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Is it normal for this Telephone equipment to be out in the open like this?
It's in the grounds of a hotel that is directly down from where the BT manhole for my apartment is.
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No, but I'd suggest that it isn't carrying any live two circuits. The clamp on the MC31 closure looks broken too.
Next time you see an Openreach bod, tell them.
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Maybe an expedient repair was needed to get the phones back at the hotel and this will be sorted in time.
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Been there for months. I'll tell Openreach and shall I get a closer picture.
I'm pretty sure it's Harbour ground but might just be a small council section of land.
Should it be underground or covered?
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It should be in some sort of footway box.
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No they need to be buried and in fact they are a good few years old now. Those type of closures aren't used now as they have been replaced by ones with clips round the sides.
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Those type of closures aren't used now as they have been replaced by ones with clips round the sides.
But are perfectly serviceable as long as Dexbond has been applied. Yes, they shouldn't be left like that. But I suspect it's obsolete line plant.
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Am I seeing a different picture from everyone else?
I see no wires. Just caps on waste ground.
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Am I seeing a different picture from everyone else?
I see no wires. Just caps on waste ground.
Maybe , dont think you can tell to you to see it for real and i am not going there to see !
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The one on the left is sticking up in a manner that suggests there are cables going in to the ground which is what is holding the joint at 45 degrees from the ground. It would be safe to assume that it's neighbour has cables attached also. If they were just lying on the grass loose someone would have moved them by now.
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The land looks rough... wondered if there used to be a building on this land that was knocked down?
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Been busy so didn't manage to go back till earlier.
Here it is from a different angle.
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A lot clearer  .
Do those wires from the far one go anywhere though? The near one looks like a tube may go underground.
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They both go into the ground, despite the furthest one looking worse for wear. I think it's been strimmed a few times.
So there must have been or should have been a box covering this?
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