The Norwesco 250 Gallon Doorway Water Tank is molded to pass through a standard doorframe and stand upright wherever floor space is tight - basements, utility rooms, equipment sheds, and back-of-shop corners where a wider vertical tank will not fit. It is built from natural white polyethylene with a 250-gallon working capacity, measuring 44 inches tall, 29 inches wide, and 62 inches long on a 29.0 x 62.0 inch footprint. The natural white resin lets you read the water line at a glance, which matters when this Norwesco doorway tank is tucked into a confined space.
Will it work for your install?
This is a doorway tank rated for water at a specific gravity of 1.0, so plan it for fresh water rather than heavier liquids. Filled to capacity, 250 gallons of water weighs 2,085 pounds, and that full water weight is also the maximum rated contents weight for this tank - do not load it with a liquid that pushes past that figure. Set it on a flat, fully supported surface sized for the 29 x 62 inch footprint, since a doorway tank carries its load across a long, narrow base. Fittings are not specified for this SKU, so call us at 866-418-1777 to confirm fill opening, outlet, and port sizes before you buy pumps, hose, or fill plumbing. If you are weighing 250 gallons against a larger or smaller size, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide, and the Norwesco Doorway Tank Sizing Guide: 100 to 1000 Gallon by Application walks through choosing capacity by application.
Measure your doorway first
The entire point of this design is the slim 29-inch width, but that margin is real and tight - confirm your doorframe clear opening exceeds 29 inches before delivery, and check the 62-inch length on the turn into the room and down any hallway. Measuring the full travel path now is far easier than discovering at the door that a 44-inch-tall, 62-inch-long tank will not make the turn.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with a doorway tank is treating its slim profile as a green light for heavier-than-water liquids. This unit is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0 - it is sized and supported for water at 2,085 pounds full, and that is the ceiling. If your application involves a denser fluid, this is not the tank: call 866-418-1777 and we will route you to a higher-SG-rated alternative built for that weight. This is a water-storage tank in natural white polyethylene; for non-potable fresh water it drops right into rainwater capture, a remote fresh-water reserve, or backup building storage, and if you intend to store drinking water, confirm potable suitability with us before ordering rather than assuming it.
How it ships
This Norwesco doorway tank ships by LTL freight from the Burnet, Texas plant, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because it is a large polyethylene tank, freight is priced per destination - get your number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery. For more on planning storage around your site, see our guides on fire-water reservoir design for rural and remote sites and industrial water reuse tank topology. You can also review the technical drawing on this page for layout reference. Ready to size your freight? Get a live LTL quote to your ZIP with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777.
