In this picture you can see moisture damage that is a result from a leaky roof. The roof leaked down from the ceiling and into the wall. The black color that you see in this picture is water damage.
Plain-sight View
This picture shows overheating. You can see that the wire and circuit breaker are overheating. Usually this is due to some type of electrical issue. If this is left untreated then it can cause a fire or a power outage.
This photo is a three phase circuit breaker overheating in a commercial facility. You can see that the average temperature for the breaker should be in the low 80°F or 90°F range, but this breaker was at 167°F.
Thermal Imaging
In this photo you can see moisture damage located in the ceiling. Through thermal imaging you can see that the area of moisture damage is much more extension then it is to the naked eye.
Plain-sight View
In this photo you can see the moisture damage. Only a few feet of moisture damage is visible in this photo. However, in realty the moisture damage covered several feet.
Thermal Imaging
This is another example of moisture damage that was found during a home inspection. In this particular case the water damage was hardly visible.
Plain-sight View
Here you can see the plain-sight view
Thermal Imaging
Here you can see water damage next to a window in a home.
Plain-sight View
Not visible with the naked eye
In this picture you can see an amp meter. Amp meters are used to determine the load of the circuit. We are verifying the heat that is being produced by the circuit. We also to make sure that the circuit is not overload.
Thermal Imaging
In this photo you can see the presence of moisture which resulted in pink mold forming on the wall.
Plain-sight View
In this picture you can see the mold pattern that formed.
Inspection on an 1800's Era Home
Heat through the fixture allowing Microbial growth due to Thermal Breaching