The Chem-Tainer 11 Gallon PE Rectangular Open Top Tank is a compact polyethylene rectangular open top tank for benchtop batching, parts rinsing, small-volume water storage, and utility mixing - anywhere you need an open tank you can reach into, fill by hand, and pour or dip out of easily. Its straight-walled rectangular footprint sits neatly on a shelf, cart, or workbench, and the fully open top keeps filling, agitation, and cleanout direct with no lid or fittings to work around.
Will this open top tank work for my setup?
This is a water-service polyethylene tank built for light-duty utility use. Filled to the brim with water it carries about 92 pounds, so all it needs is a stable, level surface to sit on - if you are setting it on a slab or elevated platform, our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. There is no bulkhead fitting or bottom drain on this model, so plan to dip, pump, or tip it to empty. If you are weighing this against a larger vessel, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match this rectangular tank to your real working volume.
What is one mistake to avoid?
The most common misstep with a small open top tank is treating it as a sealed process vessel. This is an open-top water tank - no cover, no gasketed fittings, no pressure rating - so keep it to ambient water and light utility service rather than closed processing or containment duty. Because the top stays open, position it away from high-dust or contamination-prone areas when you are storing water you intend to keep clean, and keep filled contents to standard water and light-utility use suited to polyethylene.
Freight and ordering
This rectangular open top tank ships LTL freight from the Chem-Tainer plant in Delano, MN, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 for a quote by phone - the listed price is before freight. If this small utility tank is one piece of a larger water program, our industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers how open tanks fit into a quality-banded storage train.
