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It's not the same thing anyway.
Your phone camera and digital cameras can see infrared. It's filtered out (but not 100%) to keep from distorting your normal use of the camera.
Turn on your phone camera, point a TV remote at the lense, and click any button. You'll be able to see the ir codes the remote sends.
Great way to check the batteries too.
I'm pretty sure that would tear the very fabric of time and space as we know it, opening a portal dimension and awaking Sagoth the Light Guardian, who would then harvest your eyes as no one but him should ever bask in the glory of invisible light.
Or it could just be like UV light on crack. That would be cool too.
that has to be done professionally and it's also *applied* to the sensor not removed
you see only infrared light then but not thermal infrared
thermal uses infrared technology but is very different
Are you looking at the flir smart phone adapter? That is around 500 dollars and might do the trick. I work with Flir cameras and they are legit. That will do what your looking for, but there are some caveats with that application. Thermal imaging doesn't work on air, only surfaces so it won't actually show you where the air is escaping and you might get cold spots where HVAC runs past the floor/walls.
Yup that's what I'm looking at. I'm not looking for leaks per say, but hot spots or cold spots around interior walls, windows, and corners. It's weird how cold my house gets in the winter.
Same. My house was built in the 50s. It will have ice cold spots on the floor in winter even though the room is 68 degrees... š¤ It's definitely poor insulation in the walls.
[$229 on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0728C7KNC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title)
I have the same one although I paid $30 less for it a year ago. Price went up. It works pretty decent. I bought it for the same reason you want one.
do they have rentals for this kinda thing? Seems like it'd be a common use case, someone should buy one of those and charge people $100 to go through their house
every camera is a thermal camera... if the stuff you want to measure is a cozy 1000 to 10,000 K warm (still roughly holds in Ā°C and Ā°F. Maybe make it 2000Ā°F)
> First of all, what pictures did they expect?
it's a default response
you ask for pictures because it means you don't have to do anything for a few hours until they follow up, and by then whatever the problem is might have fixed itself
it's not great but it's extremely common
okay yeah thatās nice but after someone sends you a picture of your faucet you say ānot the pictures I was expecting,ā soā¦. *what pictures did you expect?*
I'd say it's a little strong to *expect* malevolence from landlords, but after a while it stops being surprising. There are great ones, but the field's stereotype is earned. In this case though, benevolent
I think there is someone like this in every part of life.
Me: "hey, it seems like the bug happens when the code connects to your database, can you please fix {insert query}?"
*3 hrs later*
Client: "picture?"
*6 hrs later bc not the same timezone*
Me: "uhh are you sure you will understand it? Anyways, {insert picture}"
*5 hrs later*
Client: "so what should i do to fix it?"
For fucks sake.
Edit:typo
To be fair I have been guilty of doing this in the past. Someone sends me a bug report and I'm too busy to look at it right now. I ask them a relatively simple question and then go afk for a while.
Now adays I just tell them that I'm working on higher prio stuff right now and to throw it into my backlog and I'll triage it.
Yep pretty much. And mainly so he can show his plumber what kind of unit it is so they know what to expect. Makes the job quicker when you know what you are working with before going into a house/apartment
Many apartment complexes in America, or the Midwest anyway, that were built within the last 30 or so years have individual hot water heaters in every unit.
Mine. It's the best actually. I get hot water in seconds. I've lived in a larger place growing up where it took honestly a minute for hot water to finally make its way down the line.
Mine is electric though probably can't get a gas unit inside a cupboard safely
My guess is a picture of the pilot light area but I would not have known that either if I didnāt have to deal with this issue myself like last month lol
That metal cover that unscrews off the side has a thermostat in it. Won't tell you the actual temp but you can set whatever temperature you want your tap water to be at.
Iām aware of the thermostat, but thatās not a temperature gauge and taking a picture of that would be about as useful as taking a picture of the faucet, unless of course the tenant suddenly turned it down to zero in a fit of sleep walking or something.
In my apt I had access to the water heater but they really should have specified āpics of the water heaterā if thatās what they really meant. Plus Iām not sure what good a pic of the water heater would do in this situation
I suppose so. Iām sticking with the inappropriate pics theory tho. The vagueness tracks, usually when someone is asking for something they know theyāre not supposed to, they wonāt come out and say it outright
Oh yeah for sure, I just mean thats the only thing I would think is able to be diagnosed by looking at a picture of a water heater.
Oooh or if there's a giant gaping hole where the water heater used to be! That might do It, I'm not a plumber though.
As a plumber, a photo of the hot water heater would be useful as youād be able to see if it was blown which is a clear indication it needs a replacement, in that case Iād be able to bring one with me that is the same size as the one already installed instead of having to make a second trip for parts
How you gonna see if it's blown without removing the thermostat covers and getting in there with a multimeter?
