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How can there be functioning bathrooms in high rises? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It seems like such a huge amount of water and would require so much energy to get it that high, plus there's the waste to deal with

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (4 children)

And water towers are still used to manage water pressure demands in municipalities.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah - if you’re in NYC at any point and go up anywhere you can see roofs of a lot of buildings, you’ll see a TON of water tanks and towers on older stuff.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Example:

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(It's not just older stuff, by the way. They're actually still made of wood like that to this day, because it's apparently the best way to do it.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Yep, there's a Dirty Jobs episode about it.

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