Mystery sound in my kitchen

[Brad Blair]

I'm hoping that someone can help.

We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could
localized it. Still there with no electric!

I am absolutely stumped.

Brad

[Joseph Meehan]

It is present all the time, day and night, windy or not, hot or cold?

Check the windows, try opening one and see if the sound stops.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

[Speedy Jim]

Brad Blair wrote:
>
> I'm hoping that someone can help.
>
> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could
> localized it. Still there with no electric!

Shut off the main water supply and bleed off residual pressure
by opening a couple of faucets.

If you have gas appliances (range), shut its gas off; often a
pilot light will squeal.

Jim

[JGM]

Brad Blair wrote:

>Still there with no electric!

Did you turn off *all* the electric, including 240V (usually an outside panel,
the in-house breakers don't control things like your range that run on 240V)?

We have a mechanical clock on our Jenn-Aire range that makes a very annoying
and hard to locate noise sometimes.

JGM

[Brad Bruce]

jgmc...@aol.com (JGM) wrote in
news:20040522165249...@mb-m12.aol.com:

> the in-house breakers don't control things like your range that run on
> 240V

Where do YOU live? Everywhere I've been, the only thing not controlled
from inside was the air conditioner (control box next to the compressor)

NJBrad

[Brad Blair]

It started yesterday. Much, much too high a pitch to be wind. And,
absolutely steady in tone and volume.
Brad

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[Brad Blair]

I might try that. We did open a few facets to see it changes, but it didn't.
The source is also very hard to localize, but does not seem to come from a
water facet. Also, it never changes in pitch or volume and is very high
pitched.

It "sounds" electronic, but I don't see how its possible!

Brad

"Speedy Jim" <vo...@nls.net> wrote in message news:40AFBA...@nls.net...

[Brad Blair]

I turned off the main breaker, including the one to the air cond and heard
it go off.

"JGM" <jgmc...@aol.com> wrote in message
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[Doug Kanter]

Got a digital clock radio that might have a backup battery in it? And, did
you try the suggestion (already posted) about opening a couple of faucets
and turning off the main water supply? Finally, where is your water heater
located?

"Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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[Joseph Meehan]

The note about the gas line (assuming you have gas heat or a gas stove)
is a good idea. It also could be a safety issue.

Also look for any battery powered or back up devices including smoke or
CO detectors. How about your telephone? Disconnect the line where it comes
into your home.

[Joe Bobst]

<< We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
find. >>

Don't forget that the 17 year cicadas are coming out now and they are known
ventiloquists. HTH

Joe

[Brad Blair]

Success!

You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.

It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.

Thanks to all that helped.

"Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message

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[xrongor]

damn. i was hoping it was a ghost or something....

randy

"Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message

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[Dan O.]

>>"Brad Blair" wrote

>>
>> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our
>> kitchen that we can not find. We even shut off the
>> electricity to the whole house to see if we could
>> localized it. Still there with no electric!
>>
>> I am absolutely stumped.

>Brad Blair wrote
>
>Success!
>
>You won't believe this.... It was a battery-powered
>meat thermometer. No kidding.

We had a case where a brand new electronic controlled range was
intermittently beeping. We had our technicians go out 3 times and
never heard the sound. So at the insistence of the customer we ordered
in a new electronic control to install into the range.

While preparing the range for service the technician finally heard the
sound. He traced it to a nearby drawer where a smoke detector with the
batteries running low was found to be the culprit.

JFYI

Dan O.
-
Appliance411.com
http://ng.Appliance411.com/?ref411=+stove

=Ð~~~~~~

[NorMinn]

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>
> We had a case where a brand new electronic controlled range was
> intermittently beeping. We had our technicians go out 3 times and
> never heard the sound. So at the insistence of the customer we ordered
> in a new electronic control to install into the range.
>
> While preparing the range for service the technician finally heard the
> sound. He traced it to a nearby drawer where a smoke detector with the
> batteries running low was found to be the culprit.
>
> JFYI
>
> Dan O.
> -
> Appliance411.com
> http://ng.Appliance411.com/?ref411=+stove
>
> =Ð~~~~~~
>
>
>

When hubby and I were newlyweds, I had one of those "what's that
noise" moments. We were in living room with the TV on. He could not
hear it, of course. A butter wrapper had fallen out of the trash can and
was being chewed on by ants. Ant spray = no more sound.

