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~The tank in the attic was designed to act as a buffer between the house and the water network.

These are seen on the roofs of tall Manhattan buildngs to ensure adequate flow and pressure, rather than torture a pump costantly. I believe the mains can only directly serve fewer than a dozen floors/levels/storys direclty based on the allowable/exisitng pressure.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E2DB133BF93AA1575BC0A96F958260

 

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NY1 News.

Rofftop tanks as a flag (of sorts).

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/b...-tanks-help-shape-the-city-skyline/1043847404

 

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More on tanks

3 inches of wood insulates the same as 30 inches of concrete.

http://www.rosenwach.com/index.html

 

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*WOW* never thought of that. A dump valve on the bottom can assist in a fire.

Older/smaller structures (the buidlngs themselves) are wooden.