Automobile air conditioners usually run quietly, and keep you cool on the hot days. If yours is starting to make strange and unexplained noises, you need to find out why. Before something more serious occurs. … Read more
Smoke alarms are capable of making many different noises. Chirps, squeaks, buzzing and high pitched squeals. They are actually different signals alerting the house occupants that some action needs to be taken. Smoke alarms are … Read more
Very few people give their water heater much thought–until something goes wrong. If you start hearing noises from your water heater, or hot water taps, it is time to pay attention and figure out what … Read more
A humming garbage disposal is not a relaxing sound. If fact, the humming usually means that something is not right and needs to be attended to quickly. Garbage disposals tend to be one of those … Read more
Most of the time you are driving, there is no difference in sound between straight roads, curves, or corners. But occasionally you will begin to hear unfamiliar whining, squealing, clunking, creaking, or popping sounds when … Read more
The average noise level of modern freezers/refrigerators is under 50 decibels–the sound of a quiet conversation in your home. (Quite often 50 decibels is equated to the noise a refrigerator makes.) If your refrigerator/freezer starts … Read more
Washing machines are not quiet. But they do not have to sound like cement mixers either. Grinding noise from your washing machine can be fairly easy to diagnose with a little patience, some basic tools, … Read more
Hearing a squealing or squeaking sound coming from your brakes occasionally–and for a short time–can be a fairly normal occurrence. Hearing a constant grinding noise coming from your brakes is not normal, and should be … Read more
The gentle swooshing sound of air moving through your HVAC system can be very soothing. Not so much if you start hearing knocking, banging, and rattling. You may also hear squeaking or squealing, clicks, hums, … Read more
Your plumbing system should be just like the old English proverb, “Children should be seen, and not heard.” A good plumbing system should provide water and drainage on demand without much more noise than splashing … Read more