3000 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank

When the lid is the reason

Most people buy this tank for the manway. Twenty-two inches passes a mixer shaft and motor mount, a submersible transfer pump with its hose and cable, a bucket, and a person in coveralls for a proper clean-out. If none of that applies, the standard-manway version of the same shell, linked below, does the same job. The shape is the wide, low one: seven feet nine inches tall, so it sits under most eaves and door headers with the manway reachable from a step, on a base of eight and a half feet that all has to be flat. The buyer's guide to this tank covers siting, the pad and plumbing in order. Because it is built at Hanford and Merced, California and the states around it are the short lane; east of the Rockies, price it against the other 3000 gallon shells and let the freight decide. Run your real draw and refill interval through the tank sizing calculator and take the reserve and freeboard from the tank sizing guide.

Openings, fittings and the pad

1. Manway. A 22 inch threaded vented manway on top. Leave the vent open; it is what lets the tank breathe as it fills and drains.
2. Outlet. A 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting, factory installed low in the wall. Your valve or camlock threads straight in; support the first length of pipe on its own.
3. The pad. The whole 102 inch circle needs continuous, level contact: a slab, a steel plate, or a compacted and screeded bed with a retained edge. Check it with an instrument across the full span. Strap the tank to a wall, a frame or ground anchors before the first fill.
4. The liquid. Up to 1.5 specific gravity and 120 F. Heavier liquids need the 1.9 rated heavy duty versions below.
5. Drawing. Norwesco's drawing is linked under Technical Drawing on this page and gives the outlet height and manway position.

Versions and sizes nearby

The swatches above the price switch between the versions. Same shell with the standard manway, in white: the 3000 gallon white low-profile vertical tank. Same shell in black, for water standing in sun: the 3000 gallon black low-profile vertical tank. Heavy duty, rated to 1.9 specific gravity: the 3000 gallon black heavy duty low-profile tank and, on the taller shell, the 3000 gallon black heavy duty tank. One step down: the 2500 gallon light blue heavy duty tank. One step up: the 3450 gallon vertical tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank is an oversize LTL load, 102 inches across and 93 inches tall, 403 lb as shipped, from Norwesco's Hanford or Merced, California plant. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP, or request a written quote. An eight and a half foot shell needs a gate and a set-down spot to match; tell us if the yard is tight. At the tailgate, check the part number 43136 on the bill of lading, confirm the manway lid is the 22 inch one, inspect the shell before signing, and fill it with water the first time.

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