[Jim85CJ]

damn... that is a LOT of ants!

[Jim85CJ]

I had a really bad smell near the return vent of my central air unit
(upstairs). Smelled like AC unit was on fire. Called repair guy out.
He could not find problem. After a few days (smell was REAL bad) I
happened to put my hand on the wall near the switch for the ceiling fan
in my bedroom (right near return vent) and the wall was HOT. I had that
switch out of that wall within a minute. I don't know how the house did
not burn down.

[Matt]

Heard _what_ go off? The high-pitched noise or the air conditioner?

[EldredP]

>While preparing the range for service the technician finally heard the
>sound. He traced it to a nearby drawer where a smoke detector with the
>batteries running low was found to be the culprit.

I had a similar thing happen to me at the office last week. A beeping sound
coming from somewhere around my desk that I couldn't localize. Shut off my
laptop, monitor, disconnected every wire, still happened. Finally traced
it(after much puzzling) to the box that I was using as a 'stand' for my laptop.
A box which held a cordless phone...whose battery was running down...
Augh!

Eldred
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[susan....@gmail.com]

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!! I had no idea what the sound was until I read your post!!!!! It was a battery operated meat thermometer!!!!!!!!!!!! It was making me 😝

[Meanie]

On 4/11/2017 6:05 PM, susan....@gmail.com wrote:
> Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!! I had no idea what the sound was until I read your post!!!!! It was a battery operated meat thermometer!!!!!!!!!!!! It was making me 😝
>

That the story you're sticking with?

[TimR]

I had it happen to me years ago.

It was a high pitched electronic whine, everywhere in the house, much louder near the ceiling, but nothing in the attic, nothing outside.

Of course it was 3:00 AM. I probably spent a half hour going from room to room with a stepladder trying to isolate it, going in and outside just to see.

Then I was outside scratching my head, and switched hands. There it was. My battery operated wrist watch was making it. When I climbed a ladder it echoed off the hard plaster ceiling and got louder. Outside it just was absorbed.

[hrho...@att.net]

Isn't modern science suppose to make things easier for us????

[silvers...@gmail.com]

I just came home to the same problem, but thanks to this thread, i was able to trace it to my meat thermometer in a drawer and take out the batteries. Thank you!

[thekma...@gmail.com]

silvers...:

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/554/facepalm.jpg !

Batteries? In a meat thermometer?

Charmed life I'm sure.

[Ed Pawlowski]

Instant read digital Polder, Thermopen, etc.

[trader_4]

And they aren't that expensive. Basic ones that work well can be
had for $15, maybe less and can be used to measure cold temps accurately
too, like the temp of air coming out of your AC vents.

[Oren]

Thermopen MK-4 reads ~ 2-3 seconds. I have a wireless unit (another
brand) with two probes. Monitor 2 hunks of meat or 1 meat and 1 grate
temp. Some units have 6 probes that will post the cook data on a web
site with graphs and charts on the genius phone App.

[Oren]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:38:05 -0700 (PDT), thekma...@gmail.com
wrote:

>
>Batteries? In a meat thermometer?
>
>Charmed life I'm sure.

Professional kitchen Chefs use different colors of the Thermopen MK-4
so as not to cross-contaminate different foods and meats.

[Oren]

On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:11:44 -0700 (PDT), silvers...@gmail.com
wrote:

>I just came home to the same problem, but thanks to this thread, i was able to trace it to my meat thermometer in a drawer and take out the batteries. Thank you!

I'm so happy for you!

[Taxed and Spent]

I doubt that is as common as the use of sanitizer.

