Your Opinion?

[David Sorge]

I say that if you're going to compare yourself to a "competitor", grow a pair of nuts and name them or get out of my office you freakin' school yard sissy

[Jason Kaylor]

Originally Posted by dsorge

I say that if you're going to compare yourself to a "competitor", grow a pair of nuts and name them or get out of my office you freakin school yard sissy

lol.

The problem is that competitor is sue happy and likes to serve people with cease and desists. Can't say I blame the OP.

JJ

[David Sorge]

Originally Posted by jkaylor

lol.

The problem is that competitor is sue happy and likes to serve people with cease and desists. Can't say I blame the OP.

JJ

Well in a week or three I should have my new TIR 32. I'll post an unbiased side-by-side comparison for the 32 and my B-60.

I'm sure to piss a few people off but hey...that's what I do

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Originally Posted by bboerner

Give me some examples how IR has saved you at past home inspections. I'm trying to figure out what direction I'm going to go once I get my cam.

Missing insulation where it could be seen from the attic, leaking drains on ceiling where it had been painted recently, and so on Billy .
Email me if you want ethi@citlink.net

[David Sorge]

Originally Posted by bboerner

Give me some examples how IR has saved you at past home inspections. I'm trying to figure out what direction I'm going to go once I get my cam.

Here's a common one...

Client complaint...

"You said my water heater worked but when I moved in it was dead"

My report...

Hot water was available at all fixtures.

Documentation like never before.

[rking6]

Hi David, that is quite the idea. I know that many inspectors (I hope anyways for their sake) take pictures of things such as that with a normal digital camera but to be perfectly honest it never crossed my mind to include one such as that to prove proper water heating. I think I may just have to start adding infrared images to my reports. Are there any other pictures you add or keep from the inspection to prove/disprove a condition in a house? Thanks for the idea!

[David Sorge]

Originally Posted by rking6

Hi David, that is quite the idea. I know that many inspectors (I hope anyways for their sake) take pictures of things such as that with a normal digital camera but to be perfectly honest it never crossed my mind to include one such as that to prove proper water heating. I think I may just have to start adding infrared images to my reports. Are there any other pictures you add or keep from the inspection to prove/disprove a condition in a house? Thanks for the idea!

I never release a report without at least 3 IR images included (usually more) for several reasons which I wont post. I don't want to train my competitors beyond what I already have.

[measter]

I haven't seen or used this Testo 875-1. But I think it's a little misleading on the spec sheet. The $3000 version (875-1) does NOT include a visible camera.
The 875-2 includes a visible camera at $4000.

Let me know if I'm wrong Jason.

Mark

[David A. Andersen]

Document everything; electric water heaters (both elements are working), electric service panel's (hot components or not), HVAC equipment (outdoor unit coil indicates operation, refrigerant line temperature can be converted to pressure without a set of pressure gauges), hot and cold water lines are not cross connected, door heaters are working on refrigerators.
Water stains (not currently active), ghosting (indication of thermal bridging), missing or detached HVAC air ducts, leaking toilet valves inside the water closet show up thermally in the bowl, ventilator fans not vented to the exterior, back flowing gutters into the soffit/wall, debris in the gutter system (without having to climb up three stories), is the thermostat anticipator heater functioning?, smoke detectors produce heat (if they don't, they need to be tested). Slow sink drain? (Detect trap clogs versus inadequate drain construction), air conditioning condensate drain/trap clogs, heat pump reversing valve refrigerant bypass, overheating motor bearings on HVAC fans.

Just a few things that I look at while I'm walking around with my camera. I have pictures of every one of these issues, and I'm sure there are more that don't readily come to mind.

Document, document, document!