Water Tank Lines

Those huge 10" or 12" diameter water lines were all underground, and would not have been visible. Thus, just place your new GREAT LOOKING TANK, anyplace you like and scenic around it.

Yeah, what Hot Water said. Isn't that kind of a wasted detail, on Weavers part?

Don't you know someone that works for a municipal water co you could have asked?

Kurt

Dave,

I think the area where the lines exit the tank below ground is called a "frost box". The area may have been accessible but below the frost line to prevent freezing. Just a thought. Model the tank being "maintained" with the lines exposed in a pit and men at work there on. Just an idea to take advantage of the nice details. And, I would guess the massive concrete footers would have been below ground as well!

Rick.

Thanks for showing that Dave, I would have never seen that detail, and now I will order one or 2 for my layout.

Rick,

I really like that idea!  Thanks

Dave

Hi Dave,

I have the same tower.  The frost box with the water lines is bolted to the tower with two small bolts.  I unbolted the frost box and dremeled off the huge concrete footers.  It pained me to take the dremel to it, but the location of my tower prohibited me from displaying anything below the surface, and I really did not like the look of those huge footings.  I have to extend the center cylinder because it is shorter than the legs of the tower. It will be even shorter once I make my new smaller concrete pads for the tower legs to sit on.

If you do make a scene in which a crew is servicing the lines in the frost box I would really like to see pics.

I like the large footers.  They allow you to model the tower other than on a level surface.  Hope Weaver considers another run of them. I could use a second. 

Kurt

If the water lines were exposed to freezing, which is sometimes the case in contained water sprinkler systems, where city water is not available, usually the pipes have insulation and self-regulated electric heat trace added to prevent freeze. Even smaller stand pipes may require frost protection. Tanks are installed on site to supply adequate water to a suppression system, (e.g remote nursing home, or elder care facility), for a set period of time usually determined by local fire officials or an insurance underwriter.

 I would think the same applies to any water supply system with a smaller feed pipe that potentially could freeze.  

To model this.  Increase the pipe size, usually the insulation adds 2" to 4" in diameter. and apply a couple of small power feed wires. Self-regulated heat trace does not require a lot of control equipment.  You could show a couple of junction boxes.

IMO Mike