sky Wrote:
JimL wrote:-
Normally we like the quiet, but we are really starting to get freaked
out by the sounds of a car door slamming.

We contacted the previous owner said she said it spooked her, too.

Any ideas?-


Sounds like a damper. In an HVAC duct, in a flue, range hood, dryer
exhaust, bathroom fan, attic ventilation maybe. A damper by itself is
just a rather small piece of aluminum hinged in a duct/vent, but when it
slams, the surrounding pipe can give echoes/reverb. Normally, these
dampers have rubber stops to cushion them, but looks like a stop might
have worn out.

Next time noise occurs, instead of running out to look for cars,
concentrate on remembering what did you recently do in the house.
Used a bathroom? Been cooking? Etc.




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scorrpio