can someone describe this noise? We hear a very low pitched "whoom." At first there was one at a time but now they come in clusters. Is that what has been reported?

City Hall – DR assigned this issue to Cambridge Public Schools

If you stand on the sidewalk by the cafe/ store / pharmacy, it’s a combination of that low pitched ‘whoooooooom’ along with very high pitched ringing that makes me think of old Volkswagen Beetle engines. Someone else can probably describe better tho.

I apologize for the inconvenience this is causing The contractor is on site now and is making corrections based on manufacturers recommendations. Since we have done this in the past and problems reoccurred, I have asked our mechanical engineering consultants to conduct a study to ensure boilers and associated equipment are properly designed and installed. Please keep me posted of any new developments. The more info we have, better the chances of us resolving the issue. Thank you.

Margaret,
If you have audio or video, please send it to:
facilities@cpsd.us
Thank you.

Fantastic — thanks for the deeper dive on this. Personally, the ringing part of the sound is more than merely “wow that’s annoying” and falls into “huh. Something is wearing out or breaking.”

Thank you CPS Facilities. Unfortunately I didn’t think to capture video, just tried to make the app do it. I swung back by now, to try to grab it, but now there is a large Diesel engine parked at the store obscuring the noise. I tried.

No problem. If it would be helpful to meet and listen to it, we can make ourselves available. Thank you for your patience.

Because of a project I’m working on, my hours and location are scattershot; but if sending your email a video with audio next time I observe it, I’ll do that. Thanks!

if I hear it i will record it and send it.
I live and work across from the war memorial. I am glad this longstanding issue is being dealt with.

Thank you for reporting your concern to City of Cambridge via Commonwealth Connect. We have reviewed the information you provided our staff and will be investigating this issue further.