Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon Plastic Vertical Water Storage Tank in Black

Choosing between the 1,500 gallon shapes

Two decisions, in order. First, height: under 72 inches of clearance, only the 86 inch tanks fit. Second, wall: among the low tanks the WB47 is the heavy one, and the WB46 is the lighter, cheaper shell for a tank that lives in shade or gets emptied often. The 1,600 gallon 32547 shares this exact footprint and height with 100 more gallons but a lighter 217 pound wall, so it is more water, not more tank. Color is the last variable: every part in the table comes black or green from the same molds, and green is the usual pick for drinking water standing in the open.

Picked the 1500 gallon tank? Add it to your cart above; freight is quoted to your ZIP before you pay anything.

Twelve and a half thousand pounds on an 86 inch circle

Full, the tank holds 12,510 pounds of water. The wide floor spreads that load better than a tall tank does, but the pad still has to be level and in contact with the entire footprint, and the concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks guide gives the ACI 360R-10 method for deciding between a slab and a compacted base. Service limit is 120 F / 48 C. The black wall blocks light, which keeps stored water free of algae without treatment.

Connections

• Inlet: 1-1/2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting on top, the place for a float valve or a fill line.
• Outlet: 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting at the base of the wall.
• Access: 18 inch threaded, vented manway, reachable from the ground on a 71 inch tank.

Put a full-port valve on the outlet before the pump and a union between them, so the pump comes off without draining 1,500 gallons. A sight tube on the outlet is the simplest level gauge on an opaque tank; the level gauge selection guide covers the electronic options.

Fifteen hundred gallons, and what it is for

This is the size where a rainwater store starts covering a dry month and where a rural fire plan starts taking the tank seriously; the fire-water reservoir design guide places 1,500 gallons against NFPA 22 and covers freeze protection. In a reuse system the tank is the collection block ahead of treatment, as laid out in the industrial water reuse topology guide. Check the gallons against your actual draw with the tank sizing calculator and the tank sizing guide; the low profile also makes this a legal-height nurse tank on a flatbed.

Freight and the first fill

LTL freight, NMFC 156600-01, 270 pounds crated at 86 by 86 by 71 inches; the freight cost estimator quotes it to your ZIP and the listed price is before freight. Two people can walk it off a liftgate, and at 71 inches it rides upright in a covered trailer. Set it on the pad before plumbing; an 86 inch tank is awkward to shift once the outlet is connected. Fill in stages the first time and check every fitting under load, following the hydrostatic test methodology guide.