Flir one and home depot

[plesieur (Paul Lesieur, CMI)]

@kramm

Show us an IR of those wings you were going to barbecue. :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Changed my mind, Cub Foods was closed but there were steaks in the freezer so were good.
Peeled some Yukon Golds, mashed em, added sour cream and butter with a couple cups of munster and provolone and baked in the oven.

Wife loves me now, her Yorkie did backflips over the event. I’m back in the groove

Too late for an IR scan of the steaks, gone in a blink of the eye.

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

@plesieur

Changed my mind, Cub Foods was closed but there were steaks in the freezer so were good.
Peeled some Yukon Golds, mashed em, added sour cream and butter with a couple cups of munster and provolone and baked in the oven.

Wife loves me now, her Yorkie did backflips over the event. I’m back in the groove

Too late for an IR scan of the steaks, gone in a blink of the eye.

Yum :D:D

[plesieur (Paul Lesieur, CMI)]

Wisconsin cheese by the way:D

How was the ham?

[dandersen (David Andersen, TN HI# 40)]

I think you need to take this to “The Emergency Forum”…

[plesieur (Paul Lesieur, CMI)]

It was the mention of Wisconsin cheese wasn’t it?

[sstanczyk (Stephen Stanczyk, WA License #221)]

@plesieur

Peeled some Yukon Golds, .

Why? Yukon gold mashed are better with the very thin skins. Better taste, more vitamins.

[plesieur (Paul Lesieur, CMI)]

They were getting spots from us having them too long.
My favorite way to have them is oven fried in olive oil and a little tarragon or rosemary, with skins.

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

@plesieur

Wisconsin cheese by the way:D

How was the ham?

It was awesome.
Can’t wait for breakfast now. I love eggs and ham.

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

@dandersen

I think you need to take this to “The Emergency Forum”…

Getting sketchy is it now?

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@plesieur

They were getting spots from us having them too long.
My favorite way to have them is oven fried in olive oil and a little tarragon or rosemary, with skins.

The best!..
https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselback+potatoes&newwindow=1&safe=active&biw=1230&bih=608&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiowqOcr-LLAhWIbSYKHR_rCmUQ_AUIBigB

[sfetty (Dave Fetty, CMI)]

@jjonas

The best!..
https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselback+potatoes&newwindow=1&safe=active&biw=1230&bih=608&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiowqOcr-LLAhWIbSYKHR_rCmUQ_AUIBigB

That looks great… gotta try it!!!

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

@jjonas

The best!..
https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselback+potatoes&newwindow=1&safe=active&biw=1230&bih=608&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiowqOcr-LLAhWIbSYKHR_rCmUQ_AUIBigB

I think this thread is finally getting somewhere.

[cevans (Chuck Evans, CMI)]

@jjonas

The best!..
https://www.google.com/search?q=hasselback+potatoes&newwindow=1&safe=active&biw=1230&bih=608&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiowqOcr-LLAhWIbSYKHR_rCmUQ_AUIBigB

Never even heard of them before. This is a must do.

[sstanczyk (Stephen Stanczyk, WA License #221)]

@plesieur

They were getting spots from us having them too long.
My favorite way to have them is oven fried in olive oil and a little tarragon or rosemary, with skins.

Throw some onions in with them and let them fry. At least once a week.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@sstanczyk

Throw some onions in with them and let them fry. At least once a week.

Absolutely! Make sure to use LOTS of butter! Hasselbacks are not something to try and “make healthy”. They are a special indulgence!

[sfetty (Dave Fetty, CMI)]

@jjonas

Absolutely! Make sure to use LOTS of butter! Hasselbacks are not something to try and “make healthy”. They are a special indulgence!

Ooohk you twisted my arm… extra butter:p

[sleung (Siu Ming(Kenneth) Leung)]

@plesieur

I haven’t seen the C2 or whatever Flir were talking about but last year I did visit a thermographers site and read that IR can see things in a residential inspection that most inspectors would miss. Non invasive recording of conditions can be a great benefit to an inspector and his client, if you know how to use the camera.

The hard part for me was understanding the important elements of thermagraphy goes far beyond looking at colors on a screen and in search of answers I realized it was better for me to actually take my IR manual along for when I didn’t know what I was doing which in fact was more than half the time. On the other hand there is no shame in bringing a library along as opposed to flat out guessing.

I am ok with the Home Depot camera but I think home inspectors should at the least meet minimum Resnet standards for IR cameras which was 120X90 resolution on the camera and knowing how to set your camera to get the correct readings. And also to know the difference between qualitative and quantitative.

Any issue I have with the Home Depot camera is it waters down the time and money some inspectors spend to get accepted and working as IR service providers. Home owners and business owners deserve reliable and accurate reporting which the Home Depot camera cannot do except in a very general way.

I have heard of this RESNET standard before (many times), actually, before I recommended others to try C2/Flir One for fun(just for fun or try, I need to say), I have sent E-mail to ask FLIR about the question of standard. Some of them just told me that as long as you are not RESNET inspector, you do not need to comply with their specs.

I am not commending RESNET standard, but just share something I had heard. Are there other standards stated differently about the specs of IR imagers?

[ldapkus (Linas Dapkus, CMI)]

@sleung

I have heard of this RESNET standard before (many times), actually, before I recommended others to try C2/Flir One for fun(just for fun or try, I need to say), I have sent E-mail to ask FLIR about the question of standard. Some of them just told me that as long as you are not RESNET inspector, you do not need to comply with their specs.

I am not commending RESNET standard, but just share something I had heard. Are there other standards stated differently about the specs of IR imagers?

Yes, there are hundreds of internet information source reliability specs.

[sleung (Siu Ming(Kenneth) Leung)]

@ldapkus

Yes, there are hundreds of internet information source reliability specs.

So, it is really up to the service provider to endorse/promote the standard chosen to the customers…

Just raise an example, in Hong Kong, when an arborist( Tree expert) needs to prune a tree,which pose hazard to public(let’s say). They may state in their contract that they comply with ANSI A300 standard. By doing so, the customer would feel more comfortable since ANSI standard is widely adopted in HK. Of course, as far as the customer do not mind, the arborist can state nothing on the contract.

However,some arborists are not bound to follow this standard.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@sleung

I have heard of this RESNET standard before (many times), actually, before I recommended others to try C2/Flir One for fun(just for fun or try, I need to say), I have sent E-mail to ask FLIR about the question of standard. Some of them just told me that as long as you are not RESNET inspector, you do not need to comply with their specs.

I am not commending RESNET standard, but just share something I had heard. Are there other standards stated differently about the specs of IR imagers?

Nothing more than a SALESMAN attempt at saving a sale!!!

**For comparison…
** In your signature you have…

InterNACHI®️ Forum

Siu Ming(Kenneth) Leung
Associate Certified Entomologist – International
Entomological Society of America ACE#AI0001
Impressive. Looks as if you should know what you are doing. I assume as an ACE you have standards that you follow as established by IESA.

As a NON-Member, I do not need to follow their standards.

BUT…

Wouldn’t it make sense to follow their standards anyway? To be the best professionals we can? Do we all not take pieces of success and emulate it into our own businesses? Typically the businesses that fail, are the ones taking shortcuts and refusing to do the ‘hard work’.