[None]

< thekma @ shortbus.edu > wrote in message
news:f00e9c7c-4803-4d12...@googlegroups.com...

> http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/554/facepalm.jpg !
> Batteries? In a meat thermometer?
>
> Charmed life I'm sure.

Theckhmah uses an old mercury-bearing rectal thermometer.

[susanbarkeran...@gmail.com]

Thank you!!!!!!! A noise started in our kitchen last night, and thanks to reading this thread this morning, we discovered it was the digital meat thermometer.

We wouldn't have figured that out for a long time. Was wondering if we would have to move and whether we should contact NASA or Homeland Security.

Thanks!

[jeff...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 1:30:53 PM UTC-7, Brad Blair wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone can help.
>

> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could

> localized it. Still there with no electric!

>
> I am absolutely stumped.
>
> Brad

I had an identical situation, but instead of the high pitched noise coming from the meat thermometer, it was from the gas pilot light. let me explain:

after i read through this thread, i checked my digital meat thermometer and found there was no noise coming from it. Then I painstakingly followed the noise for half an hour and traced it to my gas stove (I have a vintage O Keefe and Merritt stove). The tone seemed like it was coming from the pilot light for the oven (for my model, there are a total of 3 - one for each side of the burners, and one underneath the oven, located in the broiler drawer). Then I shut off the gas to the oven, and the high pitched noise stopped!! I brushed the white ash off of the pilot light and adjacent surfaces, and cleaned the area with some compressed air. Turned back on the gas, relit the pilot light, and voila! no more noise.

hope this helped.

[Oren]

How would "this" help after 13 years?! Those were different times,
long ago.

[Uncle Monster]

Time travel. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

[8~{} Uncle Timely Monster

[Tekkie®]

Oren posted for all of us...

It might have been gerbil hair. I wonder how they made out after all this
time. It burns me up when gerbils are hurt.

--
Tekkie

[Uncle Monster]

I'm a gerbil rights activist and I believe they have the same rights as people. They make up a large voter block. I think it was the gerbils who put Trump over the top and won the election for him. ヽ(ヅ)ノ

[8~{} Uncle Fuzzy Monster

[adriennesr...@gmail.com]

Holy cow, this was helpful! I found the battery-operated candy/oil thermometer in my kitchen drawer, removed the battery and the high-pitched squeal died. Nice! Thanks, everyone!

[deer...@gmail.com]

Thank you for this thread!
It's been a maddening sleepless night due to a high pitched noise coming from the kitchen. Checked all the appliances. At 3am I started searching the internet.
After finding this thread I went straight for the drawer with my digital cooking thermometer. It was screaming! Pulled the battery. Finally, Silence!

[Oren]

Good for you. You make us proud. Now get some rest.

[alphac...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 4:30:53 PM UTC-4, Brad Blair wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone can help.
>
> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could
> localized it. Still there with no electric!
>
> I am absolutely stumped.
>
> Brad

I just had the same experience, what time

[Retired]

Time ? Looks like Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 4:30:53 PM UTC-4

IOW, 13 years ago ;-)

[roche...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 1:30:53 PM UTC-7, Brad Blair wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone can help.
>
> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could
> localized it. Still there with no electric!
>
> I am absolutely stumped.
>
> Brad

Ours was a Sssscat, can that is supposed to sense a cat on a counter & make an unpleasant noise... forgotten in a cabinet for 5 years.

[rmc19n...@gmail.com]

Omg I was reading your post and sure as shit it was a meat thermometer in our utensil drawer. Thank you soooo much. I was ready to call our gas company. So relieved. Best to you and family in 2018.

[fog...@gmail.com]

Thank u Brad
This just happened to us, we searched shut off everything then I read your post..THANK YOU

[ste...@stevendsimpson.com]

I was super intrigued because after trying everything, as you did, including checking out the solar heat panels above kitchen - I was reading your posts with excitement as I'm having exactly same issue!!

