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Earl

February 07, 2017 10:35AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I don't know if it still functions, but the "new" Chama tank had a "sprinkler system" installed in the tub to wet down the staves so that they would swell up and seal better before we started filling it up. I don't recall how well it worked, if at all. I remember the Antonito Tank leaking a bunch every spring. I seem to remember Marvin and the boys attacking it with multiple tubes of latex caulking every spring before filling it up.

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Chama Water Tank Tub	Jeff Ramsey	January 29, 2017 10:56AM
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Re: Chama Water Tank Tub	Jeff Ramsey	February 05, 2017 09:26AM
Re: Chama Water Tank Tub	Fritz Klinke	February 05, 2017 04:13PM
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Re: Chama Water Tank Tub	Jeff Ramsey	February 06, 2017 09:16PM
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