The Norwesco 1050 Gallon Two Compartment Low Profile Septic Tank (SKU N-43533) is built for Florida installs where vertical clearance is the constraint and a two-compartment design is required. At 51 inches tall on a 60 by 127 inch footprint, this low profile septic tank sits shallow enough to drop into a high-water-table or shallow-cover excavation while still holding 1,050 gallons of working capacity across two compartments. It is IAPMO certified and molded in green polyethylene. If you are weighing a single-compartment design against this two-compartment tank, read our guide on single compartment vs two compartment septic tanks before you commit.
Will it work for your install?
Compartment 1 handles primary settling and the second compartment polishes effluent before it reaches the drainfield, which is why two-compartment tanks are specified in many jurisdictions. The shell measures 51 inches high, 60 inches wide, and 127 inches long, so confirm your trench depth and cover requirements against that 51-inch profile and the 60 by 127 footprint before you dig. The pack documents a single 20-inch access lid and no additional molded inlet or outlet ports, so confirm your inlet and outlet plumbing connections against the technical drawing on this page rather than assuming pre-molded fittings. Note the lid's hazardous gas warning: septic gases collect in the headspace, so never enter or reach into the tank without proper confined-space precautions. For sizing against your daily flow and bedroom count, run the Tank Sizing Calculator or work through the Tank Sizing Guide.
IAPMO certification and Florida scope
This is the Florida-only configuration, and it is IAPMO certified for use as a septic tank. IAPMO listing matters because many plumbing-code jurisdictions accept it directly, but cross-border and out-of-state scope is a common point of confusion. Before you submit it for permit, confirm the listing applies to your jurisdiction and project; our guide on Norwesco IAPMO and CSA B66 septic tank approvals walks through where the certification carries and where it does not. If you also handle pumping and hauling, the Norwesco low-profile hauling tank series field operations guide covers the related low-profile lineup.
Weight and the mistake to avoid
Filled to capacity, this tank carries roughly 8,757 pounds of water on a 60 by 127 inch footprint. That figure is an install and anti-flotation number, not the shipping weight; for the empty shipping weight that drives your LTL quote and offload equipment, use the Freight Cost Estimator or call us. The mistake to avoid: setting a low-profile septic tank without proper bedding and backfill compaction. A shallow, wide tank like this depends on uniform support across the full footprint and correct anti-flotation measures, especially in Florida's high-water-table soils, an empty or partially filled tank can float if the excavation takes on groundwater. Follow Norwesco's installation instructions for bedding, backfill, and ballast before you set it.
This low profile septic tank ships LTL freight from Griffin, GA, quoted live to your ZIP. Get an exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll quote the lane and confirm the IAPMO Florida scope for your permit.