And then exactly same resolution. Meat thermometer inn drawer by oven. Couudht locate until your post. So while perhaps embarrassing - helped me tremendously! Thanks

[thea...@gmail.com]

Great analysis. We had the same thing happen with a cheap Brookstone meat thermometer - seemed like a ventriloquist where the sound appear to be coming from across the kitchen. Thanks!! I thought I was going mad!

[Wade Garrett]

You found a Brookstone product that's cheap? Say how ;-)

Back in the day when I used to go to the mall and would walk past the
store and look through their window, I used to wonder who would pay
those absurd prices for such useless crap...

Tourists, doubt.

--
The fastest way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

[Nil]

On 24 May 2018, Wade Garrett <wa...@cooler.net> wrote in
alt.home.repair:

> Back in the day when I used to go to the mall and would walk past
> the store and look through their window, I used to wonder who
> would pay those absurd prices for such useless crap...

Someone gave me a gift from Brookstone, which I returned for store
credit. It's now 3 or 4 years later and I still can't find anything in
there to spend it on.

[Wade Garrett]

Back in the day when I flew regularly on business, I recall a 64 page
glossy "Sky Shopper" catalog of similarly over-priced useless crap in
every seat back pouch.

"Feel free to take me with you when you deplane" was blazoned on the
cover though I never anyone take them up on it.

[Colonel Edmund J. Burke]

On 4/11/2017 3:05 PM, susan....@gmail.com wrote:
> Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!! I had no idea what the sound was until I read your post!!!!! It was a battery operated meat thermometer!!!!!!!!!!!! It was making me 😝
>

Hnn. Meat thermometer or dildo, you make the choice.

[staycl...@gmail.com]

If it wasn’t for this post I’d be up all night searching my kitchen.. 🤦‍♀️ Dead battery in meat thermometer here too

[Linda in NJ]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 4:30:53 PM UTC-4, Brad Blair wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone can help.
>
> We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we could
> localized it. Still there with no electric!
>
> I am absolutely stumped.
>
> Brad

This thread saved my sanity - I don't own a meat thermometer so I was able to rule that out right away - turned out to be an overhead light bulb that was on its way out, which someone else suggested here as a potential cause. As soon as I flipped off the lights - voila! Blessed quiet. Thank you!

[nighttore...@gmail.com]

My mystery sound was a toy mouse who’s battery was going dead. Drove us nuts til we figured it out!

[Oren]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:37:06 -0800 (PST),
nighttore...@gmail.com wrote:

>My mystery sound was a toy mouse who’s battery was going dead. Drove us nuts til we figured it out!

Do the sounds in my head bother you?!

[Terry Coombs]

  Are they telling you to stay home and clean the guns ?

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

[shonam...@gmail.com]

Brad I see this was an old Post, but please tell me you figured this out?? I started hearing the same damn noise two days ago, it is loud and constant, it's the same ringing that some people hear in their ears, but this is only in my bedroom, same story as yours,,I began searching for answers and I've noticed too many people are having the same problem. I don't know about anyone else but I wonder if this could be some government or alien shit. No I am not crazy but never in my life have I ever heard of this
I need help

[shonam...@gmail.com]

OMG! I replied earlier before I read this lol,,glad u found yours but I don't have battery powered anything I can find in my bedroom lol,,nothing, it seems to be coming from ceiling and walls I can't trace it so I automatically think aliens. Well your story sounded just like mine so I will go another round hunting this, it is driving me mad! I mean this is over blaring my TV lol. Well wish me luck, AND THANKS,,it gives me a little hope

[shonam...@gmail.com]

Well Randy, I have the same problem in my bedroom,,NO BATTERY DEVICES that I have found, but I am fixing to go another round, hell I thought government or alien lol,, because alot of people had just started experiencing this too. But the ghost thing is not far fetched here,, although I've never experienced paranormal high pitched ringing in the past

[shonam...@gmail.com]

