FLIR infrared camera

[Stephen Shelton]

My AC expert tenant in Property #2 came to Property #1 for routine AC maintenance, and he showed off his new gadget a FLIR camera tool that connected to his iPhone.

BTW: A FLIR camera sees the world based on the temperature of the surface. Warmer areas are yellow and red while cooler areas are blue and black.

This tool is amazing. My houses use concrete block walls with furring strips nailed to then that then have the drywall applied on top of that. Between the firing strips is a piece of foam insulation. Due to the way materials transfer heat, the furring strips show up plain as day, and we even found a section where the original builders failed to apply ant insulation at all.

Another cool thing is that you can look at the ceiling and quick find places that lack adequate insulation without having to fumble around the attic.

You can even pour hot water down the sink and "see" the hot water flowing through the pipes.

Of course if you had a recent water leak the water is absorbing heat in order to evaporate and this process is also visible.

It's such a cool tool! $400; that's a lot less than a decade ago but still on the pricier side for a tool.