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Archive => Archived Boards => Local Issues => Topic started by: woodnotes on April 20, 2014, 10:21:31 AM
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Hi there, first post on here.
We live on Mill Green in Strines and have been experiencing a low frequency humming noise reverberating throughout the house since Saturday April 12th. It's a deep and incredibly irritating drone that never stops and is leading to anxiety and a complete lack of sleep. Especially noticeable in the evening and at night. Yesterday (19th) it was particularly loud.
We know it's not coming from our house - with electricity turned off in the house the noise continues and neighbours 50m away are experiencing the very same issue.
It sounds like it's possibly coming from local industry. Perhaps a very large ventilation fan somewhere.
Is anyone else experiencing this and any ideas what could be causing it? Any suggestions on what to do? It's causing a lot of stress here so hopefully it will go as quickly as it came. Thanks!
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woodnotes -
There have been a couple of noise-at-night-related posts in the Marple area that you may find useful:
http://www.marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?topic=4982.msg29779#msg29779 (http://www.marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?topic=4982.msg29779#msg29779)
http://www.marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?topic=5465.msg32888#msg32888 (http://www.marple-uk.com/smf/index.php?topic=5465.msg32888#msg32888)
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If it persists you could report it to the Environmental Health people at Stockport Council via this form: http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2994/19672/19710/reportnoisnuisance
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Hello, you may be looking in the wrong place for your noise source, I am an industrial electrical engineer with many years of experience, low frequency humming noises often come from electrical substations, I am assuming there is one of these in Strines, they are often an older brick built structure with transformers outside but sometimes inside not visible. Worth a look, these sub stations can make noise depending on the current electrical load, temperature etc.
Hope this helps.
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The noise could be an automated CNC machine running over night stamping out components.
Cardiem factory most likely.
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Thanks for the replies! The noise seemed to quieten down on Easter Monday but returned this morning at 6am, waking me up. Still going now.
I don't think it's an electrical substation, sounds more mechanical, although admittedly difficult to tell at such a low frequency. Very strange and very frustrating. Not everyone can hear it, depends how sensitive your ears are at low frequencies I imagine, but it's incredibly loud to me (and no, it isn't tinnitus!)
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Cardiem factory most likely.
The obvious suspects - have you checked that, OP?
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The obvious suspects - have you checked that, OP?
Indeed I did, they told me they leave their printers on 24/7. But it doesn't seem all that noisy outside there at night? Also a little baffled as to why the noise would suddenly start at 6AM this morning when it's closed over the weekend, unless machines are running on timers!?
Baffled ???
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Been having problems with low frequency noise near Goyt Mill in Marple for over 3 years, contacted environment dept town hall, and Andrew Stunnell, but nothing has happened, over the passed few weeks the noise has worsened, now motor noise running all day, very loud during night, We also get problems at 6am in morning, and approx 3.15pm afternoon. have been to mill, nursing home on Buxton Lane, College, put letters in neighbouring houses, but no one contacts me, our house hums all day, and causes headaches, and health problems, would like to know if you find it. I think we need to complain to our councillors.
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could you tell me where the OP is, and cardiem factory is, think its time people suffering alll met up, to try and get the council to act, factories are getting away with no planning permission.
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Printers Drive, off Station Road Strines.
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falcon: Factories are getting away with what exactly without permission?
RH.
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Thank goodness other people have heard this I thought I was going mad. Particularly bad last night but had been going on for sometime Wakes me constantly Have reported it to SMBC We will see what happens
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I heard it really bad last night about 1 AM. Sounded like the motor on a canal barge but having got really annoyed and turned everything electrical off in the house I went out for a walk up towards the Goyt and couldn't hear a thing. Come 6 this morning I could hear what I thought was the pump on the central heating running only to come down and remember I switched the system off last night.
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Hello, you may be looking in the wrong place for your noise source, I am an industrial electrical engineer with many years of experience, low frequency humming noises often come from electrical substations, I am assuming there is one of these in Strines, they are often an older brick built structure with transformers outside but sometimes inside not visible. Worth a look, these sub stations can make noise depending on the current electrical load, temperature etc.
Hope this helps.
have you any equipment for testing noise, we have an old substation near us, we had it tested for the hum, but their engineers said it was ok, but fitted soundproof doors, noise still gets through holes in walls,
been quiet during day Fri, but very noisy from early evening sounds as though the boiler is running, but everything is switched off, would love someone to help us,contacted our councillor, but still waiting for reply
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Chrissy, Jay, where abouts do you live?
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My husband mentioned that he had seen this thread on here, thank goodness I'm not the only one hearing this noise. We live on Church Lane and the whirring noise has actually woken me up this morning, it seems louder than usual. I hear it most nights and early mornings and it does wake me up on occasion. The most annoying thing is that in the stillness of the night when your hearing tunes into it it's really hard to shake it off. I do have tinnitus but the whirring noise far outweighs this on my scale of annoyingness! I'm not sure but it does seem to be coming from the Goyt mill area. Has anyone had a response from Stockport Council?
