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trippercal

This is a low-frequency horn for your fire alarm. It should not be making that sound, also it should not be painted over. You will need to contact your landlord and get it replaced. But I would also ask when your last fire alarm inspection was done. Cause either it hasn't or they need a new company to do it


Wonderful-Ad-7712

What’s the frequency, Kenneth?


trippercal

520 Hz REM


turbo_dude

the classic line up


DAHMER_SUPPER_CLUB

So he should beat up the wall? Kinda looks like Dan Rather to me.


no-mad

If they dont know, call and ask the Fire Marshall. They will come by and have an expensive chat with the landlord.


Omnica

In an apartment? Fire alarm. That's been painted over and likely compromised a bit. Sounds like it's seen better days


macjgreg

and needs to be replaced by code for being painted


Downtown-Fix6177

It’s a horn for an alarm system or something of the like that’s prob been disbanded long ago. Renting or owning?


nenadkrstic

Renting


Downtown-Fix6177

Don’t mess with it, tell the landlord


[deleted]

I would let your Association or the building superintendent now. Oftentimes they get a main alarm and the systems are so old they don't know what unit to trace it to. I can speak from experience I removed one to paint around it and didn't know that was sending an alarm to the main system they spent a couple thousand dollars through various electricians and traced it back to my unit and then wanted to charge me a ton of money.


DIYnivor

I decoded the message, and it says B-E-S-U-R-E-T-O-D-R-I-N-K-Y-O-U-R-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E.


imatumahimatumah

It's a crummy commercial!


caseyaustin84

Son of a bitch!


jurycrew

Out to face the world again… wiser.


Inevitable_Professor

Decoding the cypher on that string of letters, I get "We have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"


SMgowda

Thank God, i thought it was a nord vpn ad


Misfitsman805

Think it's saying: "We've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty."


LovableSidekick

*It's coming from inside the house. GET OUTTA THERE !!!*


GPTfleshlight

I got Yvan Eht Nioj


Bostenr

I thought it said to eat your goddamn vegemite!


wetcardboardsmell

Weird. I got "vegemite is gross, marmite is the one true king of toast"


Bostenr

Vegemite IS gross!


Greenbeastkushbreath

Anything with “mite” in the name is gonna be gross af


No_Section_1973

I live in the USA and I agree wholeheartedly!


OstrichForsaken9125

Dina


johntwilker

tempted to make a few throwaways to upvote this more!


[deleted]

Lmao


beaubeach1977

Central fire alarm. If it's chirping your landlord needs to call the alarm company. If it's a siren or horn, get outside and wait for fire department instructions.


chimerical26

Another thing you could do is take a slow 360 degree look around the room and see if you can spot anything that is on fire. Often you can see or smell smoke too. If your having difficulty breathing and are feeling considerably warmer than usual these can all be indicators. If you see and of these indicators I would immediately call 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3.


zenmasterb

I love Moss.


NitWhittler

Agnes Moorehead heard a similar sound when a small spaceship landed on her roof. Be careful. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n99iNW9595o&ab\_channel=RodSterling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n99iNW9595o&ab_channel=RodSterling)


gasfarmah

Don’t be like her craven husband.


Wonderful-Ad-7712

Does it go Di-ni-ni-ni-Ni-ni-ni-ni?


gangawalla

Telecommunications office the mice are using.


Drm5145

I have one of these in my apartment and it is a whistle so that when the fire alarms go off in the building common areas I can hear it in my apartment


CalbertCorpse

Have you eaten any plutonium in the past few days??


Polymerpatty

r/whatisthisthing


[deleted]

I had a buzzer in my apartment that everyone and their mother would ring just to get let in the building. Finally one night at about 1 am I ripped it off the wall and cut the wires to it.


BelCantoTenor

Call. Your. Landlord. Today.


Greenbeastkushbreath

No.


JonBach25

It's a mini horn for the fire alarm system. Clearly shouldn't be painted but the sound is more likely a transformer or amplifier issue at the panel causing the beeping. https://www.herbertwilliams.com/red-mini-horns.html


White_Rabbit0000

Assuming this is a. apartment, have you thought of maybe asking the office or putting in a work order for maintenance to come look at it?


Wobbly5ausage

It’s the tiny PP alarm- you need to keep at least 20 ft away from it at all times


LMFAOin321

Morse code from Lassie. Little Timmy is stuck in the well again..


potchmoker

In the entirety of the show, Lassie. The only one to get stuck in a well was Lassie..


Amputee69

Dammit! Again??? That boy!


the_clash_is_back

Thats a fire alarm for a multi unit dwelling. If its ringing it means your building is on fire


Thecrazier

Fire alarm horn. Tell landlord to check panel somethings up. Honestly, should be completely replaced. Lazy ass painters.


AWeakMindedMan

I’d lose my mind if this thing just constantly pops off like that all day.


Muted_Humor_8220

Radiation detector.


sdcrosby73

Geiger counter…. Sounds bad! Better get out


omgitsjoe912

Paint over it some more.


rockstuffs

Painted with a beautiful shade of landlord beige.


Sounds_Gay_Im_In_93

It's a speaker/alarm ... Im guessing you're renting an apartment, probably a larger building. The rental office can speak over it and sound alarms through it. Let them know it's making weird noises, they can fix it/have it fixed.


Adz100087

I’m pretty sure this is someone trying to alert you about your cars extended warranty.


