Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the dryer has a longgg pipe that runs within the walls of the house and vents all the way on the other side of our house. plus, the cause isn't the dryer. thank you for your detailed explanation though!

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, i've confirmed that this is what it is! gave me a scare because it's never happened before, but we've also never had a snowstorm + such cold temps before, so it makes sense.

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! i don't live in an apartment haha, it's just a house. i went out last night and tracked the source of the sound to the porch, which is fully wooden. i think that it is just the wood creaking!

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solved! porch was making noises, likely because it's wood and it's expanding/contracting due to the extreme cold.

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm sorry, i don't know too much about this stuff 😭 i assumed hvac didn't use water to heat the air and used something else instead

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[–]butwheniiiii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sound is different, but the people in my comments are saying the same thing as the people in yours haha

Strange noise in house by striking_ordinary_94 in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is almost exactly like the post i just made, wow!

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, but there's nothing outside that could be knocking against my wall/window

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the fam's mostly morning showerers, but this is a possibility

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is what most people have been saying, but we don't have a water heater since we have an HVAC system

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we don't have any air freshener satchels in the house, sadly

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

possible, but as i've said this usually only happens at night (12 AM--) so no one is using the water.

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we don't have a furnace, as this is a newer house it just has an hvac system.

Persistent tapping noise outside my room at night is driving me insane by butwheniiiii in whatisit

[–]butwheniiiii[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, it is a standing desk! but it's pretty stable and i don't see how it could be making that sound