[Shop-talk] Radiant heat for garage

[eric at megageek.com]

To answer Jim's questions...

1-What did you do about permitter insulation on the slab?   Foam board and 
then wood.

2-How accurate is the IR camera?  VERY! 
3-Can you actually see the outline of the pipes?  Yes, the only problem is 
if the floor is fully warm like on a summer day.  If I wait until it cools 
(night) and use the camera, the pipes are clear as day.  I'll see if I 
have an image to upload.

4-Do you know if the ones that attach to smart phones will also do the 
trick?  I doubt it.  The expense with the IR cameras is the IR density and 
resolution.  It's definitely a case of 'get what you pay for.'  The 
cheaper the camera, the less res.
With that said, dedicated cameras have settings to fine tune the resulting 
images.  I'm not well versed in it, but someone that know what they are 
doing can make much better images.

I got the FLIR E4...
http://www.flir.com/instruments/display/?id=61194

If you want to use it, let me know.  Eastern LI isn't an impossible drive. 
 8>)

Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational 
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph 
Waldo Emerson 
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