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Yes, Stockport Council have been trying to help but it's difficult to track down a low frequency noise source (it could be as far as couple of miles away) so it'll need more people complaining so they can work out where it is coming from 8)
I'd suggest that anyone who is unfortunate enough (like me) to be sensitive to this noise and is experiencing the same, please complete the form below and they'll get back to you. They asked me to do a log, which I've now returned. We'll see what happens!
https://interactive.stockport.gov.uk/noisenuisance/
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Thanks Woodnotes, I will fill in the form and let you know how I get on.
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My husband mentioned that he had seen this thread on here, thank goodness I'm not the only one hearing this noise. We live on Church Lane and the whirring noise has actually woken me up this morning, it seems louder than usual. I hear it most nights and early mornings and it does wake me up on occasion. The most annoying thing is that in the stillness of the night when your hearing tunes into it it's really hard to shake it off. I do have tinnitus but the whirring noise far outweighs this on my scale of annoyingness! I'm not sure but it does seem to be coming from the Goyt mill area. Has anyone had a response from Stockport Council?
We have been complaining to the council for 3 years, they don't seem to want to help, contacted Andrew Stunnell, who has replied to my e-mail, but nothing he can do. We are convinced it is coming from somewhere hear Goyt Mill, our house sounds as though the heating is on, but it isn't, we all need to meet up and discuss the problem and try and put pressure on the council
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We have been complaining to the council for 3 years, they don't seem to want to help, contacted Andrew Stunnell, who has replied to my e-mail, but nothing he can do. We are convinced it is coming from somewhere hear Goyt Mill, our house sounds as though the heating is on, but it isn't, we all need to meet up and discuss the problem and try and put pressure on the council
Did you get this sorted out . You've not posted for a while
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the humming is worse than it was, sounds like our central heating boiler, but its not on, but no one is interested, the council make out is us, they are not prepared to bring their equipment again, even though it was 2 years ago, the noise is very loud in the morning from about 4.45am, then worse about 9am, is reasonably bearable in the afternoon, then about 3.00p.m starts again all evening, about 10.00p.m. starts loud, going on all night. Came in this morning Wed, about 4.45am and it was very loud, can hear it outside. We are at our wits ends, no one seems to want to help. Have read a letter on wed page, that says the councils are using shoddy equipment, saying they can't hear any noise so they don't have to spend money, taking factories to court, the law says everyone is entitled to peace in their own homes from 11pm to 7am, but we haven't had that for 3 years. still waiting for our local newly elected councillor to come and have a listen.
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the humming is worse than it was, sounds like our central heating boiler, but its not on, but no one is interested, the council make out is us, they are not prepared to bring their equipment again, even though it was 2 years ago, the noise is very loud in the morning from about 4.45am, then worse about 9am, is reasonably bearable in the afternoon, then about 3.00p.m starts again all evening, about 10.00p.m. starts loud, going on all night. Came in this morning Wed, about 4.45am and it was very loud, can hear it outside. We are at our wits ends, no one seems to want to help. Have read a letter on wed page, that says the councils are using shoddy equipment, saying they can't hear any noise so they don't have to spend money, taking factories to court, the law says everyone is entitled to peace in their own homes from 11pm to 7am, but we haven't had that for 3 years. still waiting for our local newly elected councillor to come and have a listen.
Have you not tried contacking manchester university .they may be interested
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Have you not tried contacking manchester university .they may be interested
Or worth dropping by at Marple's own acoustic specialists, ask what they'd suggest ?
http://www.aecltd.co.uk/ (http://www.aecltd.co.uk/)
Acoustic & Engineering Consultants Ltd
Lockside, 1 Stockport Road, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 6BD • Telephone: 0161 449 5900 • Fax 0161 449 5901
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Has anyone had any progress with the council regarding the low humming noise, there is a lady in Grimsby called Margaret Belton, 01472 827842 (after 7pm ) who has had problems since 2002, well worth a phone call.
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Has anyone had any progress with the council regarding the low humming noise, there is a lady in Grimsby called Margaret Belton, 01472 827842 (after 7pm ) who has had problems since 2002, well worth a phone call.
People have suggested other people rather than the councill . What are you doing about it ..
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What about contacting The Noise Abatement Society. They may be able to advise in this issue.
http://noiseabatementsociety.com/
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still got noise, went to our local noise firm when we first started with this noise, but wanted to charge a lot of money to look into it for us, couldn't guarantee the outcome, we went to the council, but they didn't help, until a lot of people complain, nothing will be done
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Has this ever been identified and/or solved?