Norwesco 3000 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank

Where 3000 gallons goes

Three thousand gallons is a week of household water on a hauled supply, a fire reserve a rural property can count on, a rainwater cistern for a large roof, or a fertilizer day tank on a farm. At 93 inches the manway is reachable from a short step, which is the reason to pick this shape when nobody wants a ladder. The pad has to be flat, level and continuous under the whole 102 inch bottom and sized for more than twelve tons; that is a poured slab, and our piece on pad sizing for above ground polyethylene tanks gives thickness and margin. If the tank is a fire reserve, read the rural and remote reservoir article; if it collects roof water, the first flush diverter sizing guide; if it is one of several tanks holding liquid at different qualities, the reuse topology write-up. Check the volume against your draw with the tank sizing calculator and the tank sizing guide.

Openings and fittings

1. Outlet. A 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting, factory installed low in the sidewall. A 2 inch ball valve, camlock or hose adapter threads straight in. Dry-fit it facing the pipe run, tighten, and support the valve and the first length of pipe on their own. If you need a faster drain than 2 inch pipe gives, tell us before the order.
2. Manway. A 16 inch threaded vented manway on top for the fill line, a float switch and cleaning. The vent has to pass the air that moves with the liquid; keep it clear, especially when the tank is filled from a tanker.
3. Liquid and temperature. At or below 1.5 specific gravity and at or below 120 F. Heavier liquids belong in the heavy duty versions below. Check anything other than water against polyethylene before the first fill.
4. Drawing. Norwesco's drawing for this tank, linked under Technical Drawing on this page, shows the outlet height and the manway position.

Sizes and versions nearby

Same tank in white, where you want to read the level through the wall: the 3000 gallon white vertical tank, 43136. For liquids heavier than water, the 1.9 specific gravity heavy duty build on this footprint is the 3000 gallon black heavy duty tank, 42380B, with blue versions 42380 and 43138. Norwesco also builds 3000 gallons in other moulds, the 3000 gallon black vertical tank, 45253 and the heavy duty 40755B; compare the drawings if your spot has a height or footprint limit. A step down is the 2500 gallon light blue heavy duty tank, 40052; a step up is the 3450 gallon vertical tank, 44668. The colour swatches above the price switch between the versions of this tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships LTL at freight class 400, upright, 102 by 102 by 93 inches and 419 lb, from Norwesco's Fairfield, Texas or Hanford, California plant, whichever is nearer. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP. A tank this size wants a forklift or a loader with straps at the stop; tell us what is there. At the tailgate, check the part number 45260 against the bill of lading, look over the wall and the bottom edge for transit damage, and fill it with water the first time before it carries anything else.

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