From: aemeijers 
Newsgroups: alt.energy.homepower misc.consumers.frugal-living sci.econ misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: How to use FLIR infrared camera to reduce Winter home heating
 bills.
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:26:04 GMT
Bytes: 3583

daestrom wrote:
> 
> "aemeijers"  wrote in message 
> news:%trZi.13114$if6.9671@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> drydem wrote:
>>> On Nov 8, 3:34 pm, Joe  wrote:
>>>> Video viahttp://Muvy.org
>>>
>>> which points to ...
>>>
>>> FLIR thermal infrared imaging home inspection, energy camera
>>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=jXPXE0qsmjg
>>>
>>>
>>> fyi: In the above video the IR inspection company
>>> is using the following tool
>>>
>>> RAZIR (Sierra Pacific Innovations) FLIR camera
>>> http://www.thermcam.com/
>>>
>>> I saw this particular FLIR camera priced
>>> at 12,499.00 USD  by this one particular
>>> instrumentation company and they were
>>> also charging 145.00 usd for a  spare battery!
>>>
>>> Fluke Ti20 at 6495 USD was less expensive but
>>> its does not do all the fancy things that the RAZIR
>>> does ( the RAZIR connect to your laptop with a USB
>>> port)
>>>
>> Now if I could just find a company in this small town that had one 
>> (ANY sort of IR camera), and could come out and do a walkaround for 
>> me. It'd be worth a C-note to me to be able to target my limited 
>> repair funds at the worst leaks.
>>
> 
> Another cheap alternative, *IF* you have a 35mm film camera (not 
> digital) is to buy some infrared film and take pictures.  Have to wait 
> until they're back from developing, but not too bad.   Google '35mm 
> infrared film'.
> 
> daestrom
> 
>> aem sends... 
> 
Now that one I was aware of, and I do have a plethora of good 35mm 
cameras. I'd have to special-order the film, however, and I'd be 
surprised if I could only order a single roll, or even a few. Most 
stores around here no longer carry 35mm, other than preloaded in 
disposable cameras.

Hey, that is a market niche for somebody to exploit- have some company 
that makes store-brand disposables do a production run of ones loaded 
with IR film, package them with instructions and a prepaid processing 
envelope, and sell them in the insulation and weatherstripping aisles at 
the big-box stores. (If anybody out there makes a go of that, I want a 
cut of the profits...)

I can see it now- thousands of DIYs out there at midnight in winter 
coats, taking pictures of there houses, while the neighbors call in 
prowler reports... :^/


aem sends...