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Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:06 pm
by Qtown1835
I was messing around in the basement checking out my 3rd zone. Here are a few pics.
Electric dryer eating some kW
And the basement door doing what it does best, eat BTUs...
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:37 pm
by Lightning
The temps displayed on the picture, is that highest and lowest of readings in the frame?
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:40 pm
by Qtown1835
Lightning wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:37 pm
The temps displayed on the picture, is that highest and lowest of readings in the frame?
Yes. The marker also has a reading in the lower left.
Some of the surfaces with high reflectivity will not display temp correctly unless I adjust the camera settings.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:43 pm
by Lightning
Qtown1835 wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:40 pm
Yes. The marker also has a reading in the lower left.
What is the marker? Forgive my elementary questions, I'm new to this thermal picture thing.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:21 pm
by Qtown1835
Lightning wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 8:43 pm
What is the marker? Forgive my elementary questions, I'm new to this thermal picture thing.
It's the little crosshair thing, it's a spot meter
The orange triangle is the high temp in the frame
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:31 pm
by Lightning
Oh that's neat! Can you give some details about the thermal camera? Brand, temp range, price ECT...
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:37 pm
by freetown fred
PLUS!!!!!!!!! where he can get one!!!
Lightning wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:31 pm
Oh that's neat! Can you give some details about the thermal camera? Brand, temp range, price ECT...
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:45 pm
by Qtown1835
Lightning wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:31 pm
Oh that's neat! Can you give some details about the thermal camera? Brand, temp range, price ECT...
It's a FLIR One for Android. It mounts to the USB and runs off an app. I use a 3rd party app that has some extra color pallets that the stock app does not have. It was $200. I don't remember the exact specs but I think the range is -10f to +250f. It's quite fun to mess around with.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:48 pm
by Lightning
Very good, thank you. Yeah that's really neat
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 9:49 pm
by Qtown1835
More random pics.
Basement walls last year before insulation.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 10:27 pm
by Lightning
How about basement walls after insulation?
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Tue. Dec. 19, 2017 7:59 am
by Qtown1835
The left corner to halfway between the second and 3rd window is not insulated. The coal bin is on the far left and includes that window. The temps may be a little misleading. I took the original pic when I was just running the MK iii in the basement so ambient temperature was probably close to 80*, now with the boiler its steady at 70-72*
The middle basment window is where the rad sits that's in the pics above.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Tue. Dec. 19, 2017 9:21 am
by hotblast1357
People are crazy to not insulate the exterior of there basements. I just built mine this summer, I did r-10 2” board all the way around the concrete pour walls down to footer depth.
The front where the two French doors are is 2x8” stick built with 8” insulation.
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Tue. Dec. 19, 2017 9:26 am
by freetown fred
Nice HB, I'm bettin that's not goin anywhere anytime soon!
Re: Messing with thermal camera
Posted: Tue. Dec. 19, 2017 9:28 am
by hotblast1357
Nope! I should prob do a thread about the whole setup, I added some of it to my boiler build but not everything.
Electric dryer eating some kW
And the basement door doing what it does best, eat BTUs...