1000 Gallon Black Plastic Water Storage Tank

What a thousand gallons does

For a household on a well it is two or three days of normal use and the buffer that lets a slow well fill overnight for a busy morning. For a garden or a small holding it is the rain off a house roof in a good storm. On a job site it is wash water and dust control; at a barn it is stock water with a margin. Our complete buyer's guide to this 1000 gallon tank goes through the pad, the plumbing and the common mistakes in detail. The 72 inch footprint needs a flat, level, continuous base that carries 8340 lb of water plus the tank: compacted gravel in a frame or a small slab. Do not set it on blocks or timbers; a rotationally moulded floor bears on every point it touches and bridges nothing. If the tank is part of a rural fire supply, the fire water reservoir design guide explains how tanks this size combine into a reserve and how to keep them from freezing. For rainwater and grey water reuse, start with the water reuse storage guide. Confirm the volume against your draw with the tank sizing calculator and the tank sizing guide.

Openings and fittings

1. Outlet. A 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting low in the wall. A 2 inch ball valve threads straight in; follow it with a union so the tank can be disconnected full. Support the valve and the first run of pipe on their own.
2. Inlet. A 1-1/2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting for the fill line from the well pump, a float valve or a roof drain.
3. Manway. A 16 inch threaded vented manway on top, at head height on this tank: fill from a hose, drop a float in, get an arm and a brush inside. It is also the vent.
4. Rating. 1.1 specific gravity, a maximum of 9.18 lb per gallon. Water and rainwater; liquid fertilizers are heavier and need a tank rated 1.5 or higher. Keep contents under 120 F.
5. Drawing. Norwesco's drawing for this tank, linked under Technical Drawing on this page, shows the fitting heights and the manway position.

Sizes and colours nearby

Same tank in dark green: the 1000 gallon dark green vertical water tank; for California, the 1000 gallon green California tank. A different thousand gallon shape: the 1000 gallon vertical water tank. One step down: the 750 gallon vertical water tank. The colour swatches above the price switch between the versions of this tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships LTL, 72 by 72 by 66 inches at 160 lb, from Norwesco's Hanford, California plant. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP. Two or three people take it off the truck. At the tailgate, check the part number against 44113 on the bill of lading, look the shell over for transit damage, set it on the base, and fill it with water first, holding the level overnight, before it carries anything else.

Questions before you order? Call 866-418-1777.