Haha, how long do you think that would take me with my little 130 amp Clarke and some flux core wire.Probably not helpful in this situation, but this is the modern way of constructing a pit....
involves more welding
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Barking Mat
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Get at least some ply or anything in, before one of your little girls falls in!
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I use my pit about 6 times a year and its never been a problem apart from filling with propane once 
the reason there dangerous is people make them only 6 foot long and people drive the car 3 quarters over the top. crawl in start welding and burn through the petrol pipe and cant get out .so you have built your own crem 
the reason there dangerous is people make them only 6 foot long and people drive the car 3 quarters over the top. crawl in start welding and burn through the petrol pipe and cant get out .so you have built your own crem
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I look forward to having an inspection pit one day, instead of climbing under cars, vans and trucks.
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mines dual purpose I use the sidewalls for a press using a 10 tonne portapower
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In my plant fitting days one of the fitters brought his Austin 7 in for a crafty free service, the workshop was old school, dark inside with black oil and dirt everywhere open pit didn't show up and the bloke drove his Austin right down it, only damage was scuffed hub caps, lucky he had a sunroof!
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An ignition protected bilge pump.
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Dunno about Ireland but that’s not correct for here. Pits are widely used and eliminate the need for mechanically lifting vehicles.
One of the issues is that sometimes folk forget some of the precautions required to stop people falling in them when they don’t have a vehicle over them, or they drain fuel tanks etc
A very classic example of some thing that should be a safe solution made in to a dangerous situation
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Also incorrect
A confined space must have a specified risk
According to the regs a specified risk is
- Serious injury arising from a fire, explosion or excess of oxygen.
- Loss of consciousness arising from an increase in body temperature.
- Loss of consciousness or asphyxiation arising from gas, fume, vapour or the lack of oxygen.
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Not a fan of pits but! if sensible OK
Post 6 notes floating pit & fumes
@awemawson as I said in previous post mates snapped off 2 rawl bolts and lifted his EA van off the floor the water table was tidal & we think it worked the bolts till they work hardened a broke the break was sort of a crystallised look rather than shear, also saw a apprentice smoke into a workshop with an Austin 1300 & open pit only problem it was the commercial workshop, hardly any damage took 2 of the company's wreckers to lift it out, there was no sun roof @Gritineye
Post 6 notes floating pit & fumes
@awemawson as I said in previous post mates snapped off 2 rawl bolts and lifted his EA van off the floor the water table was tidal & we think it worked the bolts till they work hardened a broke the break was sort of a crystallised look rather than shear, also saw a apprentice smoke into a workshop with an Austin 1300 & open pit only problem it was the commercial workshop, hardly any damage took 2 of the company's wreckers to lift it out, there was no sun roof @Gritineye
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I have one and use it. Constructed it as part of my garage build a few years back.
Excavated, lined hole with DPM, concrete slab, block walls (laid on flat), pull DPM up the outside and then backfill with scalpings
It leaked, lots, we live close to a river so water table is high
Solved leak by using cement based tanking, brushed on the sides and floor, 2 coats and then render over the sides and floor.
Been 3 years and no leaks
I have an aluminium ladder bolted to one end and its covered by 6" X 3" planks when not in use
Excavated, lined hole with DPM, concrete slab, block walls (laid on flat), pull DPM up the outside and then backfill with scalpings
It leaked, lots, we live close to a river so water table is high
Solved leak by using cement based tanking, brushed on the sides and floor, 2 coats and then render over the sides and floor.
Been 3 years and no leaks
I have an aluminium ladder bolted to one end and its covered by 6" X 3" planks when not in use
That's about what I did - getting the last bit of tanking to stay on needed a fan heater, a hot air gun to get it to dry before water pressure pushed it off.
I'd like to know that too.
Displace it with something. Water would do, as long as it would have somewhere lower to go once it was displaced. You could chuck half a dozen health and safety consultants in the hole at a push.
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Don’t do that ....... our Parm’s a good blokeDisplace it with something. Water would do, as long as it would have somewhere lower to go once it was displaced. You could chuck half a dozen health and safety consultants in the hole at a push.
