Why NYC Still Uses Wooden Water Tanks - Video

Why does New York still use wooden rooftop water tanks?

Pumps lift the water. Gravity supplies the floors below. In a traditional unlined wooden tank, the staves swell when wet, helping close the joints, while metal hoops hold the structure together. Wood also slows heat transfer—but the plumbing still needs care.

Watch “Why Does New York Still Use Wooden Water Tanks?” on this channel for the full history and engineering story.

SOURCES
NYCHA — roof tanks:
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/acm/roof-tank-replacements.pdf
Wooden vessel construction:
https://greatnorthernhottubs.com/how-hot-tubs-and-spas-are-built/
Rosenwach — wooden tanks:
https://www.rosenwachtank.com/tanks-wood.php
American Pipe & Tank — maintenance:
https://www.americanpipeandtank.com/services/

PHOTO CREDIT
Water-towers-NYC.jpg — Phil Bartle, 2011, CC BY 2.0. Cropped, resized and panned; text added.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water-towers-NYC.jpg
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Original animated diagrams and synthetic narration are used.
Music: Four-on-the-Floor.

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