Thoughts on IR image of electrical panel

I am on an inspection and got this image of the electrical panel. Any thoughts about the IR image? Yes It is a Federal Pacific panel and yes there is solid strand aluminum wiring.

Okay, I’ll put myself out there.

“The neutral wire appears to be hot. This may be an indication of a loose connection. I recommend having a licensed electrician repair as necessary”.

Yes this was just with my cheapo FLIR 1 because I had it in my pocket. This is solely for learning purposes.

What was the temperature of the above stated connection?

Did you really leave your t-420 at home? Besides other comments…come on Kyle lol

The image, as presented, is useless.

That scan is a POS just like the camera.

Despite the low resolution of the thermal image, it would appear that the hottest point in the panel is the main lug for the neutral conductor. As pictured, the lug appears hotter that the insulated portion of the cable.

Given the fact that the emittance of the lug is lower that the cable jacket, this thermal pattern is typical of a loose/deteriorated connection and you would be entirely correct in recommending that a qualified professional investigate the cause and take appropriate corrective action.

Although not necessary in this instance, having load readings for subject circuits or components is always recommended.

Hope this helps.

What would you expect the measured load to be on the neutral on a single phase panel?

I would disagree.
There is nothing in this scan that indicates anything.
A thermal camera can be tuned to make anything look like it is on fire, when it is not. (I do not expect that any tuning of this scan was conducted beyond the Auto Mode).

From the looks of the aurora around the panel, I’d venture to guess that a very narrow span exists.

I would be more concerned about these two issues as they are on 2 poll circuits. Why the imbalance? But it is a split buss panel.

To demonstrate my point; these are scans of the dreaded FP Panels.
Which of these showed the greatest exception?
Both are taken in the Auto Mode and are not tuned in any way.

One has an 18F rise above ambient and one is 93.7F above.

Also notice the comparison of a mere 320x240 versus that of the Flir Crap One.

18F.JPG

93.7F.JPG

In the absence of significant harmonic content or losses due to ground fault, the amount of current being carried by a neutral conductor should equal the current being carried by the corresponding supply conductor.

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I have been taught that it is not easy to determine based on power factor and type load. The closest guess is L1-L2= Measured Neutral Load.

On a single phase motor circuit C S R readings are never the same and this affects the readings at the main service panel. If this is the case, can we expect the same temp on a 3 wire service?

Did someone write that this is a single phase panel?

Without temperature readings, the photo is meaningless.

There is a reason even FLIR only advertises the Flir One as a novelty device.

In a qualitative scan why would it matter which had a greater difference?

Oh Kyle lol

I would like your opinion on what you think a quantitative scan (concerning building science) is.

In reality, there is far less qualitative scans utilized than quantitative (even if not fully and correctly tuned).

In my pictures above, they look identical. They are not. One of them has absolutely nothing wrong and the other one you should probably run out of the building for!

Even if you do not adjust for temperature reflect, atmospheric attenuation, and assert temperature, distance and emissivity, an experienced thermal camera owner uses the “apparent temperatures” in a qualitative process.

If you go to the “student discussion on thermal imaging thread”, about 80% of the moisture conditions they talk about based upon quantitative analysis is wrong! It seems that everything that looks blue, is moisture over there.

Even when they use a moisture meter that identifies moisture, the thermal exceptions they’re looking at is not about water leakage, but about other things.

That takes us back to me beating a horse to death, neither a thermal imaging camera nor a moisture meter measures moisture!

If it were moisture, does anyone know what temperature it should be? There is a rule of thumb for this that should have been picked up on by now.

So basically the answer to your question is that we must perform some type of qualitative assessment on electrical (because they look the same), on moisture (because moisture meters deceive you), on insulation deficiencies (because your camera is sensitive to within 1/10 of one degree Celsius).

Here is one for you from the student discussion group: it is reported that the toilet was filled with “hot water”. Based upon qualitative assessment; this may be a good assessment. However, if we look at the apparent temperature scale (which should not be there if this were truly qualitative), we see that the highest temperature is 88°F. It also shows that the lowest is 67°F.

If we take a moment and change your consideration of this scan from qualitative to apparent quantitative, we can see that the indoor air temperature to be around 67°F. Anything in the scan above 67°F is going to show “hot” (qualitatively). Is it not possible that the waterpipe is located outside of the conditioned living space at 80°F which will warm the water and make it look hot?

So can we say that this toilet is hooked up to a water heater, or somebody poured water into the toilet? It is more likely to me that the air conditioner is on in the house and the water supply line is located on the exterior at some point.

Just as with the water leaks found in the ceilings that are called moisture. Do we know what the wet bulb temperature is with reference to the blue anomaly in your scan? Is it not possible that cold air in the winter blowing across the ceiling can condense moisture from the interior of the house, subsequently causing an elevated moisture meter reading? Is that blue anomaly colder than the wet bulb temperature on the interior of the house? Is it closer to the outdoor air temperature?

This is how you differentiate between air leaks and water leaks. It’s not about looking at the pattern, it’s about analyzing the data. Even when the data is not accurately corrected, it is still significantly closer to the truth than what visually appears.

BTW: You do not need a hygrometer to determine wet bulb temperature inside the house. Just use a wet washcloth at the kitchen sink.

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I like Jim Seffrins point best

Jim, well stated observation.
“Current being carried by a neutral conductor should equal the current being carried by the corresponding supply conductor.” This is rudimentary electrical supply/return.

An electric circuit is a path in which electrons from a voltage or current source flow. … The exit point is called the “return” because electrons always end up at the source when they complete the path of an electrical circuit.
The neutral conductor should equal the current being carried by the corresponding supply conductor. Conductor or termination temperature can very due to several defects or deficiencies.

The temp on the neutral should be roughly the same.

Question, is this FP panel a main or sub panel?

The hottest point in the panel appears to be at the neutral termination.

IMO it appears to be a sub/remote panel. I see no main disconnect.

OP, what type of panel is it?

Readings or not thats a loose lug!!!