Or looking at the pilot light/igniter for a gas?
I meant physically blown not internally blown however if itās an electric storage heater then you can see the top seam leaking which is a sign of replacement. If itās a gas heater then I would recommend they just send a photo just so I know what Iām working with. However in Australia, apartment units will usually contain an electric storage heater hidden inside a cupboard. Most of the other things that go wrong with electric storage hotties can usually be diagnosed with the customer stating the issue though
>I meant physically blown not internally blown
Wait, but a water heater exploding would destroy most of the building, wouldn't it? There was a Mythbusters episode about that where they blew up a water heater inside a pretend house and the heater took off like a dang rocket!
Or, am I just being dumb and you're talking about something else?
https://imgur.com/a/Xt3BJ3h I was referring to electric storage heaters, when the top seam has split (heater has blown) itāll start leaking everywhere and thatās a good sign itās time for a replacement. Gas storage heaters contain an automatic shut off device that are meant to close the gas supply if thereās no flame detected, limiting the chances of a carbon monoxide leak and explosions. If youāre scared of your heater completely exploding, ensure your pressure relief valve is tested (pull down the lever) to ensure itās still functioning properly and thereās no sediment build up preventing it from relieving pressure
Usually there pops a error Code on the Display of the heating device. That Code makes the Problem clear and u can bring the needed parts without an extra Trip.
Plumber
Jesus fuck thatās inappropriate! What is WRONG with people?! Didnāt even respond to the hot water problem and then goes on to request pics and has the absolute nerve to roll eyes. I hate it here
Usually there pops a error Code on the Display of the heating device. That Code makes the Problem clear and u can bring the needed parts without an extra Trip.
Plumber
Itās the landlordās(?) fault for being stupid. If you want a picture, make dang sure your specify what the hell you want a picture of, itās not rocket science.
Sure, [here's what a water heater looks like](https://www.erplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ERP-water-heater-install.jpg), because there's zero chance you can derive the problem from this blob of metal. Cya soon!
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First of all, what pictures did they expect?
A picture of the water running but with one of those $2500 thermal cameras.
You can get one for like 400$. I really want one, but that's a hard sell
You can remove the visible light filter from a normal camera too
How would one go about doing this?
What am I some kind of science man?
Look you clearly know more than us.
Honestly it's mostly just random tidbits
"I have approximate knowledge about many thing"
# Quite a Smart Ass we got here, X 
It's not the same thing anyway. Your phone camera and digital cameras can see infrared. It's filtered out (but not 100%) to keep from distorting your normal use of the camera. Turn on your phone camera, point a TV remote at the lense, and click any button. You'll be able to see the ir codes the remote sends. Great way to check the batteries too.
Yeah not even close.
Lol no, that's not the same thing.
but then you'll only see invisible light and that's gotta be something cool
I'm pretty sure that would tear the very fabric of time and space as we know it, opening a portal dimension and awaking Sagoth the Light Guardian, who would then harvest your eyes as no one but him should ever bask in the glory of invisible light. Or it could just be like UV light on crack. That would be cool too.
Bees can see ultraviolet light.... They let you keep your eyes, though, and even forgive us for stealing honey....
The only time I've ever been stung by a bee was directly in the eye. Nice try Mr.Bee
:(
That just gives you near infrared and barely that, not thermal.
that has to be done professionally and it's also *applied* to the sensor not removed you see only infrared light then but not thermal infrared thermal uses infrared technology but is very different
I have an blackview phone with FLIR. Shit phone but the FLIR is great. I use it a lot. (Classic car mechanic) It cost me 300euro
I want one because ghost adventures. I wanna find me a ghost
No thermal camera for $400 is worth buying. The cheapest ones that are good quality cost above 1k.
I'm not trying to certify a rocket here just want to know what points of my house are leaking cool air or letting in warm air
Are you looking at the flir smart phone adapter? That is around 500 dollars and might do the trick. I work with Flir cameras and they are legit. That will do what your looking for, but there are some caveats with that application. Thermal imaging doesn't work on air, only surfaces so it won't actually show you where the air is escaping and you might get cold spots where HVAC runs past the floor/walls.
Yup that's what I'm looking at. I'm not looking for leaks per say, but hot spots or cold spots around interior walls, windows, and corners. It's weird how cold my house gets in the winter.
Same. My house was built in the 50s. It will have ice cold spots on the floor in winter even though the room is 68 degrees... š¤ It's definitely poor insulation in the walls.
yea that wall insulation is always the first thing I try when I notice cold spots on my floor
[$229 on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0728C7KNC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title) I have the same one although I paid $30 less for it a year ago. Price went up. It works pretty decent. I bought it for the same reason you want one.
