Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Black Vertical Water Storage Tank

Half a tanker of water that stays clear

Full, the WB60 puts 20,850 pounds on a 90 inch circle, and a rotationally molded floor bears on the whole pad, so the pad is what matters: a compacted, screeded gravel base or a slab in full contact, with the empty tank strapped against wind, because a black tank in the sun expands and moves a little every day. Black polyethylene absorbs the ultraviolet that ages a white wall and passes no light to the liquid, so a black tank outdoors holds water clear for years; it also runs warmer than a white one, which matters for drinking water in a hot climate. Our 2,500 gallon black water tank buyers guide compares the shapes at this volume across makers; the tank sizing calculator tells you whether 2,500 gallons covers the draw, and the tank sizing guide covers days of supply.

Snyder's 2,000 to 2,600 gallon water tanks

The WB61 is the same black tank on the sheet with different fittings. The 32753, 32747 and 32559 lay the same 2,500 gallons down to 90 inches on a 96 inch base for a lower eave, the 32747 in green; the WG62 is the green 2,600 in the heavier wall, and the 32553 the 2,000 on that base.

Want the certified one or the plain one? Call 866-418-1777 and say what the inspector asks for; or request a quote on the row you need.

Fittings and access

• Inlet: 1-1/2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting.
• Outlet: 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting, at the base; a flexible connector between the fitting and hard pipe, and the valve supported off the pad. For a fire reserve a larger outlet is specified at order.
• Access: 18 inch threaded, vented manway, 106 inches up, reached from a step.
• Service limit: 120 F / 48 C.

A 2 inch outlet feeds a pressure pump or a fire pump's suction without starving it, and nearly nine feet of water above it gives the pump a flooded suction to the last few inches. A black wall shows no level, so fit a sender read at ground level or a sight tube off the outlet, and a float switch at low level shuts the pump off before it runs dry. If winters freeze, wrap or drain the outlet valve and the first pipe run; the body takes ice from the top down without harm.

Sites that buy this one

Well storage for a house, a barn and a garden in full sun, a rain cistern under a large roof, stock water on a pasture, and a fire reserve of the kind the fire-water reservoir design guide describes. Several of them are the storage stage of a reuse system for roof water and condensate, per the industrial water reuse tank topology article, where the dark wall keeps the stored water from turning green.

The freight line, explained

The WB60 ships as LTL freight at class 400, the class light, bulky tanks take; the freight cost estimator quotes it to your ZIP, and what is listed here is the price before freight. Two people stand 340 pounds, or a forklift with long forks does it; at 90 inches across it goes outside. Fill it to the manway once, check both fittings, and keep a screen on the inlet and the vent. Keep one spare gasket for the outlet fitting on the shelf; it is the part that fails on a holiday.