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Home Sanitation and Hygiene: Water

Distribution of Water. - Whatever the source of supply or method of pumping employed, the water must be collected in some sort of storage tank for distribution throughout the house.

This may be an elevated outdoor tank, a tank in the attic, or a pneumatic tank in the cellar. An elevated outdoor tank must be protected from freezing in cold weather by enclosing the exposed pipes in two or more wooden cases with air spaces between. The outer case may be of matched boards and painted. Equip a storage tank in the attic with a suitable float to shut off the supply pipe when the water reaches a certain height and admit the water again when the water level of the tank is lowered. Also to protect against freezing, the possibility of leakage or other costly accident equip the attic tank with an overflow pipe to carry off surplus water, if the float valve fails to shut it off when the 2nd Floor Gold Water Pipe to Tank. and Fixtures.