Does anyone here know a lot about stoves?

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Hi.
When I turn my burners on they make a humming noise which changes in pitch at some points.
I'm wondering if someone on here who knows about how stoves work would give me a pointer on how to fix it.
I don't like the noise.

I called the maintenance man, but he came when I wasn't here. He probably didn't hear it because to fridge was making noise or the heater was on.
I can't hear it when one of those is going off. So, he just wrote they were fine. He didn't even stay long according to his pink slip.

Have they always done, or is this a new thing?

I am assuming that you are talking about a natural gas range appliance. I searched the Internet and this is the best link that I found to the problem. Gas stove whines/hums - is this a safety concern?

It's electric.
I'm thinking this is new.
I've never heard it before.
Plus, my parents had an electric stove.
I never heard it do that.

According to the internet

On older coil burner ranges, you may hear a vibrating, rattling, or buzzing sound when the burner is used. This is due to the way the coil burners are welded. The surface element welding involves welding one tab of the center trim to the surface element support and bending the other two. This may result in the center trim vibrating under certain conditions. The noise produced by the vibration is often described as a humming or buzzing noise.

That is one possible explanation but there may be others.

To be honest, I'm not sure what that means.
Are there pictures?

Also, is there anyone I could call to look at it other than my maintenance man?

This link shows what an electric range coil looks like. Exact Replacements Universal Range Surface Elements

There are other similar designs.

Is this what your elements look like?

I emailed the company explaining my situation.
I got a reply.
I think someone from there can come to look at it.
I didn't look at the pics yet. I'll let you know if I do.

Ex-serviceman here. If there is a little name plate in the middle of the burner, made like a small, upside-down dish, take it out. If that stops the buzzing, you can either leave it out or bend the flange slightly to keep it snug when you snap it back in.

My gas grill makes a ghostly moaning sound like ooohhhhhhhoowwwwaaeeeee I think it might be haunted.

I would not be at all surprised. Grills are usually used for bizarre funeral rights for abandoned pets, and other means of slow death for the planet. They are a holdover from the Stone Age, before we had food preservation and trade.

Do you a picture of a name plate for an example?

I'm too lazy for that, but I'll comment on yours if you post it.

I don't know how to put pictures on here.
I've tried before.

Use a butter knife to press down on anything you see in the middle of an element while it is buzzing. If the noise stops, you have found the right place. If not, poke around some more to see what's loose. Then bend something to tighten it.

Mine started making a weird buzzing sound and I ordered a replacement element for it.Problem solved.My stove is over ten years old and I’ve replaced two other burners because they just quit.I figured this one’s noise was it’s death rattle.
So if your stove is older, that could be your problem.