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Infiltration Forums > Archived UE Tutorials, Lessons, and Useful Info > Inside Bell Manhole's (Viewed 421 times)
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Inside Bell Manhole's
< on 4/25/2005 2:51 AM >
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Near where I live, there is a main road. Within one mile, there are probably 5 bell manholes. Are they actually worth going into? I remember one bell worker going into one, but when I asked Him whats inside, he responded " a lot of water" So assuming I wear waders and enter one, is there anything worth going down there for?

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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 1 on 4/25/2005 3:14 AM >
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On some more critical telephone vaults, there will be alarms.

The only thing you'll find are telephone trunks and maybe a manual, or something.

Sometimes, you need to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who it is you're talking to. Then, on your way out, slam the door.
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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 2 on 4/25/2005 3:16 AM >
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Depends... Most of the manholes I have seen are splicing and connection vaults. It's where the phone cables intersect, and where the linemen make repairs etc. Usually not much exciting there. Usually no tunnels or anything like that. But those are just the ones I have seen.

Usually there is no drain in the bottom to let the water out. The linemen usually have to pump it out before they begin working down there.

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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 3 on 4/25/2005 3:39 AM >
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Here's a picture of the inside of a manhole being worked on taken by Strom Carlson:



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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 4 on 4/26/2005 2:32 AM >
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How would I know if the manhole is alarmed? Would there be any real way of telling from the outside? The lid looks like a standard issue bell manhole cover.

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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 5 on 4/26/2005 9:35 PM >
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Posted by warrenh
How would I know if the manhole is alarmed? Would there be any real way of telling from the outside? The lid looks like a standard issue bell manhole cover.


Think about it - is it in a downtown, urban area - or suburbia? Anywhere high profile would prbably have an alarm. Regular residential areas probably would not.



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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 6 on 4/27/2005 2:21 AM >
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Honestly the only manholes with alarms that you'd have to worry about would be Controlled Environment Vaults (CEVs). These facilities are used to house expensive switching equipment and are few and far between. These types of vaults are distinguishable because of their temperature and air quality regulation equipment, which must be kept above ground.

Other manholes, even if alarmed, wouldn't be that interesting to explore. So let's say one was alarmed, and you go down. It wouldn't be more than 5m^3, so what's to explore? You'd take your photos and leave. The photos of most vaults wouldn't be that interesting anyway, except maybe to the most hardcore of phone phreaks.

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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 7 on 4/30/2005 6:25 PM >
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I doubt they would have an alarm on them. If there was and you opened it and a half hour later the cops showed up, you'd know. If it is just a vault it would be boring. Phreaks would have little to do there I'm sure. The cable bundles are kept pressurized to keep moisture out. I would assume that they are similar to the cable routes that connected silos to MAF's in the missile fields and that a loss of pressure would be noticed and repair men sent out to fix the problem. But if there was a tunnel it may be cool to explore, it may even lead to different tunnels that go all over the place under the city.

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Re: Inside Bell Manhole's
<Reply # 8 on 5/1/2005 6:25 AM >
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Cable bundles and splices will have pressure loss sensors. Disturbing a cable sufficiently for the seal to be broken will bring the repair crews out.

I'd hazard a guess that alarmed utility vaults will also be locked, or at least bolted shut. There's not much point in alarming an unlocked room.

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