Why are these wires on this water tower? What do they do?
Update:
Caught it with the curtain up!
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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If they needed to do painting or masonry work in the winter they'd need to tarp in to keep the material from freezing.
And to make sure the next 50 meters downwind doesn't end up watertower-coloured.
It’s spring with nearly summer temps. Haven’t seen tarps when it was cooler.