by Jon Boyd | Feb 14, 2021 | Energy Efficiency, Heating and Cooling, Tech, Thermal Imaging
In Michigan now Mini-Split Heat Pumps are starting to become popular for people looking to add efficient and targeted heating or cooling. We first saw wall-mounted mini-split (or ductless) heat pumps about 15 years ago in this area even thought they had been used in... by Jon Boyd | Oct 26, 2017 | Condominiums, Home Inspection, Tech, Thermal Imaging
We recently helped a luxury condo buyer and during the home inspection, the buyer noticed a mysterious hiss sound in the hallway to the master bathroom. Between the buyer’s sensitive ears, the inspector’s curiosity and our thermal imaging camera, we were... by Jon Boyd | Jul 30, 2015 | Home Ownership, Tech, Thermal Imaging
This is going to be a milestone year for a technology that can add useful information during a home inspection. Thermal imaging is not new. My father worked with airplane mounted thermal imaging systems when he was in the aerospace industry back in the 1960s. (And... by Jon Boyd | Mar 30, 2015 | Generators, Home Ownership, Tech, Thermal Imaging
We recently posted a video about thermal imaging. The new technology brings new questions and new concerns, however. Here is the video: The bottom line is that we are not qualified to pass judgment on what shows up on the thermal imaging camera. Buyers need to rely on...