service call today

[kielarsp@alfredstate.edu]

Hi guys,
Had a call today a man was complaining about a hum in his house. Said it sounded electrical in nature. Went through the panal shutting things down to no avail shut off the main, could still hear this hum. called the P.O.C.O. see if they had any ideas. the service man pulled the main we could still hear this hum. he checked the grounds every thing tested good. This house is a rarual home 5 years old. The water is a 1/2 hp pump, foarced air gas furnace. I'm hoping that any one else has run into a similar problem. Thanks

[charlie b]

One of two things must be true. Either it is a battery powered device (e.g., pith helmet fan) or it is not electrical in nature. Can it be localized to a specific room, or can you even tell if it is indoors?

[Buck Parrish]

Wood bees or termites

[Dilligaf1220]

Had a simular call a few years back, it was a hive of honey bees in the wall under a window. If power off has to be something other than electrical.

[K8MHZ]

Try shutting down the pump and releasing the pressure from the tank.

You may have a water valve that is defective.

If you can record the sound and take a look at it with a program like Audacity you will easily be able to tell if the sound is 60 Hz or not. If the frequency is not related to 60 Hz, it's nearly assured it isn't electrical.

[Rewire]

had something like this turned out it was one of those turbine vents on the roof was out of ballance causing a vibration and a low level hum.

[220/221]

I had one like that. It turned out to be a battery operated...... appliance.

[wireguru]

I had one like that. It turned out to be a battery operated...... appliance.

if thats what I think it was, what was the customers reaction when you discovered what it was? :D

[SiddMartin]

I had one like that. It turned out to be a battery operated...... appliance.

it wasn't on the end of a saw-zall was it?>?:grin:

[ericsherman37]

it wasn't on the end of a saw-zall was it?>?:grin:

Geez, that's brutal.

[LarryFine]

I'm trying to behave . . . :roll:

[cirving]

They usually hum because they don't know the words...:roll:

[kielarsp@alfredstate.edu]

Guys, Thank you for the info, seems the back flow valve was bad on the well pump. This inturn made the water go back into the well, thus creating that hum. Had a plumber change it out,and the best news got paid fot the job.

[Fordean]

Door bell maybe stuck

[220/221]

if thats what I think it was, what was the customers reaction when you discovered what it was?

All I can say is, it was priceless.