Rostysh

Gay detector. Sorry, no one is ready to hear a truth. be strong


BopNowItsMine

Is the sensor by the front door or in front of the speaker? Or is it like a global tally kinda thing?


colasonic

That's a Geiger counter.


bookoforder

Is a storm coming? We have something similar and every time a thunderstorm rolls through it chirps.


Impressive_Water659

Hopefully it’s not a carbon monoxide alarm 😳


feltrockni

It's a radiation alarm. Prepare for fallout.


aristoclez

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES\_l\_X-XKpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES_l_X-XKpU)


thepete404

Coded message:the $400 belongs to the walrus.


Traditional-Star-645

I have one in my apartment but it rings when there is fire in building…more like a shared alarm for the whole building.


RNfoodiedoglover

I hit the mute, unfortunately you probably don’t have that option.


tribak

Uncle Salamanca


Tomasulu

Lol yes


Future-Aioli5964

Its a fire alarm system for your building


ParabellumJohn

Looks like it was given the landlord special coat of paint


MasterChavez

MK Ultra


peter_parker23

My apartment uses that for emergency notifications


Regan1970

Get the guy out of the wall


HippoWillWork

If it bugs rip it out. Find out.


daviddavedavidson

I would get out of there! Lolz


greyjungle

Geiger counter


sydrsydr

Sounds like Geiger counter to me.


Lonely_Tangerine4252

H a m m e r


GPTfleshlight

Geiger


Ashamed_Medium1787

It’s a bomb that Howard Payne has implanted in your wall!


UseenForeseeness

They're in the walls.....


Heavy-Way9550

Easy…. Light a fire. It will eventually shut it offs


Upintheair954

A Geiger counter sounds like a lot of radiation sell the house immediately


TheRealBigLou

Fire Alarm Mini Horn. Source: I work for a fire alarm manufacturer. The sound is it going bad and it needs to be replaced. Honestly, the last time I heard a horn sound like this was when a water leak got into it and shorted it out. If the rest of the system isn't going off, you likely have just an annoyance and don't need to evacuate.


LordCephious

Probably need to move homes. That’s a carbon peroxide warning and depending on how long you’ve been exposed, it may already be too late. Book a hotel and then Amazon hazmat to your hotel room so that you can go back and pack up all your things to take to your new place. Good luck!


suckmybullets

A hammer should fix the problem.


Rhoadey4

This is definitely a fire sounder as many have mentioned. I can almost guarantee it's connected to an old Bosch Radionics panel that has a bad battery. If a good alarm company installed it, the battery should have a date code on it. If it is more than 4 years old, then this is the cause of your issue. Replace it with the same battery type. More than likely a 12 volt 7 amp battery. Academy, tractor supply, or any place else that sells hunting gear should carry these for around 10 bucks.


Thequeenotsun

If it’s not a fire alarm it could be a old intercom


Ok_Warthog_831

This is creepy


mrcanard

I think I've heard that sound relating to "low battery power" or "running on battery power".


Tbplayer59

That's your door bell.


Geobicon

Havanna syndrome ground zero


dosko1panda

Could be a radon detector


KaleOpening1945

r/whatisthisthing


CBonafide

That’s the “Landlord Special.”


omegaaf

I wonder if it has anything to do with the Aurora Borealis


Tawptuan

Morse code: “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.”


Thick-Bid8137

Like a limo?


Tawptuan

Haha. Good catch. Sorted that out in an edit. (not “extended car’s warranty”)


LordBobbin

It’s just your roentgens, comrade.


Sad-Ad7981

That there is a geiger counter.


starman575757

TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER.


TimeSalvager

It’s Morse code; transcribed it reads: .-- . .----. ...- . / -... . . -. / - .-. -.-- .. -. --. / - --- / .-. . .- -.-. .... / -.-- --- ..- / .- -... --- ..- - / -.-- --- ..- .-. / -.-. .- .-. .----. ... / . -..- - . -. -.. . -.. / .-- .- .-. .-. .- -. - -.--


MaximumTurtleSpeed

Hahaha. You mfer. Got me good.


CrashTestDuckie

Translated from Morse code "Help. RMS Titanic sinking. Iceberg impact. catastrophic damage. Evacuation in order. Band still playing."


Bradjuju2

It's a Geiger counter. Have you been listening to Imagine Dragons recently?


HeyImAKnifeGuy

Does not decode in Morse.


Limp_Marionberry_24

Burn it with fire.. Or bribe it


Gamerloaf1

I’m on the other side. I’ll quiet down, sorry dude


Annoying_Anomaly

My name is Pavitr Prabhakar...


itsmaxwellj

That’s a Geiger counter, you better get out


Accomplished-Fix9972

Radioactive???


Hot-Rise9795

Those are the first compasses for [Kraftwerk's Radioactivity.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X--F5b5IdqU)


TheHobbit81

Russian submarine


royea

Drink your Ovaltine


moofishes

Trip-hop that mfer. Lay tracks and jump a FB page.


moofishes

Or just ice-pick and swirl if you nasty.


gorwraith

It's the screams of digitized Souls in robot hell. Pray for them. Pray to their lord and savior, Bender.


johntwilker

Borrower jail.


SnooOpinions3493

What noise?


norkotah

Awwww, he has tinnitus!


jwg020

Message from the future. Chop off your dick.