I was recently at a CERT meeting [CERT = Community Emergency Response Team] for the City of Worcester. A presentation was made by a member of the City’s Fire Department that recommended this service: How Ting Works - Simple DIY Solution for Fire Safety | Ting
As you’ll see from the site this sensor simply plugs into a wall socket and then it detects for all the circuits on that electrical panel whether there are any electrical issues that warrant attention. It even offers a lifetime credit of $1,000 for authorized work needed to be performed by a Ting-approved licensed electrician.
The system works on 120V as well as 240V, I didn’t study the fine print but that fact suggested to me that this service would work overseas.
I have a concern about our home’s electrical wiring because I live in a home built about 60 years ago and because it is apparent that previous owners did not get all their work permitted by the City. So it was possible for some shoddy wiring behind the walls, but how would you know?
Reading the testimonials the customers also cited a number of times that the issue was from the utility provider or from loose wiring that is easily fixed but usually not otherwise checked.
In Worcester the #2 cause of fires is electrical fires.
The cost for the service is $350 in year 1, then $99/year thereafter.
Per the site I contacted my insurer, Proper, to see whether they would pay some of the fee. They said that this vendor was not an approved vendor but looked like a worthwhile service and would reduce my premium by 5-10% if I installed it. [I don’t know if I will get 5%, 10% or something in between, but the premium reduction even at 5% will pay for most of the first-year cost and ALL of the subsequent year costs. [I need to get two because we have two separate electrical panels, neither of which is a sub panel.]
I thought that this group might find the Ting service valuable, and appealing that Proper might reduce its premium to defray some or all of the cost.