BWTAS

The British Water Tower Appreciation Society: does exactly what it says on the tin.

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We had a fantastic Sunday at Castle Acre WT meeting its owners, locals, media, @tonkin_liu & members. Next up is Cawston WT members visit

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Wow! Castle Acre water tower open day - Sunday March 22nd. Have a nosey & view plans to reuse heritage structure. http://t.co/7hQRe92Dzw

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Catch BWTAS chair Wil Harvey on @officialmix96 tmrw btwn 7-8 am talking abt his water tower wanderings. Odd pursuit? Try living w/o them

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@SiobhanBren sorry no, Thorne has a wineglass one too? That looks 45>60 Mouchel pattern tho.

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iconic 1920's Bracebridge WT to be demolished 12 July. #lincolnshire http://t.co/W5p4QaDkiR

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@8thEast this arborglyph might interest you. http://t.co/n9jOLXBfoE

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RT @benlocker: Good response by @pixlink to my response to his post about Jumbo: http://t.co/SGJAaNFyIQ

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response by @dariusglaws on the BWTAS blog to Jumbo comment http://t.co/tcI7W45z8v

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BWTAS members have a chance to visit Tiptree Water Tower. Sat 17/8/13 http://t.co/E5aUaIZ8A0

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Concerns raised over "Jumbo" water tower conversion plans http://t.co/nv6rKG7fI3
BTT response in detail http://t.co/t2N2aDJfIg

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@NewSuzette yo wd have to ask an engineer but plenty have extraction several mile from pump and there is often more than 1 pump in network

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@NewSuzette pump water all over the network by electronic automatic pumps, boring sheds you don't pay attention to. http://t.co/64r2s3DKQA

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@NewSuzette the pump only raises the water from the supply up to the tank. Gravity does the rest; height giving pressure to your tap.

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@NewSuzette http://t.co/Y5a1DSm5Jx but the ICE has lots of 1920's c.e. articles abt concrete towers

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@NewSuzette yes by 1920's cd be electric pump if municipal (first 1903) but likely a diesel if an estate supply rather than public.

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@NewSuzette in waterless places a WT can be the only reservoir (desert cities), but large urban places they are more for balancing supply

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@NewSuzette 3. fail-safe supply for fire fighting. WT can be near wells but most often nearest users and older WT had pumps in base or near

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@NewSuzette purpose of WT is 1. balance demand, the diurnal cycle. 2. balance pressure in the system, variations bcz pumps, demand

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@NewSuzette OK, not easy to answer in 140 chars. Svl msgs - Can be by river bcz river extraction common, old WT need fuel, coal, for pumps

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RT @vanessafarinha: I ❤ water towers. @ Southwold http://t.co/KgWioQjDee < so do we. Check out http://t.co/tcI7W3NXJV