Help I think my AC is polluted


After months of trouble shooting, I've come to the conclusion that my AC is the culprit of a very annoying hum. The thing that's odd is it only occurs every couple weeks, and only for two or three days at a time. The other thing that's strange is it happens on the weekend and ends usually by Monday night.

Let me give a few details about my system.
- I recently installed two dedicated 20 amp lines. This did not change the intermittent hum.
- I've tried cheater plugs during the hum and they had no effect.
- I'm in the process of auditioning two power conditioners. The Equi=tech Son of Q Jr. and the Furutech e-PT609. Niether of them has had any effect on the hum when it's happening.

I've put my ear right next to each component during the hum and found the Equi=tech transformer humming. I turned off all other components and the Equi=tech continued to hum, even in standby. When the hum is gone, the Equi=tech is dead quite. The hum doesn't change whether the powercords are plugged into the wall or either power conditioner.

I'm going to give the power company a call but I don't expect much help from them. I may try putting in an isolated ground and see if that helps. According to Equi=tech, balanced power should take care of most all ground loop issues, so I don't think an isolated ground will help much with this problem.

Has anyone else ever experienced this? Any ideas on a solution?

mootsdude

Showing 2 responses by tbg

Do you get hum when it happens with the Equi=Tech plugged in but nothing running through it and not when it is not plugged in?

If you can, put a scope on the line both when you have the hum and not. I would expect what you see would be different and that your problem is outside your home.
Jgreene, wow your electrical service is third world. Is it an old house or an old apartment?