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RE: What a leaking 10,000 gallon water tank looks like

in #engineering7 years ago

Many woods are mold resistant naturally. I'm not sure what type of wood is used in water tanks but they are cleaned every so often and are cheap to build and install. A steel tank would require cranes and lifting equipment and seals for temperature shrinkage. These wood tanks are still built today. In fact I've seen many bring replaced with exactlybthe same systems.