Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:34 pm Do you have a sky q box ?

if so try turning this off at the mains.

Thanks Daniel!
No Sky box or something similar in our apartment. (TV is most of the time off anyway)

savvypaul wrote: ↑Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:07 pm Constant hum or a flicking / chuffing noise?

Thanks Paul!
Not a constant hum. It's more like a faint radio interference, but not that strong that you hear someone talk or hear faint music. Don't know if this can be described as "flicking / chuffing noise".

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