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[coolidge]

Had my thermal imaging camera out today.

[MattyNH]

thats awesome!

[slimjim]

No sheet, I was going to comment, I think I'll sit back

[coolidge]

Lit up the radiant floor today, looks like some loops might not be flowing.

Had closed cell foam on my logstor that is above ground, decided to break some of just for s:/to and giggles.

[slimjim]

Soooooo, talk to us, what are the temp readings, how about bringing that down here and we can compare the HeatMaster G-400 that I'm using to the Polar  G-2 that I'm test running at the shop, I like a good experiment don't you?

[mlappin]

Anything thats warm no matter how well insulated will show up in thermal images if the background is cold. Take a shot of a house in the dead of winter, thats real interesting, the windows light up like super nova’s.

With all the tech available now, best defense against heat seeking missiles is still to deploy something hotter yet as a decoy.

[mlappin]

Actually I’m curious as to what the camera cost, would be a valuable tool while remodeling this old house to see if I missed a spot when insulting. Heating it is easy enough, cooling it hurts.

Right now I only have a little blow in doe the attics, still have peg and post up there. Next room we remodel shares a wall with the upstairs, pull romex up that one to the attic then from there to each bedroom.

[slimjim]

I just think it would be a great comparison to put the HM with no cabinet up against the Polar with the cabinet! Perhaps with some good math, surface area measurements and temp differences we could come up with some actual BTU losses that the corporate offices could use to determine where they want to go with the next design.

[mlappin]

Yah, that would be interesting.

Personally, and of course apples to oranges but both my G series kept snow on the roof a lot longer than some others I’ve seen including my homemade.

I’ve fed my friends Heatmor a few times when he took the kids on a vacation, it seemed to hold snow on the roof for quite awhile as well.

[slimjim]

I know that as a sales tool when I'm running a boiler at a show and see a potential customer come up to the boiler and touch the outside of the loading door, they typically comment on the heat loss.

[mlappin]

Actually back when I was contemplating building a gasser I was going to place it in a cabinet. The mild steel CB knockoff I built before never leaked a single drop of water, however the door flange and exhaust did rot out from condensation, figured if I placed the new one in a cabinet it would cut down on temperature extremes and therefore condensation. I have another still out there that my cousin is still using, made a few design changes and it still seems to be holding up pretty well, is about 15-16 years old now I think.

[slimjim]

I think that as well is a big concern in the industry so I would vote that the external door is a big plus in design

[slimjim]

Well, Coolidge just called, I have the Polar running and we will be putting it up against the test with the HeatMaster that has been heating my place all winter, anybody want to place any friendly wagers on which unit is the more efficient? We will be checking outer skin and stack temps!

Marty could you Please move this topic to a new thread so it will be easier for folks to find.

[mlappin]

Could just change the topic name to “Thermal imaging, Polar versus Heatmaster.”

[hoardac]

Mlappin I got one for my stepson that attaches to a smart phone for 250 bucks it works awesome from thermal.com