Where Does Heat Go?

In a thermal image, cold surfaces are shown darker than light, warm surfaces.

I got a call for a cold top floor apartment in a building with a functioning heating system. I took this thermal image and revealed what looks like a past roof leak had compromised the insulation at the ceiling level and the wall below (shown in blue).

How important is insulation? This apartment is about 8 degrees cooler than the one next to it.

By Master Plvmber |