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Onetap writes:
On Sep 19, 2:21*pm, David Chapman wrote:
* * Can anyone in this NG tell me where, preferably in the S.E.London
(Bromley) area, I might obtain a new manhole cover to replace a cast
iron one that has cracked due to vehicles passing over it?
I went through this process some years ago; a complete waste of time,
with hindsight.
There were no standard sizes and the covers seem to have been sand
cast in small foundries.
Grouting in a new frame isn't a difficult job. Just buy a new pressed
steel job and resign yourself to installing a new frame as well.

I had one which was cracked.

Bought a pressed steel one to replace it, but I didn't like the way
it went poing/ping when you stepped on/off it, so took it back and
swapped it for a 7.5 tonne cast iron one, even though it's only a
foot passage.

And yes, you have to swap the cover and frame together. You can't
buy covers to fit in old frames.

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Andrew Gabriel
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