The Bushman 250 Gallon Plastic Vertical Rainwater Harvesting Tank is a brown polyethylene vertical tank built to capture and store rainwater off your roof. It stands 66 inches tall on a 36-by-36-inch footprint, holds 250 gallons, and is molded for outdoor above-ground service. The brown exterior does more than blend into a yard or building line: as an opaque dark color it limits light transmission into the tank, which helps suppress algae growth in water stored out in the sun. If you are sizing a rainwater catchment system or a general non-potable water store, this is a compact vertical that fits tight pads and narrow side-yard runs.
Will it work for your site
This is a 250-gallon vertical rainwater tank rated to a 1.0 specific gravity, which is exactly right for water. Filled to capacity it carries 2,085 pounds of water, and the maximum rated contents weight is also 2,085 pounds. That 2,085 figure is the water load only, so your pad and any base or stand have to carry that plus the empty tank's dry weight on top of it; refer to the technical drawing on this page for the tank's dry weight before you finalize the base. The footprint is 36.0 x 36.0 inches, so plan a level pad at least that size with margin on all sides. Because that load is concentrated on a small 36-inch-square base, a properly sized concrete pad matters here. Our Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for getting that base right. To confirm 250 gallons is the right capacity for your roof area and rainfall, run the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide.
Sizing a rainwater system around it
A vertical rainwater tank is one piece of a working harvesting system. For roof-catchment installs, first-flush diversion and inlet sizing decide how clean and how much water you actually capture. Our Bushman rainwater harvesting first-flush diverter sizing guide follows the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition, and the rainwater harvesting tank sizing by state guide pairs capacity against your local rainfall and rules. If you are putting this Bushman 250 to work on a rural or remote property as part of a stored-water reserve, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate sites.
Fittings, ports, and the SG boundary
Inlet, outlet, and overflow sizes and locations are not specified in this listing, so do not assume them. Read the technical drawing on this page for all port sizes and positions, or call 866-418-1777 and we will confirm the fitting layout before you plumb downspouts and overflow. One more boundary to respect: this tank is rated for 1.0 specific gravity water service only. It is not rated for chemical or high-density liquids, and anything heavier than water needs a higher-SG-rated tank, not this rainwater model.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is underbuilding the base. At full water weight this vertical loads about 2,085 pounds onto a 36-inch-square footprint, so a soft, unlevel, or undersized pad can lead to tipping or stress on the tank wall over time. Set it on a level, properly sized pad, confirm the port layout from the technical drawing, and verify your overflow is plumbed before you connect downspouts.
This tank ships LTL freight from one origin in Fairfield, Texas, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP rather than included in the listed price. Because it leaves a single Texas plant, buyers in the Northeast and West should expect higher LTL than Southern buyers, so run the numbers before you commit. Get an exact figure with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. List price is shown above, before freight.
