Drilling holes in tubular tower legs at the base doesn't appear to me as a
manufacturer-recommended practice. Holes in tube walls
reduce the ability to tolerate stress/shear.
-- Eric K3NA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Eugene Jensen
Sent: 2001 September 29 Sat 19:34
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Water in tower
An excellent suggestion and I always enjoy the responses to some of
these situations that we all become involved in. My thought would be to
use our good old friend duct tape double wrapped, that way you could
check it from time to time. But my main thought is that this idea is
really only for a tower that the water does not drain from, because if
you had leakage at any real rate, then the water would dilute the
antifreeze over such a short period of time that this would not work.
73's. Gene K2QWD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Keller
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 5:36 PM
To: Blake Meinecke; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Water in tower
Try using biodegradable RV antifreeze... and drill the hole to a size
you
can plug..... K3MGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blake Meinecke" <n4gi@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Water in tower
>
>
>
> <<Drill a small hole in
> the leg 4 or 5 feet up and pour 100% automotive antifreeze in. Unless
> you live at the "North pole" you will go though winter with no
trouble.>>
>
> Probably ought to try and take it easy on this solution... Couple of
rough
> winters and you could run the risk of turning your yard into an EPA
> Superfund site.
>
>
> CUL, 73
> Blake M. Meinecke N4GI
>
>
>
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