No. Thermal imaging cameras cannot penetrate walls or floors like X-ray machines; they only detect heat emitted from an object's surface. However, in certain situations, thermal imaging can identify anomalies within walls or floors—such as energy loss from leaking hot water pipes or poor insulation. This is because thermal imaging captures heat conducted to the surface of the wall or floor. If pipes have no contact with the wall or floor surface, heat cannot be conducted, and the thermal imager will be unable to detect them.
