Infrared thermal imaging, also known as thermography, is a technology that captures and visualizes the heat emitted by objects or surfaces in the form of infrared radiation. It measures the temperature variations across a scene and converts them into a visible image, often displayed in false colors where different colors represent different temperatures. This technology finds applications in various fields such as medicine, building inspections, industrial processes, and security surveillance.
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What is Infrared Thermal Imaging?
Infrared thermal imaging is a technology that captures the infrared radiation emitted by objects and converts it into a visible image. It works based on the principle that all objects emit infrared radiation as a function of their temperature.
Infrared can assist in plumbing inspections by seeing water lines, drain lines and leaks, if they are present. In this split image, the hot water line (on the left) is shown as bright yellow, with the cold water shown as dark blue (on the right.) There is a yellow line, with a loop, in between the hot and cold lines. This is from the mixer valve to the sprayer. The horizontal drain line out of the disposal shows a darker yellow/orangish line on the bottom of the pipe. This is warm water in the drain line.
