Thermal Camera Project: Bent Gate Farm

Cold air affecting the thermostat at Bent Gate Farm.

In early December, the PFI Thermal Camera made its way to Bent Gate Farm, a field crop farm near Stanton owned and operated by Mark and Melanie Peterson. Mark used the camera to examine air leaks around their house. He looked particularly around the thermostat mounted on a south wall that seemed prone to being affected by the wind. Sure enough, there was cold air rushing in and causing the heat to kick on! He says he’s currently trying to figure out how to seal the leak. See a few more things he looked at below.

Please call (515-232-5661) or email: nick@practicalfarmers.org if you are interested in trying out the camera on your farm.