Recent content by Matt_CG

Thanks - I appreciate the warning. I understand it's also flammable, so I'll toss a match in first just to clear any that's in there. I'm joking :) This is fortunately quite a shallow chamber - I can easily reach the crack whilst keeping my head well outside. There are much deeper manholes...

Thanks. I did in fact mean putty - not sure why I called it resin. I really appreciate you picking up on that and warning me though - thanks.

Thanks for the replies. It looks like Milliput is a sort of epoxy resin and I'm certain I have some of that kicking around. That certainly seems like an easy fix and the joint is so small I think it's going to be a lot easier to work with than cement so I'll give it a go. I'll be sure to...

The photo below shows the chamber under a manhole at my house. There's a horizontal channel formed in concrete (perhaps there's a clay half pipe under it?) that is connected to a clay pipe leading to a toilet. That connection appears to have been sealed with something like mortar or cement...