Haha,,,I replied to Brad too about the noise being in my damn bedroom!!! No I don't have battery operated devices lol,,but my problem sounds like it's coming from every direction walls n ceiling. It sounds exactly like high pitched ringing in the ears except constant and louder,,,it's over my TV, really strange. I'm not crazy but I was thinking it could be government or aliens lol, only because I went searching for answers and noticed many others all a sudden having same problem

[shonam...@gmail.com]

I just can't figure this out at my house, constant and loud, but can only be heard in my bedroom. No battery devices, I unplugged everything still hear it, it is constant and louder than my TV, it's driving me insane! We don't have gas anything, not the plumbing, and I can't trace which direction,,I think it's one place but I get there and hear it in walls n ceiling, no light bulbs that would do it either. I have a feeling that I will be the only one who won't find the answer,,it is going on the third day now, we will see. Wish me luck, glad Brad found answers though

[shonam...@gmail.com]

OMG I feel like a complete dumb ass right now! I forgot about a permanent hair removal system I had, it was the damn nine volt battery!!! Ah my nerves are feeling better already, except I'm completely humiliated!! I mean ACCUSING THE GOVERNMENT! IM A DUMB ASS BLONDE I OWN IT

[shonam...@gmail.com]

Hey I solved mine also just now, after humiliating myself, accusing aliens. I remembered I did have a permanent hair removal system in my skin care case, it was a nine volt battery! God I'm so glad I came across your post or I would not have thought it could be a battery. Ok well,,WOW! THANKS

[steve...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 6:07:32 PM UTC-7, Brad Blair wrote:
> Success!
>
> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
>
> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.
>
> Thanks to all that helped.
>
> "Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1MOrc.8257$2H2...@fe2.columbus.rr.com...

> > I'm hoping that someone can help.
> >
> > We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> > find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we
> could
> > localized it. Still there with no electric!
> >
> > I am absolutely stumped.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
We've called the fire dept, police dept, Alarm Company, everything!!!@ Then I found your post, ran to the kitchen. It was our ,eat thermometer. Yeah!!!
Steve 2/5/2020

[nala...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 6:07:32 PM UTC-7, Brad Blair wrote:
> Success!
>
> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
>
> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.
>
> Thanks to all that helped.
>
> "Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1MOrc.8257$2H2...@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > I'm hoping that someone can help.
> >
> > We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> > find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we
> could
> > localized it. Still there with no electric!
> >
> > I am absolutely stumped.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >

Brad. Thank you for posting as my mystery high pitched sound was my Brookstone battery-operated meat thermometer!! I was thinking it was the ballast in my overhead fluorescent light fixture. Due to reading your comment I solved my annoying problem that has gone on for 3 days. What a surprise. Thank you! Lisa

[sunshin...@gmail.com]

Oh my God, I'm so thankful for this thread!!! I've had the same issue for the last few days. I was going crazy! Checked all the appliances, water etc. Saw this, opened the drawer with the meat thermometer and BINGO! I can't believe it was someone so obscure! Peace at last! Thank you for following up and posting what it was or I would have never found it!

[lamor...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 9:07:32 PM UTC-4, Brad Blair wrote:
> Success!
>
> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
>
> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.
>
> Thanks to all that helped.
>
> "Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1MOrc.8257$2H2...@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > I'm hoping that someone can help.
> >
> > We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> > find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we
> could
> > localized it. Still there with no electric!
> >
> > I am absolutely stumped.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >

Dude, idk if you will see this but, 16 years later I did the same things you did and right as I am about to shut of my gas, I see that it was an electric meat thermometer that was your problem. Sure as hell, it was my electric meat thermometer. Thanks.

[jennyja...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 1:37:11 PM UTC-5, nighttore...@gmail.com wrote:
> My mystery sound was a toy mouse who’s battery was going dead. Drove us nuts til we figured it out!

Thank you so much for sharing this! I was hearing a persistent high-pitched ringing in my kitchen for hours and I couldn't find the source. Turns out, my cat had dropped his battery-operated toy mouse in his water bowl and the battery was dying.

[mary...@gmail.com]

THANK YOU!!! We saw your post about the meat thermometer causing the high-pitched noise, found ours in a drawer and that was indeed the culprit!

