Seek Thermal Camera

[semipro]

Have you checked to see if there are any cheaper prepaid droid phones that are compatible? I just bought a $25 'phone' just to interface with my cars OBD bus.

I'm interested in hearing more. I have a cheap BT interface that I've been using with the Torque app for my our hybrid highlander.
Maybe we should start another thread on this.

 

[woodgeek]

You can get an ATT GoPhone refurb (with sim card) on FleaBay for $25. It a low-end android device, but it has a touchscreen and all that. Little pokey perhaps, but fine for a BT interface device.

 

[laynes69]

Well....I didn't get a seek thermal camera for christmas, but I did get a 4 way wedge for the log splitter. Anyhow, I went ahead and ordered a seek thermal cam today. I'm a little bummed that it will be warming up, but still hopefull the temperature difference between the inside and outside will be enough to find leaks.

 

[Ashful]

There ain't no beating a FLIR!

 

[laynes69]

I'm sure, but out of my budget. For $250 the Seek should do what I need.

 

[Ashful]

I'm sure, but out of my budget. For $250 the Seek should do what I need.

No need to buy. Plenty of places to borrow or rent. Heck, even Home Depot rents the little i7, these days: (broken link removed to http://www.flir.com/homedepot/)

 

[laynes69]

There's no home depot in the state of Ohio that has them. I also checked online to rent, and it was in the range of at least $300 for a rental, while an energy audit was going to be in that range with an IR camera. The man I called who did it, also doesn't use a blower door. I've done extensive remodeling on our home as well as an addition and for the money, it will serve the purpose. For only $250, it will do everything I need and the price is right.

 

[mellow]

Ahh man, same here, closest HD that rents one is 2.5 hours away

Hoping Seek will show some Windows Phone love but I doubt it, not buying another phone/tablet just to use it.

 

[semipro]

If you have a buddy with a local fire department they may be willing to drop by with an IR camera. FDs typically keep them to identify hot spots.

 

[mellow]

FDs typically keep them to identify hot spots.

All too familiar with that since I had two chimney fires before finding hearth.com. If I had a friend in the FD I would have hit them up for sure, only people I know are EMT's

Good tip though.

 

[begreen]

It's probably getting a bit late in the season to do this, but I would like to do a FLIR test on the house. Will ask someone I know at the fire station.

 

[laynes69]

I told my co-workers just a few more -10° days so I could try out my camera. They just thought I was crazy lol.

 

[laynes69]

Well got it, even with it being the upper 40's, the drafts throughout the house are showing. There's quite a few. Here is a pic of the stove after cooking.