"Back in July, I had just published an article about finding electrical circuits in my Fab Lab when I got a pitch from a PR person saying, "Given the Fab Lab has electronics with high electricity demand, could give you some serious peace of mind, especially when you're away from home." Also: How a circuit breaker finder helped me map my home's wiring (and why that matters) I have a lot of robots here."
"When the Ting device arrived, I opened it up, set it up, and plugged it in. 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.""
An electrical monitor called Ting plugs into a home network and passively monitors electrical signals to detect arcing events that can precede fires. Setup requires installing a mobile app and connecting the device to Wi‑Fi. The device requires about seven days to analyze background signal levels and establish a baseline before it can detect electrical fire hazards. The monitor looks for indications of electrical arcing that often worsen over time. After several months of operation in a high‑use fabrication lab environment, the monitor reported no hazards, indicating the electrical system showed no arcing-related problems.
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