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Any idea why this water pipe going into the ground in my garage next to the furnace and water boiler tank is filled at the upper end? What's its intended use? If I want to use it in a effective way, how to re-open it?

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    It's not a water pipe. To use it in an effective way, run your car into it and get a big dent in the bumper, rather than blowing up the garage.
    – Ecnerwal
    Commented Jul 27 at 11:43
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    Is there only one bollard?
    – Huesmann
    Commented Jul 27 at 12:26
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    @Huesmann Hm, maybe we're looking at the side of the garage with the back close by towards top left, making it hard to approach the appliances at a dangerous speed from behind the one bollard. But would you recommend adding another one anyway?
    – Luke Sawczak
    Commented Jul 27 at 13:31
  • What would you intend to use it for ? You could fabricate a small shelf on top, and use this as an upstand to mount a tool, like a grinder.
    – Criggie
    Commented Jul 28 at 9:52
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    @LukeSawczak impossible to say since we can see only a very small area. Never underestimate the creativity of the very drunk or unskilled driver!
    – Huesmann
    Commented Jul 28 at 13:08

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It's just a bollard to protect the gas appliances from your vehicle impacting them.

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    Yeah, your car repair bills would be the least of your worries if you managed to smash your car into your furnace whilst parking it
    – ThreePhaseEel
    Commented Jul 27 at 3:34
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    @civitas And people have been known to mix up gas and brake.
    – Loren Pechtel
    Commented Jul 28 at 23:39
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    OR they have a wet shoe and it slips off the clutch; or the one that I believe is most common is getting distracted and simply lifting off the clutch completely, without realising that the car is still in gear.
    – MikeB
    Commented Jul 29 at 10:28
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    All these scenarios can be summed up in two words, “Accidents happen” — or in a similar phrase with a shorter first word.
    – Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine
    Commented Jul 29 at 19:14
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    @JimmyJames In my area (Maryland) I have noticed bollards added recently (just the past few months) at a bunch of 7-11s. But I have heard of these types of accidents for years.
    – manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact
    Commented Jul 30 at 2:54

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