Thermographic Testing

Hot-spots in switchboards — the failing connections, overloaded circuits, undersized cables and degrading components that run hotter than they should under normal load. Caught at this stage they're cheap to fix; left alone they progress to insulation breakdown, arcing, or in the worst case a switchboard fire. The infrared camera sees what your eyes can't.

Not disruptive — we run the scan with the switchboard in normal operation, under whatever load it's running at the time. We need to take the cover off the board for the camera to see the components, but the circuits stay live and your operations don't stop. The whole scan typically takes 20–40 minutes per board depending on size.

Most insurance policies for commercial and industrial premises ask for an annual scan as part of the loss-prevention conditions. Sites with critical loads (data, refrigeration, medical) often go to six-monthly. Sites that have had an incident sometimes go to quarterly until the underlying issue is cleared. We help you work out the right cadence for your insurance and risk profile.

A written report with the thermal images, identified hot-spots, the temperature delta from baseline, the urgency rating, and a recommended action for each finding. The report meets the format your insurer is likely to ask for, and we can attend the report read-out with you if you want to walk through the findings. Repairs are a separate quote, billed only if you choose to proceed.

Yes — motors, transformers, cable terminations, large-equipment connections, and panel-to-panel interconnections all benefit from thermographic scans. Some clients also use the same camera to check insulation issues in roof spaces and wall cavities. We focus on the electrical applications but the camera and the technique transfer to those other applications cleanly.

Someone with switchboard access needs to be there to let us in and confirm the boards we're scanning, but it doesn't have to be the decision-maker. The technician runs the scan, takes the images, and asks any clarifying questions on site. The detailed report comes through afterwards by email — usually within a couple of business days of the scan.