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The transformer atop the utility pole in the tree lawn at 747 Jaycox hums so loud residents can hear it in their back yards. As of 9/23/2012 the transformer still loud and annoying as ever. Guess since the noise affects only a couple households it's cheaper to ignore. The vibrating coils inside these transformers are submerged in an oily fluid that both cools the coils and dampens the noise. Years of industrial electrical training tells me the transformer is probably low on fluid and running hotter than it should be. Eventually the sparks will fly and depending on who's nearby when it ultimately blows liability could be a problem particularly if the transformer contains PCBs (A banned carcinogen that was once widely used inside transformers such as these). But it seems rolling the dice and doing nothing is the preferred method of "managing" the situation. Nice comfy feeling that.