Multi-sensor, smart home data and analytics provider detects smoking with 99.9% precision, a 20x improvement over comparable smoke detection products.
BETHESDA, MD – August 20, 2024 — Dwellwell Analytics (“Dwellwell”), The Check Engine Light for Homes™, is proud to announce a breakthrough smoking detection feature with unsurpassed performance, designed specifically for rental rule compliance monitoring. Field studies confirm that Dwellwell’s smoking detection precision is 99.9%, resulting in 20x fewer false positive alarms than the leading competitor.
In a head-to-head test against the same competitive product in a home with known smokers, Dwellwell technology detected smoking each day in the 4-week-long test, while the competitive product failed to identify any smoking occurrences.
The new Dwellwell feature represents a major innovation for the short-term rental industry, which has lacked an effective solution for detecting unauthorized smoking. By accurately identifying cigarette and marijuana smoke, property owners and managers can enforce no-smoking policies, saving up to $1,000 in cleaning and repairs per smoking incident.
“Short-term rental hosts face significant financial risk from guests who violate no-smoking rules,” said Dan Simpkins, CEO of Dwellwell Analytics. “A single inconsiderate smoker can cause thousands of dollars in cleaning and repair costs and prolonged vacancy periods. With this feature, we’re giving property managers a powerful enforcement tool to preserve their assets and guest experience.”
Dwellwell’s easy-to-install sensors connect wirelessly to Dwellwell’s property monitoring platform, providing real-time alerts when potential smoking activity is detected. Hosts have the option to send immediate reminders of their policy or impose penalty fees on offending guests.
Smoking detection is the latest feature developed by Dwellwell, whose powerful technology already diagnoses and alerts property owners and managers to irregularities in a property’s plumbing, HVAC, environmental, and electrical systems.
“I currently own four properties up to 6,000 miles from where I live, so it is wonderful to have the peace of mind to know that I will be immediately alerted to a problem,” said Rachel Sullivan, a short-term rental owner and Dwellwell customer. “Dwellwell helped us figure out when our air conditioner was failing with its temperature monitoring. It tells us when a guest sets off a fire alarm, smokes, or is too loud. It tells me the temperature of all the rooms and monitors water sources for leaks. It lets me know when power or internet go down. It also gives me security with occupancy monitoring. What a great peace of mind insurance policy, always knowing I can check out the house stats, know about a leak fast, etc. There is absolutely nothing out there like it!”
About Dwellwell Analytics
Dwellwell is the only comprehensive Check Engine Light for Homes. The powerful technology diagnoses and alerts residential property owners and managers to irregularities in the performance of an entire residential building, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and even environmental concerns. The SaaS platform provides early detection of issues before they lead to system failure or a catastrophic event. With its simple plug-and-play installation capability, Dwellwell proactively diagnoses issues across an entire building, helping multifamily and short-term rental owners streamline maintenance, generate cost savings, improve NOI, and ensure resident/guest comfort.