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Home Energy Event28 March 2012

Thermal ImagingA Brief Introduction To Surveying A Home

Adam Trickett

adam.trickett@iredale.netwww.iredale.net

Theory● Everything radiates infra-red or thermal energy● The temperature of an object gives you

radiation of a specific frequency● A thermal imaging camera converts these

frequencies back into temperatures● The temperatures are displayed as different

false colours on the display

Inside of a House● Walls and windows

should show up warm

● Cold spots means you have leaking heat

Just a Window

Front Door

Just a Blind

Gap in Curtains

Curtains and Blind

Outside of a House● The house should

show up like its surrounding: cold

● Hot spots mean you have leaking heat

Window and Blind

Front of House

What use is it?● Should tell you nothing new,

but often reveals things you didn't know● May spur people into action● Useful to find where you need to target first● Can help identify gunked up radiators

What We Did● Phase 1

● Held a “Home Energy Evening”● Asked people to sign up for a survey● Spent a fortnight surveying homes in the

evening● Phase 2

● Advert in Parish newsletter● Spent three weeks surveying more homes

What We Found

The survey samples were not a representative

cross section of Overton households.

Roof and Wall● Every roof was insulated and was visibly cooler

on the outside than the walls● Every top floor ceiling was warmer than the

walls● Filled cavity walls insulate better than unfilled

cavity walls● Cavity walls insulate better than solid walls

Roof and Wall● Corners of rooms are noticeable cooler and

prone to damp● Modern houses may have unfilled cavities● Modern houses may have less loft insulation

than people expect● People have boarded lofts or keep junk in them,

even though they know it's inefficient

Cavity Walls

Interior Block Work

Loft Hatches● Most loft hatches were uninsulated or only

partially insulated● They are usually at the highest point in the

house and often at the top of the staircase● Some loft hatches were very large and very cold

Doors● Leaking doors were common

● Thin wood or plastic because of panelling● Poor fit between the frame and door● Draughty letter boxes were the norm

● Modern doors were not consistently good – the metal frame conducts heat very well

● Older period doors often lit up like Christmas Trees

Windows● Double glazing, even secondary works better

than single glazing● Blinds and curtains make a drastic difference

unless you have top of the range double glazing● Even double glazing leaks some heat and older

metal framed double glazing performs poorly

Single and Double

Typical Doors

“Boxing”

Phase 1 v Phase 2● More uptake the second time● More complex to arrange without the evening● Phase 2 houses expand the sample but still a lot

of “done all the right thing houses”.

Thank You

AnyQuestions?

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Halogen v Incandescent

Dimmer Switch

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