Whats that bloody humming noise?

[Luisa]

A year or so ago we had plumbers in on the estate. They put in a electrical box from which we can have the radiators on or off as required.

Needless to say I have not used the thing. Anyway since that time I keep hearing a low pitched humming noise which is really annoying as it starts early in the morning.

I have noticed that the cold water type vibrates slightly. I have reported this to my landlord as cold water hammer.

Please can someone advise me?

 

[bengasman]

One thing is for sure, humming is not water hammer.
Bit hard to comment as to what it is with so little info.

 

[mattylad]

plumbers - electrical box ?

Sounds like something wrong there

 

[bengasman]

plumbers - electrical box ?

Don't jump to conclusions, somebody described a pump as a "little red box" the other day.
Some people mean it when they say: "I am no expert at this"

 

[Agile]

If I was asked to have a guess then I would say thats its a motorised valve to turn a communal heating system on or off.

Tony

 

[Luisa]

I commented previously about the humming/buzzing sound coming from my bathroom boiler cupboard.

It was driving me insane as it vereberated through to my bedroom, so this weekend I looked inside the cupboard properly and turned a valve down and the noise has stopped.

The valve was not attached to the offending pipe. It was a very hot pipe, probably too high anyway.

Thing is I think the valve is to regulate the heating in the radiators but don't know why the noise has stopped. I'm glad though!!!!!!

 

[picasso]

its not really a good idea to fiddle with stuff you know nothing about. I am glad the humming has stopped but now you should call the landlord and ask for a plumber to call, its not gonna cost you anything and you wont get a bill if you have done something to cause damage.

 

[roberta1000]

Anyway since that time I keep hearing a low pitched humming noise

plumbers - electrical box ?

If I'd installed it I'd have taught it the words.

 

[D_Hailsham]

Can you post a pic of the humming thing and everything near it?

 

[Agile]

Dont you have anything more exciting to do in your bedroom?

How about listening to some loud hip hop ?

Or watching Britains got Talent ?

Tony