The Chemtainer 5 gallon open top batch storage tank (SKU TC1114AA) is a small cylindrical polyethylene vessel built for hand-worked batch mixing, sampling, and short-term storage where you need top access. It stands 16" tall on a 13"-diameter footprint, weighs 8 lb empty, and ships with a cover. Batch operators reach for an open cylinder like this instead of a closed vertical tank precisely because you can add material, stir, and clean out between runs without fighting a narrow fitting.
Will it hold my contents
The tank body is rated to a 2.0 specific gravity, so it carries dense liquids as readily as plain water. Filled with water (SG 1.0) the 5 gallons weigh about 42 lb; loaded to the full 2.0 rating the contents reach roughly 83 lb. Plan your bench, stand, or shelf for that 83 lb figure, not the water number. The walls are rated to a 120° F / 48° C service temperature, so keep hot fills below that ceiling.
Certifications: FDA-approved resin and NSF/ANSI 61 listed — the pairing batch and sampling buyers look for when the contents touch potable water or food-contact processes.
Access and setup
The cover carries a 5" lid opening. On a 13"-diameter body that is a working port rather than a fully removable head, so confirm the cover and opening geometry against the technical drawing on this page before you plan a mixer shaft, dip tube, or scoop clearance around it. Small as the tank is, a full batch still concentrates weight over that 13" circle, so set it on a flat, supported surface in the natural-white polyethylene as supplied.
Sizing across a batch line
If you are staging several of these for a multi-stage batch line, or sizing a larger reservoir to feed them, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit to a footprint. The shorthand our customers search — "5 gallon tank," "chemtainer open top batch," "chemtainer tank with cover" — all point to this same open cylinder.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Chemtainer plant in Delano, MN, quoted live to your ZIP. Get your number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will walk you through sizing, fittings, and delivery. One Source Plastics is here to get the right tank to your door.
Freight and documents
Ships from: Delano, MN. LTL freight is quoted to your ZIP with the freight cost estimator or by phone at 866-418-1777. The listed price is before freight.
Technical drawing (PDF) for Chem-Tainer TC1114AA.
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