Low Frequency Humming/Vibration Sound

Hello Tom. I have a walkout ranch. The main water shutoff is on that level. After turning off the water I went to the bathroom on the main floor (1 floor above) which is furthest away from the shutoff. I turned on the hot and cold water faucets on the sink and watched until the water stopped draining. I then walked around the house but to my dismay the dreaded pulsating, low humming/vibrating sound continues. I'm beginning to think maybe my house is haunted

1. Hot water circulation system is a pump circulating hot water throughout your house. Pump is know for making humming noise. It can also be uninsulated hot water return pipe , touching framing.
2. Are.O system (Reverse Osmosis) is filtration system under your sink. It runs water through it most of the day. It makes humming noise
3.Booster pump is a pump that boosts pressure in your water system.
4.Sewer Ejector is another pump that may hum if it is malfunctioning. Any pump in your house may emit humming noise

Also, if you live close by busy freeway you may hear passing traffic in form of low noise. Yes, it is most audible when overall noise solution is down, like night or early morning.

I would also look at my electrical devices. Hard Drives, computer screens, routers, etc are known for making buzzing sound ...

Hello Tom. Yes, In fact after shutting the main water off in my basement I went to every bathroom to open up both the hot and cold water faucets. Still the problem persists. I'm beginning to think my house is haunted

Hello Milo. Thanks for offering help. Please forgive my ignorance but do all homes have a hot water circulation system, booster bump and sewer ejector? If not, how would I know whether I have them?

Hello Sandra. Unfortunately I have not found the answer yet. Since the problem persists after shutting both the water and power off I'm thinking that maybe it is something outside of my home that is causing the vibration/humming. I'm having a realtor friend who is also a builder come over later to see if he can help. If you come up with anything please post ok? I will do likewise.

Then we look in other places. Milo came up with the most likely. Since you started the "process of elimation" by shutting of the water the next logical step is shutting off the power vat the breaker box. Since you've already done that and the hum still persists you have done about all you could do. Let us know if your friend can spot anything. Good luck, Tom

I am experiencing the same thing. Although I can hear the low vibration, it is almost more like a feeling and pressure. I did several self tests to make sure that I did not have an inner ear problem or tinitus or something of that nature. However, I was certain that the vibrational, pulsating hum was from an outside source. I too checked all of the possible electrical and powered devices in my home. All of that went out the window when I realized that the pulsating vibration was equally present outside my home. I live in a very rural area. I walked out in the woods and in the fields, by the pond...the vibration persists. Sometimes it is a little louder than other times, but it is always present. I sleep with a fan on and must always listen to music or have some kind of noise, because this is unpleasant. I believe that it is a low megahertz kind of thing. I am an artist - writer, cellist, naturalist...not a scientist. But I am educated and smart enough to to comprehend that this is low frequency and it is strong and constant and I am starting to believe intentional. It is affecting my state of being...my concentration and causing some mental fatigue and distraction...is this the point of it? I know that there are many towers everywhere, even in this slice of heaven where I live in NH...literally on Golden Pond (the movie) and White Mountains. What can I do to prevent this onslaught of low frequency from causing me more discomfort?


It is probably ELF towers outside emitting low frequency vibrations. This is becoming the norm. If you live in the city, there is a lot of hub bub and racket...if you live in a rural area (like me)...it is very pronounced and probably a threat to your health. I am looking into it now.

I too experience this vibrating, pulsing noise. However, if I am very still, I can feel it. Almost like it's in my bones. And when it suddenly stops, I can't even tell you the immediate relief I feel in my body. And it gives me a terrible headache. I am starting to notice it more. At first I thought there was something from the outside influencing it. But I know my body. I am not good with low pitch's (such as deep voices) but listening to a dog whistle gives me a migraine even though I technically cannot "hear" it. This makes me think it is really a very high pitch.

Hi Cupcake,
Low frequency hums are usually caused be vibration. Check your toilets for tank levels. If a PRV (pressure reducing valve) is installed where the waster enters your home check it for vibration. Try to localize the source. Let me know what you find. M Good luck, Tom

Hello
I too have been experiencing these unexplainable frequencies/sounds for a year or more. When I first started hearing this I was certain I must be hearing the frequencies or humming noise from large electrical equipment from somewhere in town. It woke me up at night and I started asking my neighbors if they were hearing this. They weren't. I have turned off everything in my home and the noise is still there. Then I noticed that it wasn' just limited to my neighborhood but I was hearing it while staying at my boyfriends house in another town, while visiting a girlfriend 40 miles away and most disturbing, while visiting my daughter several hundred miles from me who lives in a very rural area 20 miles from town! I thought I was losing my mind or having high blood pressure symptoms but the noise doesn't seem to originate internally, it's definitely experience as a very exterior sound.
I should also add that I have been a bodyworker for many years, doing therapies that are quite subtle to the body such as craniosacral therapy which has developed in me an acute sensitivity to internal and external "hearing" The other observation I have about hearing these sounds is that the frequency tone changes. It's not always the same "note" that I'm hearing and that the "note" is very broad with multiple frequencies within it but definitely having one dominant note or tone.
All this being said I was, once again, discussing this with my boyfriend recently and he sent me a website ( http://www.planetware.de/octave/earthyear/html) that was put together by a Swiss scientist who talks about the primal tones of the universe. I looked on this site and started keeping track of which tones/frequencies I was hearing when (there are tone samples to check out on the site) and I discovered the the tones which represent different planets in relationship to the earth were corresponding to what I was experiencing. For example when a particular planet was in closer proximity to the earth, from an astrological point of view, then that would be the dominant tone that I was hearing. This would seem to shift as the planets shifted.
Check this website out and see what your experience is. The tones that you will hear on your computer won't have the same thrumming/frequency of what you're actually hearing but the tones match up. This guy also says that these sounds can't be heard with the "naked" ear but obviously we've all challenged that theory! I would also point out that my daughter, also a very sensitive soul, has started hearing these noises as well recently. She is not pleased about it but it makes me feel slightly less crazy!

When we attempt to track down a odd noise or smell we look for a common denominator , Something that keeps popping up whenever there's a strange noise.
OH! I've found one, YOU!
And you don't think this has anything to do with it? The only explanation for a noise that follows you from place to place is that you produce the noise yourself. I would see a hearing specialist and have him check you out.
I don't think you need a plumber, you need to see a doctor, Good luck, Tom
PS. I can sympathize with you. I have had tinnitus for over 30m years. I carry my ":noise" wherever I go the same as you.

Limited consciousness................both of you. All the best : )