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I'm sorry to hear that and I do take your advice very seriously. Believe me i wouldnt of just jumped down that hole if i'd read this first! As its not active i was probably very lucky and there weren't any bad smells down there. I'd been flushing it all with gallons of clean water prior too. If...

They are about an inch thick and have a dinosaur like ridge on the back, but no holes so you can't hook them. I'd need to go down the hole again to remove one for pics and i've been frowned upon for doing that :)

thanks everyone. Sounds like a cheap wet and dry vac is the thing to try.

Thats where it gets a little bit interesting. The sewer actually has two routes which forms a square. The entry from the house always prefers the other route and they both join at one of those small manholes then go off to a septic tank.

Here's another one with the cover off to help give some perspective...

I'll put an advert on gumtree :)

No, its just a single system

I agree with the above. I accidentally fitted some joints without inserts and they tended to seep ever so slightly. Popped in the insert and no a drip since.

The first pic is the ground level opening and then the second pic is looking in from the top of the hatch. If you look at the bit partially covered in soil you can see one of the handles of the pipe cover. These just sit flat on top of the pipe and are only held by their weight.

Great answer. Thankyou!

Sorry, this site doesnt seem to like google photo links. I've moved them onto another site. Hopefully you can see them now.

Ok, apologies for going off topic a little bit. Here are some pictures of the hole in question.

Anyway , back on topic. Rest assured i'm not going to be gassed and hopefully someone can help me. You are probably right, i'm not likely to learn anything from you. Either London has been knocked into a new timezone or you're on your hols. Either away have a nice snooze.

'dangerous' then if you want to play semantics. Which gas commonly builds up that will be 'dangerous' to me? Some actual good advice would be very nice....

Thats maybe not a bad option, i'd need to clean the top of it with a vac first as it has a few decades of debris on it and maybe some sort of glue would stick something to it. If it fails and falls sideways in the pipe though....

Yes, i also knows what condescending means. I assume you are referring to air density not atomic density. You were a bit vague. and yes, i am aware some gases are heavier than air and will sit in cavities such as this, but with its relative small size and the strong winds around here it will be...

It looks like a clay pipe which runs down to the tap. The pipe appears to be in one piece, but there are big trees nearby and it seems they are pushing soil up from the bottom. There are a lot of really fine roots come out everytime i clear it too. A wet and dry vac might not be a bad idea. I...

Although i'm very happy for you, this doesn't really help me. Can you suggest how you as a pro would lift a clay inspection cover without being able to reach it with your hands?

The chambers aren't massive so once the top has been open for a little bit they should be fine. This route hasn't been working for a few years too so there isn't any sewage in it.