How Thermal Imaging Locates Electrical Issues
Presented by B&G Property Maintenance
The electrical services Seattle residents and business owners trust use thermal imaging systems to detect potential issues in electrical lines. You’ll find that the Seattle electrician who inspects, maintains, repairs, and replaces electrical lines will use a thermal imaging device as a diagnosing tool to find potential breaks or overloads in the lines themselves.
How It Works
The first noticeable symptom of many electrical issues is an increase in temperature around the affected line or in the breaker box. However, most people will never notice the temperature unless they happen to place their hand on or near the location of the potential break or overload of the electrical line. A thermal imager reads the heat signature of any object, so it can be used to see the heat emanating from an area which points to signs of trouble. All objects that radiate heat create radiation in the infrared range which means that thermal imagers see into the infrared spectrum. The difference in radiation created can be seen by the thermal imaging system.
An electrician using a thermal imager can conduct a full inspection of the electrical lines inside a home, building, facility, or structure simply by pointing the device where the lines are located. This means that inspecting electrical lines goes faster and is more complete than traditional methods which often identify the issue, but not the exact source. With thermal imaging, it can pinpoint the location of the problem so that repairs can be made. Because a rise in temperature may occur days, weeks, or even months before a larger electrical issue occurs, such as a failure, outage or worse, an actual fire breaking out, the problem can be repaired before it gets worse.
Benefits There are several advantages to using a thermal imaging device to locate potential issues with electrical lines.
Faster Inspections Because the system detects rises in temperature, it can see into walls and other locations to spot potential problems quickly and efficiently. This means that inspecting lines inside homes and businesses is completed faster and more thoroughly.
Less Impact Before thermal imaging, electricians often had to go into the walls to find potential issues which could cause damage to the surface areas. Thermal imaging essentially sees through walls and other obstacles to pinpoint locations where a line break or issue is occurring.
Reduce Cost By being able to find problem areas more quickly and identifying exact locations, it reduces the overall cost of the services provided by the electrician. In addition, because the issue was addressed in the early stages, it often prevents larger, more expensive issues from occurring. This results in savings for the resident and business owner that can be applied to other needed areas.
In the end, the use of thermal imaging has changed the way electrical services Seattle operates as it provides for faster service and lower rates. If you need electrical lines inside your home or business inspected or if you suspect that there is an electrical issue, call the Seattle electrician that uses thermal imaging as part of their inspection process.
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