Electrical

Buzzing through party wall

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.52 PM

Hi we need some help to identify a low hum / buzz thought the party wall of our victorian property. We live in a 1-bed first floor conversion, with one flat below and 2 flats adjacent to us. The noise is a low hum which seems to originate in the party wall in the lounge near to the bay window (front of property). The noise carries along the wall through the back room (bedroom) and its feels like the whole property is humming / vibrating. While this noise is not extremely loud, it is persistent and extremely annoying. Generally seems start at around 7:30am each day and is on and off throughout the day, sometimes up until midnight. Often for periods of around 30 minutes at a time, stopping for a couple of minutes, before starting up again. We have spoken to the neighbour in the upstairs adjacent flat, and he does not have any equipment or system running that could cause this noise, but he can hear the same buzz in the wall (we thought it was coming from his side, and he thought it was coming from ours!) Both upstairs flats have the boiler situated at the opposite end to the noise (back of the house) so we don't think it can be this. Both downstairs neighbours say they can not hear the hum, so it appears only o be affecting the upstairs flats. Please help! Is an electrician the best person to assess this and find the source? Or should we be looking for someone else? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.