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How to Get Ting

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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
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    #1

    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.

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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      I might have to reach out to our insurance.

      The Brad

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      • MikM Offline
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        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.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          Would this be useful in the condo?

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by George K
              #6

              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.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                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.

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

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