[ilovema...@gmail.com]

Thanks Speedy Jim! Turning on the water faucet worked! Wow! SAVED ME SO MUCH TROUBLE.

[eggle...@gmail.com]

We found a baby pacifier that was also a thermometer. Thanks for the tip that it could be a thermometer. Good luck out there.

[Al Hunt]

We had the same issue here. Found the battery powered meat temperature fork batteries were dying and corroded. Thanks for the tip.

[Al Hunt]

We found the meat thermometer fork had corroded and dying batteries. Thanks.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 4/20/2022 6:19 PM, Al Hunt wrote:
> We found the meat thermometer fork had corroded and dying batteries. Thanks.

Wow, another guy posted the same thing just a couple of minutes ago.
I'm going to replace all the batteries in my meat thermometers this week.

Thanks for the tip.

[Liliane Von Ruexleben]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 7:07:32 PM UTC-6, Brad Blair wrote:
> Success!
> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.
> Thanks to all that helped.
> "Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1MOrc.8257$2H2...@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > I'm hoping that someone can help.
> >
> > We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> > find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we
> could
> > localized it. Still there with no electric!
> >
> > I am absolutely stumped.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >

Your message just saved me. I had the same issue, could not locate it and it turned out to be a timer. Oh man, thank you!!

[Drew Barth]

On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 8:07:32 PM UTC-5, Brad Blair wrote:
> Success!
> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.
> Thanks to all that helped.
> "Brad Blair" <bbl...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:1MOrc.8257$2H2...@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> > I'm hoping that someone can help.
> >
> > We have a very high pitch sound, somewhere in our kitchen that we can not
> > find. We even shut off the electricity to the whole house to see if we
> could
> > localized it. Still there with no electric!
> >
> > I am absolutely stumped.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >

It is currently February 2023 (HELLO FROM THE FUTURE!) - I took the battery out of a Thermpro Meat Thermometer on your suggestion, and that maybe did the trick!

I also found a small cat toy that was emanating noise, and maybe that was it as well?

Your single thread of advice "It was my meat thermometer" maybe just saved me a weekend of madness

[Drew Barth]

Hello from 2023!

I had a similar issue randomly start last night, I remember my cat bringing their little noise making toy in to the living room, I picked it up and it was definitely making some sort of noise - tossed that away and *fingers crossed* that was it!

[Hiram T Schwantz]

On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 06:25:06 -0800 (PST), Drew Barth posted for all of us to
digest...

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> On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 12:54:03 PM UTC-5, jennyja...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 1:37:11 PM UTC-5, nighttore...@gmail.com wrote:

> > > My mystery sound was a toy mouse who?s battery was going dead. Drove us nuts til we figured it out!

> > Thank you so much for sharing this! I was hearing a persistent high-pitched ringing in my kitchen for hours and I couldn't find the source. Turns out, my cat had dropped his battery-operated toy mouse in his water bowl and the battery was dying.
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> Hello from 2023!
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> I had a similar issue randomly start last night, I remember my cat bringing their little noise making toy in to the living room, I picked it up and it was definitely making some sort of noise - tossed that away and *fingers crossed* that was it!

What did that cat think?

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Hiram

[Snag]

I'll swap mine out for fresh and put the ones now in use on my
charger ... Oh , wait ! I don't have any meat thermometers with batteries .
<E Littell voice> Never mind . <\E Littell voice>
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Snag
“Free speech is my right to say what you don’t
want to hear.” -George Orwell

[Julie Fair]

[Julie Fair]

[micky]

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:57:48 -0700 (PDT), Julie Fair
<kwaj...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 7:07:32?PM UTC-6, Brad Blair wrote:
>> Success!
>> You won't believe this....kind of embarassing, actually.
>> It was a battery-powered meat thermometer. No kidding.

A *battery-powered* meat themometer! You're lucky it didn't catch fire.
What happened to the ones that needed no battery?

I'm glad you can turn the electricity back on.