Originally Posted by
Paul Kondzich
Ron and Jerry, dont judge the whole country with what worked for you.
Paul,
We're not the ones doing the judging, there are others here who are judging that using an infrared camera is no longer visual, and "visual" is the same regardless of where you are located.
Whether you use it or not, that is a different question, which some do not seem to want to address, other than claiming that it is not "visual".
My point is that it is still *just as visual* as using circuit testers.
As to your point, price of the market, to some degree, yes, that affects the prices of the inspectors toys ... er ... tools.
However, if an inspector in a lower price market were to start using in infrared camera, I suspect they would create a marketing jump ahead of those who steadfastly refuse to use new things.
But that was said about moisture meters 'back then', and the other 'tools found in most inspectors tool boxes or bags today'.
When this profession started, HIs used basically 6 tools ... sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste, and their brain ... combined with a flashlight to allow one to see better, and a ladder to allow one to reach higher places (roofs and attics), and a screw driver to allow one to look behind closed covers.
A "moisture meter" as 'ummm ... that spot looks wet, it feels wet, I held a piece of tissue against it and the tissue got wet ... it's wet'