Would this detect heat loss from the outside of a house?
1824686
You want something that detects heat? This is a Night Vision Device like USPatriotOne said, not a FLIR. If you want one of those, prepare to spend $1k+ for a lower end one.
1824687
This is a Night Vision Device (NVD) and minimal IR, it is not a FLIR device. If you want a real FLIR to see real heat loss you are going pay a lot more than this class 1 NVD from Bushnell.
1227105
Should work . Husband even used it to check for heat / coldness of our house windows for drafts . Bit, the main use in our house is temp of oil for chicken wing and deep fryer for Turkey . When he gets it he's checking temps all over even my boobs... Donna lol lol
1562696
Yes, it can detect people. The product is a infrared sensor not a motion detector. Anything that gives off the heat signature it will detect. It could be a person or the exhaust of a vehicle or a deer. Anything that gives off heat that is different than the ambient air temperature will set off the alarm.
1768289
The gauge would work. The real question would be, placement and type of the temperature sensor.
1804600
It reads infrared so it will only measure the outside temp. That being said I think that it soes a great job you just have to use some common sense.
1937164
Yes, this would work fine for that. In addition to the motion detector, use the window/door sensor... Great idea!
1899831
I understand you want to use just the main module. Yes, that will work fine. But, why not use the outdoor module to measure temp/humidity in some other part of the apartment?
206835
Yes, this tool see temperatures not anything else so if their is a water leak there will be a temperature difference.
1057742
Definitely. It can regulate any kind of heat mat. Its sensor is a little metal tip. I use mine for plants, so the metal tip goes into the soil. So, you would just need to place the sensor somewhere where it could detect the heat, you could just tape it to an appropriate place.
1672721
Yes. You'll have to afix an external photovoltaic sensor. They're cheap. About ten dollars.
877233
No. It only measures surface temps. On a side note, my unit broke within an hour of delivery. I would not recommend this product.
698042
I'm pretty sure that this isn't designed for spotting the air itself, it is designed for testing the temperature of the surface area itself. So you would be able to spot where the wall is colder, but not where the actual leak is coming from. I think you are right, you need a thermal camera.
182888
It could detect differences in temp of the surface where there is a draft, but this would be a hit or miss method. A better way is to get some cheap incense sticks from the dollar store. Generate some smoke and check obvious sources, light and plug switches, doors, windows, dryer connections, etc. I used thermometer to see where the biggest heat losses were located. This gives you a start on spending your time and money on fixes.
458566
It would not show the heated air like an IR camera would but it would show the temp of any surface that was heated up by escaping hot air provided the surface was not reflective.
2061045
If it is hot water the wall propably is quite warm near the leakage on a pretty large area. In that case B&D of course might detect the leakage. B&D and other thermal leak detectors only measures the temperature of a surface.
2013882
Highly doubtful, used by Heating and cooling people more so to check air tempatures. Electrician rarely has to check the tempature of anything. Hope this helps.
1355242
yes, it can be used for detecting human, ambient and other hot(maybe cold) object's temperature.