WATER SUPPLY, PLUMBING, ETC., FOR COUNTRY HOMES. 15 
They may be lined with tinned copper, but never with lead. To 
obviate the use of heavy planking, rods are used to rigidly tie together 
the end and side braces. 
Steel tanks may be purchased in circular, round end oblong, and 
rectangular shapes. Commercial sizes of these tanks are given in 
the following tables : 
Round storage tanks. 
Diameter. 
Height. 
Capacity. 
Diameter. 
Height. 
Capacity. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
3 
2 
106 
5 
3 
440 
4 
2 
189 
5 
4 
588 
4 
2i 
235 
5 
5 
735 
4 
3 
283 
5 
6 
880 
4 
4 
378 
5£ 
8 
1,400 
4 

470 
6 
2 
423 
4 
6 
567 
6 
2| 
528 
4 
8 
756 
6 
3 
635 
5 
2 
299 
6 
4 
845 
5 
24 
368 
6 
5 
1,056 
Round end storage tanks. 
Width. 
Height. 
•Length. 
Capacity. 
Width. Height. 
Length. 
Capacity. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
.Fee*. 
Gallons. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
2 
2 
4 
118 
4 
2 
14 
820 
2 
2 
5 
150 
4 
2 
16 
945 
2 
2 
6 
181 
4 
2J 
8 
536 
2 
2 
7 
202 
4 
2i 
10 
756 
2 
2 
8 
236 
4 
2| 
16 
1,200 
2 
2 
10 
299 
4 
3 
8 
725 
2 
2$ 
8 
299 
4 
3 
10 
915 
2* 
2 
8 
299 
4 
5 
10 
1,480 
2| 
2 
10 
378 
5 
2 
16 
1,200 
%h 
2| 
8 
378 
5 
2i 
16 
1,480 
3 
2 
8 
362 
6 
2 
8 
740 
3 
2 
10 
440 
6 
2 
10 
900 
3 
2i 
8 
440 
6 
2 
16 
1,420 
3 
2| 
10 
567 
6 
2J 
8 
900 
3 
3 
10 
662 
6 
2| 
10 
1,120 
4 
2 
8 
473 
6 
3 
10 
1,340 
4 
2 
10 
598 
6 
4 
10 
1,760 
4 
2 
12 
693 
6 5 
10 
2,200 
Tanks 4 feet long, 1 top brace; 5, 6, and 7 feet, 1 side and 1 top brace: 8 
feet, 2 side and 1 top brace; 10 feet, 3 side and 2 top braces; 16 feet, 5 side 
and 3 top braces. 
Square end storage tanks. 
Width. 
Height. 
Length. 
Capacity. 
Width. 
Height. 
Length. 
Capacity. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
Gallons. 
2 
2 
4 
118 
3 
2 
10 
448 
2 
2 

150 
3 
2J 
8 
448 
2 
2 
6 
181 
3 
2J 
10 
565 
2 
2 
7 
210 
3 
3 
10 
673 
2 
2 
8 
240 
4 
2 
8 
478 
2 
2| 
8 
299 
4 
2 
10 
598 
2| 
2 
8 
299 
4 
21 
8 
598 
2| 
2| 
8 
378 
4 
2| 
10 
748 
3 
2 
8 
360 
4 
3 
8 
718 
Tanks 4, 5, and 6 feet long, 1 side and 1 top brace; 7 and 8 feet, 2 side, 1 
top brace; 10 feet, 3 side, 2 top braces; longer and deeper tanks are extra 
well braced. 
