No escape from Titan!

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pwhole said:
I went through less than a year ago, and it definitely wasn't sumped then, so I suspect this is mostly due to a lot of water (it's been a very wet few months) taking fines into the passage and blocking the small amount of drainage that is still there. As R2D2 isn't really working any more due to the Tea Rooms dam being blocked, everything is going into the FSE connection rather than Speedwell.

This situation is mostly down to the lack of a proper maintenance crew willing and able to work on stuff like this - the above two posters are exempt from any further work due to the amount of work they've already done - and retirees shouldn't really need to be asked, what with all these 'young cavers' about. Let's not forget that most of this drainage system was also installed by students, but something has clearly gone awry since then.
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Sorry to hear this. Keeping the dams operational was always seen as important because the route through from Leviathan to Stemple Highway is a single-point of failure. The original introduction of the pipework (and subsequently R2D2, when the Boulder Piles started moving) was to keep the route open, and the dam clearing work didn't really take that long and was, in many ways, enjoyable. But, if you say that R2D2 is no longer taking water, then it sounds like there's a problem with the main dam, which really is an issue and definitely needs sorting if the route through from Titan is to be maintained - far more critical than the CAW duck.
 
FabianE

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al said:
Sorry to hear this. Keeping the dams operational was always seen as important because the route through from Leviathan to Stemple Highway is a single-point of failure. The original introduction of the pipework (and subsequently R2D2, when the Boulder Piles started moving) was to keep the route open, and the dam clearing work didn't really take that long and was, in many ways, enjoyable. But, if you say that R2D2 is no longer taking water, then it sounds like there's a problem with the main dam, which really is an issue and definitely needs sorting if the route through from Titan is to be maintained - far more critical than the CAW duck.
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I've offered to look at this on another post and see if the dam can be cleared.
@pwhole has explained very well on another thread what requires doing and I'm just looking at organising a reconnaissance trip to create a plan of what needs doing.
@pwhole I'll drop you a email in the coming weeks for a little more information if that's okay 👍
 
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Some of us like to think it the stuff of dreams - though for once I'll probably be too busy. But where else do you get to practice insane engineering projects on an 80m wonder hole in the dark, with no finger-wagging from H&S? ;)
 
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thehungrytroglobite said:
stuff of nightmares. One of the many reasons I stay away from the Weak District
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Priddy Green Sink sounds worse? That's reputedly constantly bad rather than sometimes bad. And presumably the Dales has it's own "treasures" too?

I've only seen CAW once and it was dry (well sticky stinky mud, but no water at all) despite the fact the rest of the system was decidedly damp. When the pipes work... they must really work. If I was local I'd be looking/surveying the dam myself, especially as I've still not looked about James Hall Over Engine mine and I'd love to
 
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FabianE

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Scud said:
The Peak Cavern keyholders are coming up with a plan to resolve this issue. The dams will be looked at, and work carried out where necessary. The former Stemple Highway Inlet Sump Two route between the bottom of Leviathan to Far Sump Extension will be reopened as well. Please bear with us.
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I've emailed one of the keyholders. But if you need extra hands I'm happy to help :)
 
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