Radiant Floors
Radiant floor systems use continuous hot water supply pipes that are not visible once the flooring is laid. Older copper and steel floor piping systems are particularly problemmatic because leaks are often not visible for many years after the damage has begun.
Drilling or cutting into concrete and other types of floors without prior knowledge of the exact location of radiant heat pipes can be dangerous, time-consuming and unneccesarily destructive. Infrared cameras will also illustrate any irregular patterns in the embedded radiant pipes. If heating pipes were not securely fastened before the flooring originally was poured, they may have shifted slightly out of place during the process. Or the entire installation may unexpectedly turn out to be oblique.
Thermal imaging provides a clear picture of the layout, direction and angles of radiant heating. It can also be used to locate defects and leaks. The picture on the right shows a view of a concrete floor as seen by the human eye, with an overlay of the infrared camera view.
Ideally, your radiant heat piping should be monitored on an annual basis. A system leak will waste energy and cause major property damage if not repaired in a timely manner.
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