the card or camera, using
inside and outside should be at least
a drag-and-drop operation.
10°C (18°F). Studs, water pipes, concrete
To keep in mind
columns, and similar components may
resemble an insulation deficiency in an
• Reflective objects may appear warmer
infrared image. Minor differences may
or colder to the camera than they
also occur naturally.
actually are, owing to reflections of
other objects.
Example image
• Avoid direct sunlight on the details that
In the image, insulation in the roof
you are inspecting.
framing is lacking. Due to the absence of
• Different types of faults, such as those
insulation, air has forced its way into the
in a building’s construction, may result
roof structure, which thus takes on a
in the same type of infrared image.
different characteristic appearance in the
• Correctly analyzing an infrared image
infrared image.
requires professional knowledge about
Draft
the application.
Application examples
Insulation deficiencies
General information on drafts
Drafts can be found under baseboards,
around door and window casings, and
above ceiling trims. This type of draft is
General information on insulation
often possible to see with an infrared
deficiencies
camera, as a cooler airstream cools down
Insulation deficiencies may result from
the surrounding surface.
insulation losing volume over the course
To keep in mind
of time and thereby not entirely filling the
When you are investigating drafts in a
cavity in a frame wall.
house, the air pressure inside the house
An infrared camera allows you to see
should be lower than that outside. Close
these insulation deficiencies because
all doors, windows, and ventilation ducts,
they either have a different heat
and allow the kitchen fan to run for a
conduction property than sections with
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