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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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I visited a friend last night and ended up in the loft space in their terraced town house.
I noticed a constant humming noise coming from next doors loft, which sounds a little like an air conditioner. Apparently this has been operating rain or shine for the last four weeks, and it is audible from their bedroom too.
Their neighbour in questions house has been bought by a housing association and rented out. When the tenants took posession of the property they spent several weeks worth of weekends banging and hammering and seemingly carrying out a great number of improvements.
People can occasionally be heard in the property, but for the most part you can only hear the humming noise.
Now I know what I think, but I have tried to describe the ciscumstances with as little prejudice as possible.
Over to you...
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MrPicky
1,018 posts
136 months
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Constant humming - Beehive?
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McHaggis
7,655 posts
24 months
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I'd... - Check my own electricity meter to see if was either still working or spinning like a devil
- Go round and introduce myself... as in... talk to them...
- If the above fails, call to the housing association and I bed the mods weren't approved.
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mrtwisty
1,229 posts
34 months
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Sniff... sniff... sniff...
Hmmmmm...
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TheTurbonator
1,691 posts
20 months
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Yes my conclusions would be the same as yours. They've obviously built a model-railway in their loft and like to keep it running continuously for added effect and realism.
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98elise
3,154 posts
30 months
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Probably not AC, but might be a air exchage system. They are often installed to help with damp issues. Or some sort of plant grower 
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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McHaggis said: I'd... - Check my own electricity meter to see if was either still working or spinning like a devil
- Go round and introduce myself... as in... talk to them...
- If the above fails, call to the housing association and I bed the mods weren't approved.
Bypassing their own smart metter by accessing the service fuse, I suspect.
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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mrtwisty said: Sniff... sniff... sniff...
Hmmmmm... If there was any odour itd be a foregone conclusion, I think. Its only the noise of the equipment which appears to be giving them away.
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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TheTurbonator said: Yes my conclusions would be the same as yours. They've obviously built a model-railway in their loft and like to keep it running continuously for added effect and realism. It was a Scalextric that I was going up to see. 
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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98elise said: Probably not AC, but might be a air exchage system. They are often installed to help with damp issues. Or some sort of plant grower Im wondering if the entire property if full of damp. Or plants. 
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juliethotel
72 posts
18 months
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I should think they are just devout Christians, honouring the part of the bible that goes something like 'make use of every seed on earth' 
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streaky
18,227 posts
118 months
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TheTurbonator said: Yes my conclusions would be the same as yours. They've obviously built a model-railway in their loft and like to keep it running continuously for added effect and realism. What's realistic about a railway that runs all the time? Streaky
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Pixel Pusher
4,666 posts
28 months
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GC8 said: When the tenants took posession of the property they spent several weeks worth of weekends banging and hammering and seemingly carrying out a great number of improvements. They've probably made a right hash of things.
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3Dee
2,527 posts
90 months
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juliethotel said: 'make use of every seed on earth' How you do know that then? 
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jogon
633 posts
27 months
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Are they of they Vietnamese origin?
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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We have a concensus, I feel.
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juliethotel
72 posts
18 months
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3Dee said: How you do know that then? I have a very informative book all about weed, it has numerous quotes from important people in history. Basically trying to make it appear that smoking it is fine. Best quote was 'do everything that you want to achieve in life, then smoke weed'.
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TheTurbonator
1,691 posts
20 months
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streaky said: TheTurbonator said: Yes my conclusions would be the same as yours. They've obviously built a model-railway in their loft and like to keep it running continuously for added effect and realism. What's realistic about a railway that runs all the time? Streaky Maybe on a night they change the trains running from passenger vehicles to a few service and repair vehicles.
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oblio
2,994 posts
96 months
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Constant humming ...  ...maybe a yoga-thon?
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GC8
Original Poster
9,501 posts
59 months
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More of a high pitched whirry-spinny-hum. Theres no detectable smell and compared to the neighbour worries that they had when the house was sold, this actuallt isnt too bad.
My concern would be that the property catches fire, due to Heath Robinson wiring, beyond the more obvious unease at potentially illegal activity being conducted in the neighbouring house.
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