loud hum in certain parts of my home are unbearable. Phone usage is out of the question. Is there anything that can be done to rectify the problem?
2007-01-20 03:17:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
No, the humming is coming from the electrical wiring.. Get close to a branch circuit panel and see how much louder it gets.
Does your hearing aid have a voice coil? If it does, it probably has a switch marked M and T. Maybe even one position for MT. If so, I bet it is in one of the M positions.
If that is not the case, you have a bad hearing aid. If you have two hearing aids and they both hum, it is faulty design, not malfunction.
2007-01-20 11:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electrical distribution in your house doesn't have anything to do with any audible humming. The loud hum may be coming from your fluorescent lights (ballasts) and / or transformers for your bell or heating system.
It's also possible your chime may be humming.
Also it's possible that certain electrical equipment in your home may be interfering with your hearing aid frequency.
You can try to narrow down the cause by turning everything off (TV, lights, etc) and see if you're still having humming problems. If this doesn't work, then it wouldn't be a bad idea to get an experienced electrician over there for a service call, just to double check your electrical system for any obvious faults.
Good luck
2007-01-20 06:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by TheElectrician 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