How to Get Ting

[Copper]

I got mine Free! from State Farm.

I plugged it in yesterday.

Make your house safe from fire, or at least safer.

https://www.tingfire.com/

I never heard of anything like this until State Farm asked if I wanted one.

[LuFins Dad]

I might have to reach out to our insurance.

[Mik]

I got one from SF a few months ago. So far all it has done is tell me the power flickered off and back on. But now I know that 764 other houses in the area with Tings did too. It's a good idea.

[George K]

Would this be useful in the condo?

[Mik]

It detects whether your power is surging, arcing, shorting, all of which can cause fires. So yes, it would be.

[George K]

My State Farm agent is downstairs. Perhaps I'll stop by later this week and have a chat.

He can advise me as to whether this Ting will be of any value.

[A Former User]

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/ting-electrical-fire-protection-device/

https://restechtoday.com/ting-from-whisker-labs-helps-prevent-home-electrical-fires/

And Ting ended up being useful in Houston during Beryl:

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricanes/article/beryl-centerpoint-data-19567061.php

And if you feel like taking a deep dive into how it works:

https://www.hsb-ats.com/content/dam/munichre/hsbct/residential-iot/Ting Sensor Technical Paper_10312018R4.pdf/_jcr_content/renditions/original./Ting Sensor Technical Paper_10312018R4.pdf

We've had ours for several months and it has detected no issues. We live in a 60+ year old house that has had its share of electrical work done by people other than electricians, so we figured what the heck, it's free for three years. A couple of electricians I know think it's a good idea. Won't catch every problem, but it's way better than nothing.

So far, so what. And that's a good thing.

[taiwan_girl]

Does it automatically cut electricity if the "surge" reaches a certain volume or is it just a warning system?