Ting (alarm)

Ting (stylized "ting") is a proactive domestic voltage monitor, alarm, and app.[1] The 4 inches (10 cm) tall 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) 2.5 oblong off-white device monitors the home's electrical system for micro-arcs (or scintillations)[2] 30 million times per second for the cumulative precursor events of an electrical house fire.

One week of monitoring provides a baseline for any given household. An Internet of Things (IOT) device plugged into any three-pronged (preferably seldom used) electrical outlet uploads the consumer's data to its manufacturer, Whisker Labs.[3][4][5][6] En toto the nationwide fleet of sensors installed in more than 700,000 homes[7] generates approximately 30 GB of data per second.[8]

Whisker Labs (founded in 2014 and based in Germantown, Maryland)[2] claims to have detected electrical fire faults in 1 of 150 homes without any false positives.[2] Water and fire hazards combined have been detected on average in 1 of 60 homes annually, and overall 80%[9] (approximately four in five)[10] of electrical fires in its network have been prevented. Prevention being cheaper than replacement, Ting has been offered for free to more than two million policy holders[7] by a large cohort of the U.S. insurance industry, including but not limited to State Farm (albeit not in Alaska, Delaware, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming),[11] Westfield Insurance,[12][13] Ohio Mutual, reinsurer PURE Insurance (albeit not in Idaho, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming),[14] Nationwide Insurance,[9] Philadelphia Contributionship, HSB,[15] Farm Insurance Bureau of Michigan,[16] Liberty Mutual,[8] and Erie Insurance.[17]

The service, by means of machine learning analysis of big data from over a million sensors[18] (over 650,000 home years of monitoring data)[9] has detected patterns heretofore not apparent amongst varying electrical codes, the decade of and type of wiring, etc. Approximately 60% of hazards detected stemmed from faulty (degraded) wiring, and 40% from appliances. One unexpected new danger, flagged in 2024, were rotating Christmas trees.[19][20]

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References

  1. ↑ Guy, Nick (January 24, 2025). "This (Possibly) Free Smart Device Listens to Your Home's Wiring—and Could Prevent a Fire". WSJ Buyside.
  2. 1 2 3 Basen, Jay (July 7, 2021). "Ting from Whisker Labs Helps Prevent Home Electrical Fires".
  3. ↑ "Detection of electric discharges that precede fires in electrical wiring" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-06.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Patent for Detection of electric discharges that precede fires in electrical wiring Patent (Patent # 11,249,125 issued February 15, 2022) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
  5. ↑ "Remote sensing to derive calibrated power measurements".
  6. ↑ "Sensor positioning and installation fixture".
  7. 1 2 "And the Finalists Are.... | Insurance Thought Leadership". www.insurancethoughtleadership.com.
  8. 1 2 "IN² at 10 Years: Cohort 1 Participant Turns Up Heat on Fire Prevention". www.nrel.gov.
  9. 1 2 3 "Nationwide reaches 50k home milestone with Ting program". April 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nationwide Expands Ting Program: More Homes to Receive Free Cutting-Edge Fire Prevention Technology & Service".
  11. ↑ "Sign Up for Ting Home Fire Prevention Assistance". State Farm.
  12. ↑ "Sign Up For Fire Prevention & Safety Technology – Westfield". www.westfieldinsurance.com.
  13. ↑ "Westfield launches Ting program to combat electrical fires". www.insurancebusinessmag.com.
  14. ↑ "Ting". PURE Insurance.
  15. ↑ "HSB and Whisker Labs Expand Ting® Sensor Partnership for Homes". www.munichre.com.
  16. ↑ "Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Launches Ting Fire Prevention Program | Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies". www.michfb.com. September 25, 2024.
  17. ↑ "FAQs".
  18. ↑ "Analysis of Total Harmonic Distortion on the U.S. Electric Grid". www.whiskerlabs.com/.
  19. ↑ Mike Prospero (December 24, 2024). "This tiny device can help prevent electrical fires in your home — and you might be able to get one for free". Tom's Guide.
  20. ↑ "This Device Saved My House From an Electrical Fire. And You Might Be Able to Get It for Free". The New York Times. April 2, 2024 – via NYTimes.com.
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