There are three water tower manufactures in the city — all of which have been in business for at least years. They usually produce circa wooden water tanks every year. The wooden vessels can hold up to 10, gallons of water and provide insulation that prevents water from freezing in the winter and stay cooler during the summer. Their natural temperature regulation properties make them more popular than steel tanks.
Fun fact: While most buildings only have one water tower, the new One World Trade Center requires 16 water tanks in order to meet its water needs. Blog Search. Recent Posts. Thank you for your understanding. The other company is Isseks Brothers. But different buildings have their own specific needs. He said business should heat up with the weather. Every year they must clean natural sediment from the water off the bottom of the tank.
More buildings have their maintenance done in the spring and summer, and if the tank is too leaky, a new one must be built. With a crew of about six men, an old tank can be torn down and new one constructed in 24 hours, Rosenwach said. It takes two to three hours for pumps to fill them up. When people use water, the level goes down.
A ballcock lets more in, and that water is pumped from the basement. Eventually the wood will rot though, which has kept the Rosenwachs working on the same buildings for generations. A tank can last years depending on exposure to the elements. City Living. By Sean Joseph 0.
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