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    Manhole cover in garden

    @Hugh Jaleak - Hopefully they wont want that much just to break up a slab of concrete and put a new, lower / smaller one in its place :shock: @noseall - Some of the bricks have fallen out at the front near the pavement (will try get a pic tonight) and from what I can see there is nothing...
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    Manhole cover in garden

    Thanks for the clarity regarding the H&S regs As for the chamber, it is only about a max of 2 inches bigger than the cover (which is 1.8 ft Square - meaning the chamber is probably just over 2 foot square) - the concrete slab is ft 10 Inches square... The cover looks really old and is...
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    Manhole cover in garden

    It overlaps the garden by a couple of inches, also when we lifted the cover, water from both houses can be seen flowing - so yeah it's definitely shared. Which puts us in a dilemma as I'm not sure we can touch it... As for the requirement for confined spaces, I'm wondering if UU feel they...
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    Manhole cover in garden

    Looking for some advice please At the bottom of our garden we have a waste water manhole cover surrounded by about a foot or so of concrete. It is also raised off the floor by about a foot or so as well. (see attached pics..) We're wanting to get it lowered and/or reduced in size as...
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    Hmm.. looks like I fall into the "unlucky" category as I cannot see one of these anywhere - all our Rads pipes go straight down under the floor.. I really do hope I don't have to start lifting floorboards.. :(
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    Thanks, will have a look - is there a typical location for this or could it be anywhere? BTW, this is a Baxi Bermuda 552 VP (not sure if my pics worked earlier)
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    Ok complete numpty - where is the drain cock on the rad - is it on the other side from the usual on/off valve? or is that the same thing? Sorry..
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    Thanks, I have found the access and had a look inside, apart from a LOT of cobwebs and dust, everything appears ok Got a few pics if it helps. There was also a date of 22/4/92 written as well - poss install date? Someone has suggested that it may just need servicing
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    The only opening I can find is under the fire at the front of where the boiler is and I can see the gas flames, which we suspected was working as you can here it fire up when we set it on manually or it comes on with the timer. Looking like I'll need to hack away at the side panels to get...
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    Help needed - No HW and CH not working

    Our Ch has been acting up for a while now, it started with the odd rad not heating up, to now almost all the rads not getting hot. Then it would only come on with the timer, it wouldn't work manually. we could hear the boiler firing up and the HW would get scalding Now, we get no heat...
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