My house makes has constant humming sound What can it be

Refrigerator ghost.

Where is the breaker box? Perhaps some old breakers are humming.

Have you checked out the appliances? Maybe you misplaced the alarm clock? LOL You don't have a hearing aid do ya? LOL

This has allowed my frends to have alot of fun with this; one of them tells me I have a Haint. (Southern for ghost) I'm not crazy. I'd really like to even find out what kind of an expert to call in on this. I don't know where to start

Check the transformer for the furnace and/or central AC.

If you hear the humming all the time, you can start to eliminate causes for it. Turn off all your breakers or turn them off one by one and see if the humming goes away. If it does, then you can try to track it down. If it doesn't then you know it isn't electrical past the breaker box and can move on to the next option.

Turn off you water and open a faucet to drain the pressure. Water pipes can make noise but usually not a humming sound.

Do you have roof turbine vents? Sometimes they can make noise as they turn.

Are you sure the sound is in your house and not outside? Syn's suggestion of a transformer is possibility.

If all else fails, take the exercise wheel away from the squirrels in your attic.

The transformer could be in the basement or crawlspace. If it's getting louder, it probably needs to be replaced.

I'm leaning towards a graveyard that used to be where you house was... they moved the headstones, BUT DIDN'T MOVE THE GRAVES!! Happens all the time.



I don't want to alarm anyone, but you all recall what happens to the person who goes into the basement or some other small, unlit (dang lights aren't working!) place in the haunted house? Hire some homeless person or ask your in-laws to do that task for you.

The breaker box is in the laundry room on the lower level of the house. The house is a split level style and there is a crawl space under the kitchen and living room. Is there a transformer separate from the breaker box? It does seem to be getting louder. The house is 32 years old with original breaker box. Never have had any problems. I did turn off the main breaker and could still hear the noise.

Yes, there is very possibly a separate transformer for the furnace and/or central AC. Is the furnace located in the crawlspace? That's probably where you'll find the transformer. They normally emit a very low electrical hum, but if you're noticing it more, it needs to be looked at by a qualified servicer.

I bet I know what it is.... I'd suggest you contact a quality bee relocation service. You have a beehive in one of your walls.

Bees that buzz all through the night...

What? Sure they do. They work constantly. They cannot fly without sunlight, but they work on the hive.

Since a bee makes the buzzing sound by flapping their wings and cannot fly without sunlight, why are they flapping their wings?

I agree with the transformer part. Also, check the door cover on the furnace....it can produce an audible buzz if it is not tight

Bee hives hum 24X7. They flap their wings to help keep themselves cool, amongst other things. Geesh, I cannot believe you people are arguing with me. He said he shut off the main breaker and the hum continued. I'll bet money I am right.

Not arguing with you. Just providing another point of view. Not knowing the geographical location, I do not even know whether bees would be active at this time of year

Intrepid, the sound is constant, though. The furnace door wouldn't make noise when not in use, and I think this person said they live in the south, so it's unlikely the furnace would be running constantly. The transformer humming can easily reverberate throughout the house, especially if it's in the crawlspace.

Thanks for pointing that out Synonymph. I missed the south part. I sure hope it is not something in the wiring.

I still don't think it is bees

Maybe it's wasps. Or hornets. They might live in the Overlook II.

If it's the transformer, it probably just needs to be replaced.