ABillington Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I have the following manhole in my front garden. I have spoken to my water company about it as it is heavily corroded and they state the do not maintain it as there is another one on my path out the front which is the one they use. I have opened it up and it doesn't appear to be in use but can anyone on here confirm that? Ideally I would like to fill it up and cover with turf as it is right in the middle of my front garden. Image attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I would dig around in the bottom to confirm there is nothing there that needs access too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redbeard Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 What's the round thing we can see at the bottom? You'd expect a side, not a bottom entry, but wd be nice to know what it is. It is perhaps likely that if you cannot find an inflow and outflow pipe that it is redundant, but although we are perhaps assuming that that is the invert (bottom) that we can see, are we sure? We had the Water Authority out to one, which they declared redundant. They were interested. Did you ask your water auth'y if they would visit? Yes, they don't maintain it, but that need not necessarily mean it has nothing to do with drainage. No-one can really confirm anything based on that pic, I think. The lack of any 'ins' and 'outs' suggests it is not used/cannot be 'live' *as mains drainage*, but that's only a suggestion from afar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 It doesn't look used but there is a risk that an upstream source is restarted. So I would leave it be. But you could cover over it. There are frames that you put concrete or blocks in. You could turf over that. Or make your own with ply and concrete with some mesh. Clean out the earth while you have it open. That could be a bottom outlet or a roddong point. Unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABillington Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Thank you, I will have a dig around to see what is going in or out of it and will post some pictures back up. I will also call the water authority to make sure I'm not going to cause any issues etc by filling/covering it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 7 hours ago, ABillington said: I will also call the water authority It's not clear from the photo that this is for water, though I know you state that there's another nearby. In principle it could be some other service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoUK Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Rain water drain? Take a look when its raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 It's not a sewer /water chamber. It's some other utility or service. It could be a valve, air release valve, telecoms, electric, anything really. The orange PVC cap is covering something. Fundamentally, it's not yours to mess with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 10 hours ago, ABillington said: Thank you, I will have a dig around to see what is going in or out of it and will post some pictures back up. I will also call the water authority to make sure I'm not going to cause any issues etc by filling/covering it up. +1 👍 1 hour ago, Conor said: Fundamentally, it's not yours to mess with. I tend to disagree as it’s on your land, best way is to find what it is/was by removing the crap in the bottom, exposing any pipes/kit and if it’s still needed/connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Can you just fit a metal cover and put a plant pot, or a seat over it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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