TOPIC: Infrared Thermography, also known as IR or thermal scans

Jayster,
On the SEO message board, (message 12-22-08) it sounds like you are doing IR scans.
What kind of camera, how much and where did you purchace it? Through a supplier via Nachi? I saw something about a "Fluke" brand on Nachi's message board for 4k. Thats a lot of $$$ 

Dave

I am glad you started this thread.

I do not do IR but I am trying to obtain training and purchasing my equipment.

4K for a IR camera is cheap. Jay stated he paid 10K for his years ago.

I sent Nick G. an email to see if the discounted price is still available.

Any tips or recommedations on training, equipment, reporting would really be a great help to me and others.

Dave

I am glad you started this thread.

I do not do IR but I am trying to obtain training and purchasing my equipment.

4K for a IR camera is cheap. Jay stated he paid 10K for his years ago.

I sent Nick G. an email to see if the discounted price is still available.

Any tips or recommedations on training, equipment, reporting would really be a great help to me and others.

Yeh, I just read the comment on Nachi's board a day or so ago. This guy had just ordered one, (Fluke TI)  and paid like $4049 +- , and Nick posted he could still get the discount for him. Go to Nachi's message board, you'll find it under "recent post" or something like that.

With things as slow as they are, I'm not anxious to shell out $4k!

I have been looking around and the cheapest one I can find at regular price and for our industry is $5k (Flir IRC57).  Don't for get you will need a door blower also.  They run about $1-3k.  Then if you get decent training it will cost you another $1-2k.

I have been actively setting my company up to do IR's in the last couple of weeks.  I am subcontracting all of my scans out.  The company I am using uses a Fluke Ti25.  I am a Fluke guy myself.  I worked in a calibration lab for 9 years and dealt with Fluke on a daily basis.  I would say about 95% Fluke stuff is very good.  Something you should keep in mind when purchasing equipment, is the accuracy of the unit and if it can be calibrated/adjusted.  Yo would be surprised how much stuff out there cant be calibrated!!!

Wow! I had no clue it would involve so many $$.
Door blower pressurizes the home before you start scanning the exterior etc?