Hi, I lived near a farm a few years back and had the same problem... drove me mad for a while trying to find out what it was. Then one day it stopped, guess what "dry season", I spoke to the farmer but nothing he could do really. The dairy is open and therefore the noise of the motor keeping the milk cool travels.
Very interesting. I wonder why the sound stopped all of a sudden? That is all I want.
Twenty Eight Under Irish law, you are entitled to bring complaints about specific neighbourhood noise to the District Court.
Types of noise covered
Noise such as that coming from other homes, workshops or local businesses that is continuous, repeated, loud and occurring at such times and of such duration that it affects the quality of life of the person is covered in Irish law.
The law in Ireland governing this area is (Section 108) of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Environmental Protection Agency Act (Noise) Regulations 1994 (SI No. 179 of 1994). While the law does not specifically mention an exact level or standard of noise that is illegal, it is clear that if neighbourhood noise is affecting the quality of life of a citizen, then you have a right to complain. Your local authority has the power to investigate complaints about neighbourhood noise and also has specialist equipment that measures levels of sound.
The farmer would soon complain if Ladyjane built something on her property that disturbed his sleep or started a rock band and when asked to stop the noise said,What do you expect were a band? but you can pay to build us a sound proof room if sleep is so important to you.
Two problems I see with that viewpoint:
1..... is that the farmer was there first,
2......and, if the likes of HSE etc are mandating chillers on the tanks of milk, etc, the then Food Safety will have to take precedent.
3. with regard to the legal point, in the absence of sound level, there is nothing to enforce. Furthermore, sound levels are only expressed in dba, and take no account of frequency (Hz), which could well be the issue for the OP.
Nobody has asked about the quality of OP's house, and whether it's a contributing factor.
google the followingYou are not alone i live in a rural village community with fields to my rear and abou 1/4 mile away from a dairy farm.
The low level hum is constant and it is causing sleepless nights and like you it cannot be heard from outside but in every room in my house.
I drove up to the farm turned my engine off and put down my windows there it was a faqirly loud humming noise as if from a pump of some sort a large sliding door was ajar and i could see the large milk vat this appears to be where the noise is coming from.
I have not been able to contact the farmer yet as he wasn't around but will post again if I find a remedy.
as a dairy farmer i should point out the following,there is nothing on a dairy farm that hums constantly agitator in milk tank runs for 5mins every 30mins.electric fences click not hum,is there a esb transformer near your house? they can hum.have you checked your fridge,esb meter box,central heating pump,hope this helps
Parents house had this constant humming years ago. Source was the ariel on the chimney vibrating.
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