User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- 1 Warnings & Cautions
- 2 Notice to user
- 3 Customer help
- 4 Documentation updates
- 5 Important note about this manual
- 6 Parts lists
- 7 Quick Start Guide
- 8 Camera parts
- 9 Screen elements
- 10 Navigating the menu system
- 11 Connecting external devices and storage media
- 12 Pairing Bluetooth devices
- 13 Configuring Wi-Fi
- 14 Handling the camera
- 15 Working with images
- 16 Working with thermal fusion and picture-in-picture image modes
- 17 Working with measurement tools
- 18 Fetching data from external Extech meters
- 19 Working with isotherms
- 20 Annotating images
- 21 Recording video clips
- 22 Changing settings
- 23 Cleaning the camera
- 24 Technical data
- 25 Dimensional drawings
- 25.1 Camera dimensions, front view (1)
- 25.2 Camera dimensions, front view (2)
- 25.3 Camera dimensions, side view (1)
- 25.4 Camera dimensions, side view (2)
- 25.5 Camera dimensions, side view (3)
- 25.6 Infrared lens (30 mm/15°)
- 25.7 Infrared lens (10 mm/45°)
- 25.8 Battery (1)
- 25.9 Battery (2)
- 25.10 Battery (3)
- 25.11 Battery charger (1)
- 25.12 Battery charger (2)
- 25.13 Battery charger (3)
- 25.14 Battery charger (4)
- 26 Application examples
- 27 Introduction to building thermography
- 27.1 Disclaimer
- 27.2 Important note
- 27.3 Typical field investigations
- 27.3.1 Guidelines
- 27.3.2 About moisture detection
- 27.3.3 Moisture detection (1): Low-slope commercial roofs
- 27.3.4 Moisture detection (2): Commercial & residential façades
- 27.3.5 Moisture detection (3): Decks & balconies
- 27.3.6 Moisture detection (4): Plumbing breaks & leaks
- 27.3.7 Air infiltration
- 27.3.8 Insulation deficiencies
- 27.4 Theory of building science
- 27.4.1 General information
- 27.4.2 The effects of testing and checking
- 27.4.3 Sources of disruption in thermography
- 27.4.4 Surface temperature and air leaks
- 27.4.5 Measuring conditions & measuring season
- 27.4.6 Interpretation of infrared images
- 27.4.7 Humidity & dew point
- 27.4.8 Excerpt from Technical Note ‘Assessing thermal bridging and insulation continuity’ (UK example)
- 28 Introduction to thermographic inspections of electrical installations
- 28.1 Important note
- 28.2 General information
- 28.3 Measurement technique for thermographic inspection of electrical installations
- 28.4 Reporting
- 28.5 Different types of hot spots in electrical installations
- 28.6 Disturbance factors at thermographic inspection of electrical installations
- 28.7 Practical advice for the thermographer
- 29 About FLIR Systems
- 30 Glossary
- 31 Thermographic measurement techniques
- 32 History of infrared technology
- 33 Theory of thermography
- 34 The measurement formula
- 35 Emissivity tables
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27.4.8.2 Introduction
Over the last few years the equipment, applications, software, and understanding
connected with thermography have all developed at an astonishing rate. As the
technology has gradually become integrated into mainstream practises, a correspond-
ing demand for application guides, standards and thermography training has arisen.
The UKTA is publishing this technical note in order to establish a consistent approach
to quantifying the results for a ‘Continuity of Thermal Insulation’ examination. It is in-
tended that specifiers should refer to this document as a guide to satisfying the re-
quirement in the Building Regulations, therefore enabling the qualified thermographer
to issue a pass or fail report.
27.4.8.3 Background information
Thermography can detect surface temperature variations as small as 0.1 K and
graphic images can be produced that visibly illustrate the distribution of temperature
on building surfaces.
Variations in the thermal properties of building structures, such as poorly fitted or
missing sections of insulation, cause variations in surface temperature on both sides
of the structure. They are therefore visible to the thermographer. However, many
other factors such as local heat sources, reflections and air leakage can also cause
surface temperature variations.
The professional judgement of the thermographer is usually required to differentiate
between real faults and other sources of temperature variation. Increasingly, thermo-
graphers are asked to justify their assessment of building structures and, in the ab-
sence of adequate guidance, it can be difficult to set definite levels for acceptable or
unacceptable variation in temperature.
The current Standard for thermal iamging of building fabric in the UK is BS EN
13187:1999 (BS EN 13187:1999, Thermal Performance of Buildings—Qualitative de-
tection of thermal properties in building envelopes—Infrared method (ISO 6781:1983
modified). However, this leaves interpretation of the thermal image to the professional
expertise of of the thermographer and provides little guidance on the demarcation
between acceptable and unacceptable variations. Guidance on the appearance of a
range of thermal anomalies can be found in BINDT Guides to thermal imaging (Infrared
Thermography Handbook; Volume 1, Principles and Practise, Norman Walker, ISBN
0903132338, Volume 2, Applications, A. N. Nowicki, ISBN 090313232X, BINDT, 2005).
27.4.8.3.1 Requirements
A thermographic survey to demonstrate continuity of insulation, areas of thermal
bridging and compliance with Building Regulations should include the following:
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27 – Introduction to building thermography