Despite leaking so badly, it was at least designed to store water, unlike the water collection apparatus used outdoors. Despite being covered with a lid, Formosan weasels or mice scavenging for food often accidentally fall into it. Station personnel often have to remove the bodies of dead animals from their drinking water before boiling it.
儘管儲水槽滲漏問題嚴重，但總算是儲水的專用設備，不像設在屋外的蓄水池，雖然加蓋，還是經常有翻找食物的黃鼠狼或老鼠不慎跌落，看著池裡的動物浮屍，駐守人員也只能忍著噁心將屍體打撈上來，把水煮沸後繼續食用。