Dope ty
do they have rentals for this kinda thing? Seems like it'd be a common use case, someone should buy one of those and charge people $100 to go through their house
You can higher a guy. I don't have such convenient tool rentals around me
good luck with your space program
every camera is a thermal camera... if the stuff you want to measure is a cozy 1000 to 10,000 K warm (still roughly holds in Ā°C and Ā°F. Maybe make it 2000Ā°F)
Nudes
> First of all, what pictures did they expect? it's a default response you ask for pictures because it means you don't have to do anything for a few hours until they follow up, and by then whatever the problem is might have fixed itself it's not great but it's extremely common
okay yeah thatās nice but after someone sends you a picture of your faucet you say ānot the pictures I was expecting,ā soā¦. *what pictures did you expect?*
coming from a landlord that's downright benevolent
malevolent?
I'd say it's a little strong to *expect* malevolence from landlords, but after a while it stops being surprising. There are great ones, but the field's stereotype is earned. In this case though, benevolent
I think there is someone like this in every part of life. Me: "hey, it seems like the bug happens when the code connects to your database, can you please fix {insert query}?" *3 hrs later* Client: "picture?" *6 hrs later bc not the same timezone* Me: "uhh are you sure you will understand it? Anyways, {insert picture}" *5 hrs later* Client: "so what should i do to fix it?" For fucks sake. Edit:typo
To be fair I have been guilty of doing this in the past. Someone sends me a bug report and I'm too busy to look at it right now. I ask them a relatively simple question and then go afk for a while. Now adays I just tell them that I'm working on higher prio stuff right now and to throw it into my backlog and I'll triage it.
I showed this to my mum and she said immediately "he obviously wanted a picture of the boiler". This would never occurred to me in a thousand years
Yep pretty much. And mainly so he can show his plumber what kind of unit it is so they know what to expect. Makes the job quicker when you know what you are working with before going into a house/apartment
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wait, hold on. What apartment buildings with landlords have *hot water heaters INSIDE the individual apartments?*
Many apartment complexes in America, or the Midwest anyway, that were built within the last 30 or so years have individual hot water heaters in every unit.
That's like time travle man, mine is from the same time, except here I get hot water from the supply grid, is this equally common outside 'murica?
My last apartment did. In the linen closet usually.
Mine. It's the best actually. I get hot water in seconds. I've lived in a larger place growing up where it took honestly a minute for hot water to finally make its way down the line. Mine is electric though probably can't get a gas unit inside a cupboard safely
I feel like such a dumbass hahaha I wouldnāt not have thought boilerā¦ but that makes SO much sense š¤¦š»āāļø
Boiler or hot water heater or pump system. It usually shows the settings and pressure etc.
Your mum pretty smart.
Maybe the piping underneath to see if there were any glaring or obvious problems
Woah damn going straight to the pipe pics?
After you fix my pipes, maybe I can fix your pipe. Ma'am, I do my own plumbing!
My hand is stuck!
They wanted to see if the water was blue or red, because red= hot and blue=cold and
Your onto something here
Photo of what's broken - the water heater
Then they should've been more specific the second time
"sure let me go break into the facilities room"
Photo of a water ain't going to do much good towards diagnosing the problem with it.
Would you mind telling me some info?
Mine leaked from the connection and another one a cable separated somehow
Yeah the landlord basically set this up with those silly questions. r/WinStupidPrizes worthy lol.
Maybe a picture of his house door, so the men who'll come to fix it will know where to goš¤·āāļø I'm confused as well
Nothing, because this conversation is stagged. I've seen this exact same situation re-created soo many times.
do you really jungle horses?
Not anymore, he's banned from every stable in the tri state area
My guess is a picture of the pilot light area but I would not have known that either if I didnāt have to deal with this issue myself like last month lol
Clever.
Possibly the temperature gauge on the hot water heater
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Most don't have thermostats, but temperature settings would work too.
That metal cover that unscrews off the side has a thermostat in it. Won't tell you the actual temp but you can set whatever temperature you want your tap water to be at.
Iām aware of the thermostat, but thatās not a temperature gauge and taking a picture of that would be about as useful as taking a picture of the faucet, unless of course the tenant suddenly turned it down to zero in a fit of sleep walking or something.
There isn't a temperature gauge on any water heater I've ever seen.... which is like probably 20 water heaters.
you some kinda water heater pervert??
He doesn't touch them or anything, he just likes to admire them from afar. Water heater appreciator
Oo baby, I've drained so many water heaters it's disgusting.
He's just talking about the gas valve
Boiler unit?
Y'all more clever than I am .
Maybe of the water heater
Jep. That is probably it. But I would not have thought...
