" We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down "
If you are old enough to remember hearing these lyrics on the radio, you need to join the 360 Boomer support group, but this topic is about what gets into your ears. We are used to the white noise of the chilled water plant by now ourselves and unsurprised when our door pops when the fitness center door slams, but what is the falling bowling ball sound from above? My theory? It's doors closing on higher floors. There are lots of sounds outside the building, of course, the pulse of urban life. Use this space to discuss mystery sounds or strategies for dealing with sound.
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I haven't heard the bowling ball, but we hear a tap-tap-tapping sound at strange times of day and night. I thought the mystery was solved when I met our downstairs neighbors and saw that they had been doing lots of custom carpentry work. But now I don't think it's coming from below, but from above.
Our windows here on the SW corner also have a whoosh/whistle that can sound scary in the middle of the night.
I love this place. So many interesting sights and sounds and people!
I've identified the 'bowling bowl' sound. It's the echo from the trash chute I'm almost certain. I kind of like hearing it, oddly. The high-pitched whine from our AC (which bothers younger ears more than mine) was diagnosed by warranty service as a need to oil the motor. We shall see when they do that. It's true that during walk through there wasn't a proper filter frame and a very dirty filter was taped on loosely. So dust in the mechanism??? What do you think?
I can hear the volume from the TV outside the elevators inside my unit. I realized that is the reason why I'm so wound up. It's grinding.
I have a loud sound of dripping water every time the air conditioner shuts off. It went from a dripping sound to sounding like someone is pouring a glass of water. Any solutions?
That is the condensation from your AC. It is normal, but it is loud.
For the dripping noise from the AC - you will notice a PVC pipe shaped to direct condensation towards an opening in the floor and the noise is created because the capped off the opening in the floor and the water drops from 4-5 inches into the opening. This is a flaw because the PVC pipe should have been all the way down into the opening and thus you hear what is similar to a drip into a well (echoe included). Nevertheless, you can one of two things to correct - take tin foil and create a corn-a-copia funnel, attaching the big opening to the PVC pipe and the funneled part should be shoved through the opening in the floor (between the little holes of the screen). The small part of the funnel will need to be smaller than a straw to fit between the screen, or just use a straw. By doing this you eliminate the 4-5 inches of drop that the water makes, which creates the noise. The second option is the remove the screen over the opening in the floor and do the same as above but you can add something bigger like more PVC pipe (just duct tape it). My tin-foil contraption has eliminated the noise, thankfully!
When it is windy I hear the bathroom and kitchen vents making a clanging noise from the wind. Not a big deal during the day, but at night it can get a bit annoying. Any thoughts?
This morning there is a fairly loud noise (rattle? buzz?) emanating from around the east-most sink in our B4 stack unit? It sounds like it's coming through the pipes from somewhere else. No evidence of source in faucet or drain and turning water on and off doesn't do anything. I'm going to turn in a warranty request but wondered if anyone here heard anything in their places.
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