If You Were The Client, Which Thermal Image Appeals To You Most?

Ginny - there are many palettes to choose from and it can be overwhelming to clients who have no experience with thermal imaging (and few do).

Just yesterday I had an overflowing gutter that had created a huge puddle right at the corner of the foundation of a house.  Inside that corner the drywall was 95% wet and this thermal image was the only one that outlined the shape of the wet area.  But you can see it.  The radiator is underneath and the wall was so wet the hot radiator was not drying it.  We had had a lot of hurricane-related rain and the wall was soaked.

Wayne - the thermal image does bring the wall to life.  A photo of the wall just showed small brown splotches here and there, and only a hint of the triangle pattern.

Dorie - I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that you didn't see it first!

Says he, with a wink.

See comment to Dorie, Lise.

With the same wink.

#1 is the screen colors, which are logical, as you say.  But some things are better defined by different palettes, and the client in this case liked #4.  So that's what he got.

That one almost looks like water is there, Grant.  I use that palette from time to time.

Lottie - some thermal imaging specialists use that palette a lot.  I do depending on what I am trying to describe.  This client thought #4 was the most instructive, so that is the one I used on his report.

Sheri - believe it or not that palette is called Rainbow.  It is very descriptive!

Jeff - that is the first palette and a very logical one.  I use it often on reports.  And I have been doing thermal imaging for almost 14 years.

Margaret - that palette is called Iron and the one seen on the camera screen when clients look over my shoulder.  Usually I get Ahs when they see something like this!

All - Margaret just informed me and I realized that the digital photo had gone away.   Not sure why this is happening but my photos are disappearing more and more from my post, even days later.  Hopefully it will stick around this time.

Thermal imaging sees temperatures, Sharon.  It is a very sensitive device, seeing tenths of degrees Fahrenheit.  It composes 86,400 pixels of temperature information into an image for display.  The software can change the palettes to describe what the camera image is displaying.

The #3 image uses yellow and brown to describe warm temperatures and blues to describe cooler temps.  The palette is called Arctic.  So if you see "moisture" via the blue colors it would be a good palette to describe this problem to you!

If that's so, Pat, it's about time!  I am almost on my 14th year using it.  But Mighty Mo is indeed a game changer.  And the software is getting better and better.

Jan - sometimes there are too many boxes to move, artfully placed to conceal cracks or leaks.  Such is the way.  I will move what I can.  I notice what often is not noticed too!  But I am a burgundy and gold inspector (Redskins...).