Thermal Imaging Leak Detection Surveys

The use of thermal imaging in plumbing is frequently for detecting leaks in your home or workplace, helping save time and money on unnecessary costs.

Thermal Imaging Can Help With:

Non-Destructive Moisture Detection

All materials heat up and cool down at a rate dependent on the materials’ characteristics. When water is present, the temperature difference between the damp/wet area is visible with thermal imaging. This allows the detection of moisture build-up or a leak by showing up as a different colour on the thermal imagers.

Leaks in Pipes

Leaks in pipes can be a major issue. Due to the nature of water and other liquid materials, the place where they collect may not be the same place as where they came from. Manually checking for leaks in pipes can be a very time-consuming task, so using thermal imaging to detect leaks can save you costs in the long term, because it can quickly give you an overview of an entire installation, thereby eliminating the need to check each pipe individually.

Insulation Breakdown

Thermographic surveys can help you detect the insulation in your wall cavities, seeing if it’s reduced away and needs fixing before you spend money unnecessarily.

Blockages

They can also help detect any clogged radiators, helping address the problem promptly for you.

The efficiency of Air Conditioning and Central Heating

Thermal imaging can look at temperature differences, helping to tell you how efficient your heating and air conditioning are and if they’re working properly. Inefficient air conditioning is not only costly but negatively impacts the environment as well.

What to remember

Surfaces

Thermal cameras cannot see through carpet as it acts as an insulator, it can however detect through wooden, laminate and tiled surfaces

Heating

Leave the heating on for as long as possible to get the house very hot for the ability to detect a water leak

The Importance of a Thermal Imaging Plumbing Survey

Plumbing thermographic surveys can also help you create predictive maintenance plans, allowing you to ensure that industrial or home plumbing systems are working correctly with no signs of equipment wear. This can reduce the likelihood of any system failures and can often reduce costs in the long term. Having a surveyor assess your equipment and plumbing systems is non-invasive on operational work and can be arranged to be carried out at a time that suits you.

Why Choose Thermascan for a Thermal Leak Detection Survey

We provide level II certified field engineers who can carry out on-site inspections and thermographic surveys.

Before the Survey

Once you choose Thermascan to conduct your survey, you can expect to be issued with a risk assessment, method statement and all other information required for the plumbing survey.

After the Survey

Following the survey, you will receive a comprehensive report of our findings with both thermal and digital photos of any key components, tailored to meet insurance standards. Following your thermal report, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

You can choose to have a plumbing survey as an ad hoc, one-off survey to investigate an issue or ensure all is working correctly, or you can schedule one of our surveys to assess your plumbing systems as part of a predictive maintenance program. To find out more, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Here at Thermascan Ltd all of our engineers hold certified level 2 qualifications in thermography with the experience of test and inspection.

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