{"id":3583,"date":"2024-01-06T11:16:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?p=3583"},"modified":"2024-01-06T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T14:16:03","slug":"repairing-the-water-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairing the water tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the first things we did after buying the farm is have a well drilled. Water is important. We&#8217;ve had water shortages over the years &#8211; either by drought or from well problems &#8211; and we try very hard not to have it happen again. Water is pumped out of our well into two tanks which are part of a water tower that sits in between my parent&#8217;s house and a galpon. Our clothes lines are built around it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Way back when we first built the water tower in 2012 it looked like this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"3588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_cimg1871\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;EX-S770&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352123154&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_cimg1871\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?fit=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3588\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A very, very tall tower. A water tank at the very top drained into a larger holding tank at the bottom on a cement platform. After living on farm for a bit we learned the tower was too tall. It would sway in storms. Which was very scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015 we added a platform in the middle of the tower: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"2460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2015\/12\/18\/water-tower-fix-phase-one\/water-tower-5\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-5.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450435296&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"water tower 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-5.jpg?fit=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-5.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2460\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tanks were re-plumbed so that the water went in to the middle tank and drained into the bottom tank, leaving the top tank empty. It helped the tower to not be quite so top heavy. It still swayed in stormy weather. Sometime after 2020 we cut off the top of the tower just above the cross-braces of the second tank. I somehow missed getting pictures of that. But here&#8217;s what it has looked like for the past several years: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"826\" data-attachment-id=\"3590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9608\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510200547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9608\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?resize=620%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3590\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform for the second tank has been slowly rotting away. We braced the floor support. We slid cement board under the upper tank to help reinforce the floor. We added a metal walkway in front of the tank in case we had to go up a level to check the tank. We have been babying the platform for years until we could get it changed out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year the project finally made it to the top of the list. My father built a new platform under the existing platform using square beams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.04960%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9631\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510513872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9631\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=800 800w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1066\" data-id=\"3592\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?attachment_id=3592\" data-url=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?w=768\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95040%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9637\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510513914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.656&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9637\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?fit=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=800 800w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"3593\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?attachment_id=3593\" data-url=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?w=800\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the new platform in place, my father, Ruben, and Alejandro emptied the upper tank, disconnected all the water pipes, hoisted the tank up, removed the rotted platform, and set the tank on its new base. The tank plumbing then had to be re-installed. I was a bad blogger and missed taking pictures of the whole process. Sorry. But look, the now stable and functional tank on it&#8217;s new base:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"826\" data-attachment-id=\"3595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9680\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1511655090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9680\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?resize=620%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3595\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will eventually put a new roof on the tower. But right now we are celebrating the completion of a project that has been pending for a very, very long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La reparaci\u00f3n de la torre de agua.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una de las primeras cosas que hicimos despu\u00e9s de la compra del padr\u00f3n fue el pozo de agua. El agua es muy importante. Sobre los a\u00f1os, faltamos agua por sequ\u00eda o dificultades con el pozo de agua. Hacemos mucho trabajo para asegurarnos de que no falta agua. Con el sistema nuestro, el agua est\u00e1 bombeada del pozo a un tanque que est\u00e1 puesto a una torre entre la casa de mis padres y un galp\u00f3n. Los tendederos est\u00e1n alrededor de la torre de agua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando reci\u00e9n construimos la torre de agua en 2012, se parec\u00eda como esto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"3588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_cimg1871\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;EX-S770&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1352123154&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_cimg1871\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?fit=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_cimg1871.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3588\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una torre muy alta. Un tanque en la parte superior drenado a un tanque puesto al piso con una base de hormig\u00f3n. Despu\u00e9s de un poco de tiempo en el campo, aprendimos que la torre era demasiado alta. Se balancea en las tormentas o con viento fuerte. Fue muy aterradora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2015 agregamos una plataforma en el medio de la torre:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" data-attachment-id=\"2461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2015\/12\/18\/water-tower-fix-phase-one\/water-tower-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-3.jpg?fit=750%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450284363&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"water tower 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-3.jpg?fit=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/water-tower-3.jpg?resize=620%2C827&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2461\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los canos de los tanques fueron reinstalados y el agua entr\u00f3 en el tanque en el medio y despu\u00e9s drenado al tanque en el piso, dejando el tanque superior vac\u00edo. Ayudo a eliminar peso al punto de la torre. Todav\u00eda, la torre balancea durante las tormentas o con viento fuerte. En 2020 cortamos el nivel m\u00e1s alto de la torre un poco sobre el tanque segundo. Me faltan fotos de ese trabajo. Pero, por los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, la torre de agua estaba como esto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"826\" data-attachment-id=\"3590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9608\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510200547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9608\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9608.jpg?resize=620%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3590\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La plataforma del tanque segundo se ha estado pudriendo poco a poco. Reforzamos la plataforma. Metemos la placa de cimenticia abajo del tanque. Agregamos un perfil de hierro para darnos un lugar a estar si tuvimos que chequear el tanque. Cuidamos muy bien la plataforma por a\u00f1os hasta tuvimos tiempo a cambiarlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finalmente, este a\u00f1o el proyecto de la torre de agua subi\u00f3 al n\u00famero uno en la lista. Mi padre construy\u00f3 una plataforma nueva abajo de la plataforma vieja con vigas cuadradas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.04960%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9631\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510513872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9631\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=800 800w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1066\" data-id=\"3592\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?attachment_id=3592\" data-url=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?w=768\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9631.jpg?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95040%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9637\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510513914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.656&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9637\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?fit=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=800 800w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"3593\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?attachment_id=3593\" data-url=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?w=800\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9637.jpg?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con la nueva plataforma puesta, mi padre, Ruben, y Alejandro vaciaron el tanque superior, desconectaron todos los canos, levantaron el tanque, sacaron la plataforma podrida, y bajaron el tanque a la plataforma nueva. Y conectaron de nuevo todos los canos. Y lo hice mal y no saqu\u00e9 ninguna foto. Lo siento. Pero, mira, el tanque superior es estable y funciona:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"826\" data-attachment-id=\"3595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/web_img_9680\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?fit=800%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1511655090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web_img_9680\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?fit=620%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/web_img_9680.jpg?resize=620%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3595\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventualmente, queremos poner un techo a la torre sobre el tanque superior. \u00a1Pero por ahora celebramos que, despu\u00e9s de muchos a\u00f1os, el trabajo de la torre es completo!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first things we did after buying the farm is have a well drilled. Water is important. We&#8217;ve had water shortages over the years &#8211; either by drought or from well problems &#8211; and we try very hard not to have it happen again. Water is pumped out of our well into two &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2024\/01\/06\/repairing-the-water-tower\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Repairing the water tower<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":34327803,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"Water, Water towers, Well water, Construction, Exterior plumbing, ","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Water tower maintenance","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32],"tags":[19994,65258,14157,24342],"class_list":["post-3583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infrastructure","tag-construction","tag-repair","tag-water","tag-water-tower","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6BeCJ-VN","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34327803"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3583"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3764,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3583\/revisions\/3764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}