These Tanks Have A Story To Tell
A few people actually look at them as fat containers with sharp pointy party hats. For aesthetic purposes, some of these tanks are surrounded with brick walls to hide them from view. But two gentlemen see these wooden tanks differently it rouses in them a sense of pride and responsibility. These two men have been in the business of wooden tanks for almost a century.
New York City comprises the entire market list of these two companies. These wooden water tanks are simply irreplaceable even during the present time where computers have taken over most work. There are selected water tanks which are made of steel, like those on the Empire State Building. However, wood has more advantages over steel such as better insulation, easy reparability and the need to be painted every 5 years can be disregarded. Even wooden tanks are chosen by US steel companies. This water tanks article is proudly brought to you by rain water tank.
One gentleman said that they last long in fact, they just replaced a tank that his father had put up in 1926. The countless number of buildings in New York City have made these water tanks an integral part of the city’s skyline. A skyline is incomplete without these tanks.
The tanks are required by law on most tall buildings, so that water will be available in case of fire. The World Trade Center, among others, prefers the use of electrical pumps to bring water from the bottom of the building to the topmost floors. Continuous electricity is needed to run these pumps and make water readily available at the topmost floors of the building. Rooftop tanks do not require pumps to run constantly as they have a ready store of water and pumps are only started when the level of water in the barrel drops to a certain volume. It is through gravity that each floor in the building is supplied with water. The typical tank holds 10,000 gallons, stands 12 feet high and is mounted on a steel structure 20 feet high. Add strong winds to the heights upon which these tanks are set up and you get a little bit of danger.
The tanks are made from redwood or cedar staves cut to size in the factory, assembled on the roof and encircled by galvanized iron hoops. The cone shaped tops, made from plywood, keep rain, snow and contaminants out and trap air inside, which adds insulation in wintertime. With the hoops pressing in and the water pressing out, it makes it watertight. The two water tank companies were founded in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. The two rival companies have different standards but they both agree on one thing and that is the aesthetic quality of their tanks. To explore the area of water tanks browse our site on rain water tanks sydney.
Most of these water tanks are surrounded by brick walls built by their owners. Soho artists have developed an appreciation for these tanks, where no one else has. The yuppie who just bought an apartment in the area cannot stand to see water within his range of vision.
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