Where are you losing heat in your home? Draughts? Poor roof insulation? Lousy windows?  An infrared camera can help you answer this question - and more.

If you are a member of the HGS Residents Association, you can now borrow an IR camera attachment that clips onto a smartphone (both Android and Apple) and use it to examine your home. This analysis can help you find the energy-saving measures that give the best benefit from least cost. It can also help diagnose problems with radiators and underfloor heating. 

HGS REACH has created a an intro video to get you up and running quickly plus an in-depth guide to help you learn more and get deeper insights. 

Here’s your seven step guide to the whole process:

•  If you have an iPhone it needs to be at least an iPhone 8 or newer with a Lightning connector.  Android phones need to have the newer USB-C connector. You need to be able to download the FLIR One app.  (Sorry, there are no cameras on the market for the newest iPhones with a USB-C connector and the Android version doesn't work.)
• To register your interest, please fill in a survey form (link here). 
• Once you’ve got the device, please watch our video (link here) for a quick guide to getting started. For much more info, please consult our in-depth written guide (link here). 
• After the loan is ended, we would very much appreciate your feedback so we can improve the scheme for others. So please complete this post-loan survey (link here).
• Learned anything interesting or unusual? If you email us a select photo or two to IRCamera@HGSRA.uk we can add it to later versions of the guide. 
• Want to loan it again in a few months to see if your energy-saving measures have made a difference? We’re very keen to help people follow up like this. Feel free to complete another loan form.