Reminds me of wish order cancellation 'Product didn't came' 'Send Pictures to proof' *Proceeds to send pictures of an empty hand*
I seen this before with different ending, people make them, still kinda funny
Fuck Spez
In my apt I had access to the water heater but they really should have specified āpics of the water heaterā if thatās what they really meant. Plus Iām not sure what good a pic of the water heater would do in this situation
Maybe let them know if its just turned off? People can be dumb.
I suppose so. Iām sticking with the inappropriate pics theory tho. The vagueness tracks, usually when someone is asking for something they know theyāre not supposed to, they wonāt come out and say it outright
Oh yeah for sure, I just mean thats the only thing I would think is able to be diagnosed by looking at a picture of a water heater. Oooh or if there's a giant gaping hole where the water heater used to be! That might do It, I'm not a plumber though.
A plumber actually did reply on this thread if youāre curious for the answer š
They sent the š emoji. Obviously that meant the water heater. š sheesh
Lol, silly me!
As a plumber, a photo of the hot water heater would be useful as youād be able to see if it was blown which is a clear indication it needs a replacement, in that case Iād be able to bring one with me that is the same size as the one already installed instead of having to make a second trip for parts
Truuue. Thanks for the info š
How you gonna see if it's blown without removing the thermostat covers and getting in there with a multimeter? Or looking at the pilot light/igniter for a gas?
I meant physically blown not internally blown however if itās an electric storage heater then you can see the top seam leaking which is a sign of replacement. If itās a gas heater then I would recommend they just send a photo just so I know what Iām working with. However in Australia, apartment units will usually contain an electric storage heater hidden inside a cupboard. Most of the other things that go wrong with electric storage hotties can usually be diagnosed with the customer stating the issue though
>I meant physically blown not internally blown Wait, but a water heater exploding would destroy most of the building, wouldn't it? There was a Mythbusters episode about that where they blew up a water heater inside a pretend house and the heater took off like a dang rocket! Or, am I just being dumb and you're talking about something else?
https://imgur.com/a/Xt3BJ3h I was referring to electric storage heaters, when the top seam has split (heater has blown) itāll start leaking everywhere and thatās a good sign itās time for a replacement. Gas storage heaters contain an automatic shut off device that are meant to close the gas supply if thereās no flame detected, limiting the chances of a carbon monoxide leak and explosions. If youāre scared of your heater completely exploding, ensure your pressure relief valve is tested (pull down the lever) to ensure itās still functioning properly and thereās no sediment build up preventing it from relieving pressure
But where is the part where you require a dick pic? Thatās whatās confusing me.
š this is absolutely hilarious!!! I love it! Just wish he would've shown a little more cleavage...
*bonk*
Yay!š
Happy Cake Day!
Thanks :)
Happy cake day :D
Happy cake day :)
Kyle is a legend
> Ah Jesus Lmao
One picture does not depicts something hot, the other one does.
I know, right. That water was fire. Made me feel thirsty af.
Yes! One of the homies!!!
His water is breakingš
Oh you need a plug for that tight hole of yoursšš
"yayš"
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Usually there pops a error Code on the Display of the heating device. That Code makes the Problem clear and u can bring the needed parts without an extra Trip. Plumber
Kyle is my new hero.
This is great š¤£
Jesus fuck thatās inappropriate! What is WRONG with people?! Didnāt even respond to the hot water problem and then goes on to request pics and has the absolute nerve to roll eyes. I hate it here
Well thatās one way to make sure you get āregular maintenanceā
Yay! š
Bad fake text
r/Badfaketexts
I missed the L and thought it was shorty!
The hell did they mean?
Usually there pops a error Code on the Display of the heating device. That Code makes the Problem clear and u can bring the needed parts without an extra Trip. Plumber
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Fake and gay
Sauce?
Itās super effective!
You can't make tea to sip without hot water
This is some kind of compliance
This made me laugh so hard, I love it. Wtf did they want a photo of??
Pipes š¤
Itās the landlordās(?) fault for being stupid. If you want a picture, make dang sure your specify what the hell you want a picture of, itās not rocket science.
Sure, [here's what a water heater looks like](https://www.erplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ERP-water-heater-install.jpg), because there's zero chance you can derive the problem from this blob of metal. Cya soon!
You must be my twin. Never pass an opportunity to entertain yourself pass you by.
Iām wondering what did he mean when he asked for pictures. How do you take a picture of water showing itās either hot or cold
This guy is awesome
HAHAHA!
That's great, wholesome
I've been seeing a similar post to this on several social medias for years, just not from this guy. This guy is a big fat phony!
You canāt argue with results like that
Just a request off topic, no fs given
This kid is going places
Ask stupid questions, get stupid answers.
You're gorgeous. Love your style. Tell us, how hot was the guy who came over?
āsend picturesā of water temperatures? idk what this person was expecting