My insurance carrier, State Farm, is offering this at no charge. It sounds like a pretty good thing to have. Anyone have any experience with this?
2 Likes
1 Like
Thanks, JR. My bad, didn’t do a search. 
1 Like
It sounds like you would need one for every circuit in your home, just like an AFCI breaker…at $99 each, it would get expensive.
2 Likes
. . . and then what about lighting circuits? They might be entirely separate from outlet circuits and old fluorescent fixtures can and do start fires.
1 Like
From the link:
*The Ting sensor has been investigated with respect to risk of fire, shock and injury to persons. UL does not investigate Ting’s efficacy or performance.
My guess is that this product for the average homeowner is next to useless.
9 Likes
Plus this
*Ting Fire Prevention Service is $49 annually after the first year and required for product use.
5 Likes
Not worth the money. Probably not reliable. Just another way to separate you from your money. Ain’t America Great!
2 Likes
I actually saw this during a tour of the State Farm Research Facilities in Bloomington IL. I am a USAA insured and they don’t offer it but I bought one for my home and one for my office. I have been using it for about 6 months now, its very accurate at diagnosing issues. I highly recommend it, especially for older homes.
Except that it also finds issues with your transformer, main line, and meter and any appliance you have plugged in as well as stove, water heater, HVAC, service panels, and other large systems on service disconnects. I have found it to be very reliable and believe me, if State Farm is giving them to their insureds its because they have tested it extensively and you get the $100.00 unit and credit.
1 Like
Can you share what issues it was able to diagnose for you? I ask this out of curiosity more than skepticism. Often a simple tool, like a 3 light outlet tester can be quite useful even if it doesn’t do as much as a circuit analyzer.
1 Like
Can explain exactly what this device found?
1 Like
Michael,
The transformer at the pole had a bad connection that was causing periodic surges and brownouts (random blinking lights). I called the power company, showed them the report and they fixed it that day.
One thing to know, the TING has to be plugged in for 7 days to get a baseline before it starts fully reporting. It also records power outages when you are away or sleeping and most importantly it finds arc faults and overload issues.
1 Like
Im curious as to how a 120 volt device plugged into a branch circuit on one leg can monitor the circuits on the other leg that is is not even connected to.
5 Likes
Should have called it “Ka-ching” after the sound your coin makes when it hits their cash drawer.
2 Likes
There you go Rob getting all technical on us…sheesh. lol
3 Likes
Sorry Larry. 
I’m not saying a device like this cannot work to some degree but it does lead to questions. I’m typically skeptical of things like this until convinced otherwise.
3 Likes
You forgot my: lol
But I’m with you… humorously.
2 Likes
1 Like
I’ve had my Ting monitor for over a year and experienced similar issues to what Darius described. It detected multiple brownouts that our power cooperative wasn’t even aware of until I reported them. One leg of the power was running at 130 volts, while the other was down to around 60 volts—a clear sign of transformer issues that they eventually had to address. Ting reminds me of Sense energy monitors, which connect to your mains and can learn the unique usage patterns of every device in your home by analyzing their electrical signatures. Considering how advanced technology has become—like the ability to detect what someone’s typing based on keyboard acoustics—it’s not hard to imagine how Ting can identify electrical signatures through your home’s wiring. We’ve had so many issues with our power I have battery backup now. It auto switches over for brownouts, blackouts, etc. I usually don’t know the power is out on our street unless I get a notification from Ting or read a neighbors post on social media.