1000 litre tank question

[350RRC]

Hi All,

Are the frames on the 1000 l transportable white HDPE tanks strong enough to stack one full of water on top of another?

TIA, DL

[Slunnie]

Do you mean the square ones with the aluminium cage around them?

If so, I doubt very much - but thats not to say that this is the case.

[ramblingboy42]

if they are the steel ones, they can stack, thats how they transport them on trucks

[numpty]

Yes.

We have them stacked 2 high here, although they are Fire Fighting foam and consequently a little lighter.

[BMKal]

We stacked them two high full of bulk oils at the last minesite I was working at - and this was accepted as a safe practice by those who inspected / audited our hydrocarbon storage facilities.

[Blknight.aus]

ally is good for single stack, steel double.

[longreach]

Hi All,

Are the frames on the 1000 l transportable white HDPE tanks strong enough to stack one full of water on top of another?

TIA, DL
we stake them 2 high on the back of trailers to go interstate,with D/G inside

[350RRC]

Thank you all for the info. Concise and based on experience as usual.

They are steel framed, so a stack of two it shall be.

cheers, DL

[Blknight.aus]

be carefull what you put in them...

they are limited by WEIGHT not volume.
assuming they are rated to 1t net
filled with something that weighs 1kg/l to 1000L they will be at their limit.
filled with 1000L of something that weighs 1.2kg/l....

[CraigE]

As dave said you are limited by weight. If you are storing liquid that was not originally in the contaier you will need to check the Specific Gravity of the product.
The containers vary and while all will hold 1000 plus litres, some are only filled to 800-1000litres depending on S.G. and the frame used.

[350RRC]

Thanks, they will be holding water. Thanks to the simplicity of the metric system one litre of water weighs one kg @ approx 22* C @ approx sea level. Thanks for fixing the spelling of 'litre' Ron. It was an iPhone thing.

DL

[numpty]

ally is good for single stack, steel double.

Is one high considered a stack? :angel: