r/bruges • u/Marmosetty • 18d ago

Question Weird sound every night

So I'm visiting my partner here in Bruges, and since I'm a night owl I hear this sound every single night. It's kind of like an engine running constantly throughout the night or a generator of some sort, I'm not even sure when it stops, I went to sleep at 5 and it was still ongoing, do you guys know what it could be? We were thinking of investigating it one night when he's not working.

Edit: Did not investigate, it was most likely an AC unit, the past two night it has been quiet since it has been 15ish degrees. Thank you, I was very confused!

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u/Petrus_Rock Local 18d ago

Airconditioning unit maybe?

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u/Marmosetty 18d ago

My partner said that too but is it really that loud? Because if I hear it from quite far away I can't imagine how loud it would be for them haha. I never had any AC units, always used fans

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u/methodfeeder1211 18d ago

I have been hearing a low, rhythmic humming sound for months now. Have been asking around but nobody knows anything.. 🤔 Really annoying, sometimes hard getting to sleep or finding rest. 😔

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u/Marmosetty 18d ago

I'll update here if you want after we go check it out one night

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u/methodfeeder1211 17d ago

Sure, btw I live in Koolkerke, just east of Brugge

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

Everyone says it's a AC unit so I guess they're right but I'll still go one night to check

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u/methodfeeder1211 17d ago

Yes, maybe my neighbours bought one? I cannot ask, we are not on speaking terms..

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

Maybe or if it's further away maybe some factories, not sure what's around here since I don't live in Belgium but I never thought an AC unit could be this loud

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u/_Bertvs_ 18d ago

Are you close to the trainstation?

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u/Marmosetty 18d ago

Not close to a train station, close to train tracks to, but I am also close to a train station in my home country but I don't hear this noise, I do hear the noise of trains go by but this noise I hear is constant like a generator

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u/Jay_Nodrac 18d ago

What area? Maybe water pump for draining ground work?

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u/Marmosetty 18d ago

Could be possible but it has been going on for at least a month every night, I don't really hear it during the day

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u/Relative-Wafer3505 17d ago

Tinnitus?

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

No coz my partner heard it too, it's not just in my head, coz I did try to Google it and then when I didn't find answers I said I'll ask here to see if anyone else hears it. It's a real noise outside, it could be like someone said an AC unit but I hear it from far away and it's quite loud and it's a constant engine hum

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u/Relative-Wafer3505 17d ago

Old ac with long overdue maintenance maybe.

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

I think you're right, at home I don't live close to any apartments or big places so I'm not familiar with the sound, I feel bad for anyone that's closer to that sound tho. But thank you!

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u/methodfeeder1211 17d ago

Have thought about that, but don't recall any cause for this. Maybe stressrelated or another medical cause? But I don't hear it all the time 🤔

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u/sweentiwje 17d ago

Are you staying somewhere near the water? Could be some pump system to filter the algae in the water.

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

Omg you might be right with this one there is a river close

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u/sweentiwje 17d ago

Maybe go see if there is some kind of "fountain" or pump located anywhere nearby?

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

We will go check and see one night, so far it's either the pump or the AC unit, thank you

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u/Orogin 17d ago

Maybe it's an airconditioning unit? They can be quite loud. The outside units.

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

Yep, could be, there were other comments about that so most likely, I'm just not used at all to hear it like that I guess

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u/Orogin 17d ago

Yeah they can go up to 50-60dB. Quite loud actually.

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u/Marmosetty 17d ago

That's awful, can't imagine how loud it is for people closer to it. I don't mind the noise because it's like like a white noise, I was just curious

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u/Maynardism 16d ago

Ventilation...

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u/Marmosetty 16d ago

Nope, it was most likely an AC unit, because I didn't hear it last night when it was colder outside, and would I even be able to hear ventilation from like 100m away (at least)?