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Resivoir 1. Man hole how we found it
Clearing the ground around
Finally, after a hour of scrapping frozen ground.
We wedged it open with a brick so we could do initial gas testing
5 minutes later
The space was opened and we dangled the monitor in the space to check for gasses inside
5.5mtrs deep, and the echo was LOUD!
Check them peaks, all good. 1 ppm of CO and H2S.
Resivoir 2, (not me) the old brick entrance, apparently one of the oldest water resivoirs in the UK (unconfirmed)
1854!
Inside the space, two separate "tanks" for water.
I assume this was what kept the level of the water?
Front page edit: Thank you everyone. I will try to post more of what I go to see, but they're not always this interesting haha.
WhereIsMyAppleQuava
Nice post. Can we have more of these in the future @OP?
TheYodajen
nounthennumbers
+1 for entry protocols. I can’t convince people of how dangerous confined spaces can be. “I’ve always been fine why do I need to do this”.
RejectedCrab
I know, people just don't understand!
sdmbmx
Doesn't look like you bump tested your sniffer.
zsuzsicica
Somehow my brain whispered 'aliens' after the first couple words.. Kept looking for aliens throughout the post. Anyone have tinfoil?
alpacasaurusrex
So cool & interesting!!!
Klan00
1 ppm co is what I'd call not recordable, can just as well be back ground radiation that triggers the sensor.
TheFastpaws
Neat.
CatatonicCowMoo
Did you go inside the confined one?
RejectedCrab
No, we were scoping for future works
Trollingstoned
Love the post ! I'll be the pedantic one though : it's called "reservoir", as in, to keep water reserves.
RejectedCrab
Yes absolutely hahahahaha
Kabe59
Nah, thats where you say the amontillado is
p5surf
An entire cask you say?
Possboi
Yes half a cask!
TinyAngryDog
Under appreciated comment of the day!
Zeterai
For the love of God, Montresor!
arthurvanhoudt
That man hole cover didn’t seem to be from 1854 !! Seemed very well maintained!
RejectedCrab
The green one wasn't, it was the brick one. The green one was dug in 1930's.
ForTheLoveOfSporks
I'm so glad you did the gas monitor. H2S is a killer for sure
iwishidpickedabetterusername
We got asked to survey something similar near Leeds. I asked the client if it was a confined space. He said "Nah, it's massive inside!"
RejectedCrab
Hahaha, oh dear. That's how you know you're off to a rough start!
dirtybad
I would love to hear the acoustics of that second space
RejectedCrab
It was quite good. One of the guys dropped a stone in to see how deep the vertical entry one was and that went on for a while
QueefMalone
This is why I come here. Thanks for some quality 'round here @op
Isavemyfavoritecatshere
This is like on that episode of Lost
IndiaMikeGolfUniformRomeo
Hey I do confined space work too! Gotta love climbing into manholes that haven't been used for a while
jay9000
Nothing in there? Kinda disappointing
Howfuckinhardisittogetausername
#13 Going to need more info about the post with P.K./29 on it, as those are my initials and my birthday is the 29th :0
TruthJusticeFreedomAndAHardBoiledEgg
I had to do some confined space work at my last job. Nothing as cool as this though.
DetectiveBurb
I find old water reservoir/transfer technology so fascinating.
Foxcross
Dang would love to check out places like that
RejectedCrab
It was cool. But be careful, confined spaces can be very dangerous! There could be any number of things to kill you. Look up..
RejectedCrab
... the 5 specified risks, it's interesting.
JellyNips
Wow, those are scary
RejectedCrab
People underestimate free flowing solids. For example burying a mate in sand could kill them if it's deep enough. The sand compresses with..
RejectedCrab
... every breath and you suffocate because you can't breath out.
yousersubzero13
You leave the ninja turtles alone
burnwiner
You should start a brewery there and call it ''IPA''
PooPculture
1 ppm C02? Not great not terrible.
xstickman
I read the title as "confirmed space visit" and I was patiently waiting for the UFO
rmanwSparkleWrecker
I did too, even though I worked in confined spaces for 10 years
VulpineAxiom
@op what you assume keeps the water level is precisely that. it works like a 'Pythagoras Cup' the trap just prevents sewer gas back up
Lifk
I think it's reservoir*
RamBoBT48
Thank you for your service.
hesaidsarcastically
Ressevore. Reiseovoeireo. Reversio! -flicks magic wand-
popemorganCDXX
Found one of these a while ago in California near CSUCI and dubbed it the reverb room. Massive underground empty room like this..1/2
GuitarBobMonterey
There are some big ammo concrete pillboxes near the shore here. What long lasting reverb.
popemorganCDXX
I had no idea it was a water Reservoir till now! I wanted to go back and record guitar in there but they sealed it with locks!
popemorganCDXX
Like half a football field massive. Underground, concrete rectangular structure. Had to be a reservoir cause idk what else it could have Ben
RejectedCrab
Yeah! These used to be drinking water, but now obviously dried up.
Deathpharao
Did you hear any drums?
VulpineAxiom
That damn game ended up in France/a French speaking country.
shorey66
Fool of a Took!
korvkiosk
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
Neat! I work in the water industry, but never get to see this cool stuff +1!
peterjones117pj360
I also drink water
RejectedCrab
Thanks man. I'll try take more pictures of other confined spaces I visit
PercussiveEngineering
I also work in the water industry! This is really cool stuff haha
xtrmmatt
These are the pictures big water don't want you to see
ILikeFood2000
BoppXyro
Just me? Weird to think of a "water industry."
NeverDoTriangleFace
They make da splashy
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
Just like electricity or gas industries i suppose... but not so expensive and we won't cut you off if you can't afford to pay!
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
You must live somewhere nice. I’ve definitely heard of people having their water shut off by the city/municipality if they didn’t pay.
PercussiveEngineering
Yeah it unfortunately happens in the U.S. (shocking, I know) all the time.
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
UK, we have the Water Industry Act that's been in place for over 3 decades. It's sad some people are not so fortunate.
FuzzyX
Just imagine life with no tap water with instead daily trips to the local well or river. We are blessed to have clean tap water.
Sombike
Welcome to Nestle! We don't care about human rights! /s
cfbshank36
I don’t think the “/s” is necessary, you’re just stating facts.
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
We provide water + sewerage removal to over 1million households, for about 0.5p/0.5c per litre...so not like Nestle haha! Those fuckers can
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
Eat a big ol' bag of dicks