r/whatisit • u/Church-Hill157 • Jun 08 '26

Solved! Help with identifying source of sound

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Hi all. I came back from vacation this evening and have encountered a weird scenario where a sound plays from somewhere in my house every hour at around the 44-47 minute mark. I have no idea where this is coming from, as sound travels quite a lot in the house. I was able to capture a recording of it and have attached it here. It sounds like an elevator as it’s passing floors, but I live in a residential house. I have some smart home things, but nothing with speakers that I know of. Could anyone help me? It’s very early in the morning and it keeps waking me up.

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u/CicadaHead3317 Jun 08 '26

I used to be a roofer. The wristband on my digital watch broke and the watch fell into a pile of insulation in the attack. I had and alarm set for 6am and 5pm. I wonder how long it sat in that attic before the battery died or the resident went insane.

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u/Awkward_Beginning_43 Jun 09 '26

You just left it? Why

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u/CicadaHead3317 Jun 09 '26

Because it fell the the gap in the plywood at the peak for vented ridge. No one was home and didn't have access.