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Terry Collins writes:
John Savage wrote: Making a good reason for having a gravity-fed tap in the tank in addition to the popular electric pressure pump. In the event of a bushfire, loss of electricity could make the water inaccessible unless you have a tap already fitted to the tank. What would you do with it? Exactly what fire authorities currently recommend. But in the worst imaginable situation, you'd need to soak your clothing. I don't fancy playing bucket tag with an approaching fire. If you were to play silly buggers you'd be asking to be roasted. The $64,000 question to me is "how much water do you need to make have any effect?" Half a cupful should be plenty, provided you get to that glowing cinder before it ignites any timber of your house. How long/how much water does it take to soak surrounding vegetation? None, because being the sensible homeowner, you have already cleared all flammable surrounding vegetation that could pose a danger. There is nothing left to to be "soaked". Yes, even your precious mulch has all been raked off and transported well away. -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
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