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olli199112 Dec 2023 22:32Hey community,
I live in a building with 12 apartments, and last week a new heating system was installed in the basement. You can’t enter the boiler room, but I managed to take a quick look inside. It’s a modern unit with a display and a new pump, etc.
The system is quite noisy and produces a constant humming or buzzing sound. It almost sounds like tinnitus or someone vacuuming (hard to describe). You can hear this noise loudly throughout the entire basement and partially in the stairwell.
Now I’ve noticed that I hear this exact noise in my bedroom, hallway, and living room. It’s especially noticeable in the bedroom. It really sounds like tinnitus or continuous vacuuming. The heating system has already been bled by professionals (if that’s relevant). I live on the first floor—how is this possible?
I also contacted the company in writing, but they haven’t responded yet. I might have to ask the property management, as they arranged the installation on short notice. Meanwhile, I wanted to ask if these noises are normal? I’m having a hard time sleeping, and this constant noise is really stressful (it’s genuinely bad, not exaggerating). If anything is unclear or if more information is needed, just ask. Many thanks to everyone taking the time to read this.
Best regards
I live in a building with 12 apartments, and last week a new heating system was installed in the basement. You can’t enter the boiler room, but I managed to take a quick look inside. It’s a modern unit with a display and a new pump, etc.
The system is quite noisy and produces a constant humming or buzzing sound. It almost sounds like tinnitus or someone vacuuming (hard to describe). You can hear this noise loudly throughout the entire basement and partially in the stairwell.
Now I’ve noticed that I hear this exact noise in my bedroom, hallway, and living room. It’s especially noticeable in the bedroom. It really sounds like tinnitus or continuous vacuuming. The heating system has already been bled by professionals (if that’s relevant). I live on the first floor—how is this possible?
I also contacted the company in writing, but they haven’t responded yet. I might have to ask the property management, as they arranged the installation on short notice. Meanwhile, I wanted to ask if these noises are normal? I’m having a hard time sleeping, and this constant noise is really stressful (it’s genuinely bad, not exaggerating). If anything is unclear or if more information is needed, just ask. Many thanks to everyone taking the time to read this.
Best regards
KingJulien3 Dec 2023 08:30What do the other 11 units say about this?
Join forces and contact the property management.
If the concern comes from several parties, it can’t be dismissed so easily as oversensitive nonsense.
Join forces and contact the property management.
If the concern comes from several parties, it can’t be dismissed so easily as oversensitive nonsense.
If you hear the noise elsewhere as well, it might actually be tinnitus, sudden hearing loss, or something similar.
In the past, old CRT televisions also had something like coil whine. I once had to sell a brand-new TV again because it produced a disgusting, continuous, high-pitched whine after turning it on. My then partner couldn’t hear it, but some visitors could. Not everyone can hear these frequencies. But if you do, it can drive you crazy.
However, I haven’t heard this in connection with heating systems, only with old electrical devices. I also can’t imagine it transmitting across multiple floors (at least not the one from my old TV).
In the past, old CRT televisions also had something like coil whine. I once had to sell a brand-new TV again because it produced a disgusting, continuous, high-pitched whine after turning it on. My then partner couldn’t hear it, but some visitors could. Not everyone can hear these frequencies. But if you do, it can drive you crazy.
However, I haven’t heard this in connection with heating systems, only with old electrical devices. I also can’t imagine it transmitting across multiple floors (at least not the one from my old TV).
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Buchsbaum3 Dec 2023 13:14What type of heating system was installed? Oil, gas, or heat pump?
Heating systems naturally produce noise. The question is how loud it is. The key factor here is the chimney or flue, as it can significantly amplify combustion noises or carry them into the high-frequency range.
I had exactly this problem in my multi-family house after installing a new oil heating system. It turned into a huge ordeal involving the environmental authority, district chimney sweep, senior chimney sweep, noise level measurements, an expert report on the chimney, the heating technician, and so on.
For the sake of peace, we eventually had a silencer installed between the heating system and the chimney. Since then, things have improved and everyone is satisfied. However, this cost me 2000 euros.
They couldn’t exactly identify what caused the noises, but they were definitely in the high-frequency range.
Heating systems naturally produce noise. The question is how loud it is. The key factor here is the chimney or flue, as it can significantly amplify combustion noises or carry them into the high-frequency range.
I had exactly this problem in my multi-family house after installing a new oil heating system. It turned into a huge ordeal involving the environmental authority, district chimney sweep, senior chimney sweep, noise level measurements, an expert report on the chimney, the heating technician, and so on.
For the sake of peace, we eventually had a silencer installed between the heating system and the chimney. Since then, things have improved and everyone is satisfied. However, this cost me 2000 euros.
They couldn’t exactly identify what caused the noises, but they were definitely in the high-frequency range.
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olli199113 Dec 2023 18:07KingJulien schrieb:
What do the other 11 tenants say about this?
Join forces and contact the property management.
If it comes from several people, it’s harder to dismiss as oversensitive nonsense. Everyone can hear it. As mentioned, it is clearly audible in the stairwell and basement. In one apartment it is louder than in another. Apparently, it has affected me quite strongly.
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olli199113 Dec 2023 18:08kati1337 schrieb:
If you hear the noise elsewhere too, it might actually be tinnitus or sudden hearing loss or something like that?
In the past, with old CRT TVs, there was something similar called coil whine. I once had to sell a brand-new TV again because it produced an annoying, continuous, high-frequency whine when switched on. My then partner couldn’t hear it, but some visitors could. Not everyone can hear these frequencies. But if you do, it can drive you crazy.
However, I have never heard this in connection with heating systems, only with old electrical devices. I also can’t imagine that it would transmit through several floors (at least that wasn’t the case with my old TV). I went down to the basement again and listened to the pipes. You can hear the flow and some noise as well as the vibration. This vibration transfers into a high-frequency tone that you can hear everywhere throughout the apartment building and in the individual units. It carries everywhere. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner running constantly somewhere. That’s the best way I can describe it.
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