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All areas of the house, not heard outside · 2018-10-01 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in All areas of the house, not heard outside

mixture of pulsating and steady, similar to a diesel generator operating further away The hum isn't noticeable outside, also initially thought it may be main electric cable, however turned out not to be the electric cable in. Switch off test from the mains and hum/pulsating still present

What they reported

First noticed: 2005

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: n/a

What stood out: a low humpulsing light

 

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This is a Hum report from Dr Glen MacPherson's World Hum Map, an open, worldwide record of people who hear an unexplained low-frequency hum. Reproduced with permission and with thanks; the project is at thehum.info. We remove anything on request. Location shown is approximate.