"How do you review a product that does absolutely nothing except sit there with a little green indicator light on? As background, I should tell you about the pitch I got. Product vendors often employ press representatives who reach out to journalists, writers, bloggers, and influencers, whatever you want to call us, to try to convince us to cover their products."
"Setting it up involves loading an app and connecting that app to my wireless network and to the device. That process works just about the same as connecting any other smart home device. After that, you wait. The device takes about seven days to "analyze the electrical background signal levels to establish a baseline before electrical fire hazards can be detected.""
I received a PR pitch for a Ting electrical monitor after mapping circuits in my Fab Lab, which houses 3D printers, servers, and a laser cutter with high electricity demand. I installed the Ting by loading an app and connecting it to the wireless network and device. The device requires about seven days to analyze electrical background signal levels and establish a baseline for detecting electrical arcing events that can precede fires. The Ting continuously monitors for arcing. After running the device for several months it has produced no alerts, indicating no detected electrical problems during that period.
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