Snyder Industries 2600 Gallon Black Vertical Water Storage Tank

Eleven tons of water on an eight foot circle

Full, the WB62 puts 21,684 pounds on a 96 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, per the concrete pad sizing guide, 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. The first fill is the acceptance test; the hydrostatic test methodology guide covers the fill discipline, the settlement check and the hold time. The tank sizing calculator tells you whether 2,600 gallons covers the draw, and the tank sizing guide covers days of supply.

The 96 and 102 inch water tanks

The WG62 is the same 2,600 gallons in green, 6 inches lower and heavier in the wall, and the 32747 the straight-wall 2,500 on this base for a tank that stands close to a wall. The 32781 holds 3,000 gallons on a 102 inch base at this height for a site with a little more floor.

Which wall for your chemical? Call 866-418-1777 with the name and the concentration, or send a quote request and we will pick the row.

Where the water goes in and out

• Inlet: 1-1/2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting.
• Outlet: 2 inch polypropylene bolted fitting with stainless hardware, 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: 24 inch threaded, vented manway, wide enough to enter for cleaning, reached from a step.
• Service limit: 120 F / 48 C.

A bolted outlet spreads the load of a heavy valve and pipe run over a ring rather than a thread. A 2 inch outlet feeds a pressure pump or a fire pump's suction without starving it, and eight 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 low-level switch protects the pump. In a freezing climate insulate or drain the outlet valve and the first run of pipe; the body takes ice from the top down without harm.

Applications

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.

On the truck

The WB62 ships as LTL freight at class 400, the class light, bulky tanks take; the freight cost estimator turns your ZIP into a freight number; the price on this page is before freight. Two people stand 396 pounds, or a forklift with long forks does it; at 96 inches across it goes outside. Fill it to the manway once, check both fittings, and keep a screen on the inlet and the vent. Walk the base after the first hard rain; a pad that shifts shows it at the edge first.