Comment on Why bag the hydrant?
TheUncannyObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months agoSalt resistant paint is industrial, and it’s expensive. Depending on the product, it can also be a two part system and need special preparation. And by expensive, I mean it can cost over a hundred dollars per gallon, if you aren’t getting a deal on it. That’s a big investment for a smaller town.
I imagine a fire hydrant is pretty expensive as well. Can’t imagine covering it in salt resistant paint would be that much of a price increase and even if it is I don’t imagine it would be cost prohibitive if it means a 20 year replacement cycle vs. a 10 year cycle.
If anything this may be protecting them from dog piss.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That seems like chump change for something that probably already costs over $1000, won’t take a gallon of paint, and is meant to last for decades.