Plastic Water Tank

What is a Plastic Water Tank?

Plastic water tanks are divided into two main groups as polypropylene and polyethylene.

Polyethylene water tanks are one of the most preferred water storage methods used to safely store water and other liquids made of polyethylene raw materials. Plastic water tanks, which have a wide range of uses produced in different sizes and features according to the needs, stand out with their durability and lightness, while providing solutions to both individual and industrial needs. Thanks to food-certified plastic water tanks, water can be stored for a long time without deteriorating its taste or quality. In this way, it is an economical and long-lasting ideal storage method both for storing drinking water and for industrial productions such as milk, turnip, olive oil.

Polyethylene tanks are also divided into two to be manufactured from HDPE and LLDPE (PE) raw materials. HDPE tanks are generally preferred in underground tanks where chemical resistance such as acid is needed, while PE tanks are generally used as water tanks.

Advantages of Plastic Water Tanks

• Lightweight and Durable: Plastic water tanks, which are much lighter than reinforced concrete and metal tanks, shorten transportation and assembly times. It is also resistant to impacts and offers a long-lasting use.
• Corrosion and Rust Resistant: Plastic water tanks do not experience problems such as rusting and corrosion. This ensures safe storage of water.
• Various Size Options: Plastic tanks, which are produced in various sizes from 100 liters to 20,000 liters in standard, also offer the possibility of custom manufacturing in capacities suitable for the needs according to demand.
• Long Life: Plastic water tanks are a water storage method that can be used for many years as long as the instructions for use are followed.
• Design: Thanks to its special manufacturing methods, it offers preferences that can be used in both aboveground and underground water tanks.
• UV Resistance: Plastic tanks, which are suitable for indoor use, become resistant to UV rays when produced with UV additives and can be used outdoors for many years.

Plastic Water Tank Usage Areas

Plastic water tanks are used in many different sectors and areas:

• Domestic Use: It is used for drinking water in households, garden irrigation or rainwater collection.
• Agriculture: It is used for agricultural irrigation, irrigation of hobby gardens, drip irrigation applications and fertilizer preparation.
• Livestock farming: Plastic water tanks are used for water supply for ovine and bovine animals. It is also very important in fish production facilities and bee breeding.
• Industry and Production Facilities: It is preferred in industrial facilities for the storage of water, liquid food or chemicals needed in industrial storage and production processes.
• Construction Sector: Plastic water tanks are needed in mining and construction sites to meet the water needs of workers and the process.
• Emergency and Backup Water Storage: Provides a temporary or permanent solution for storing emergency water needs in areas with water shortages or in disaster events.
• Entertainment Sector: It is a water storage method that can be used in cafes and restaurants, fairgrounds, shopping malls, water skiing facilities, golf courses, sports halls, swimming pools.

Plastic Water Tank Capacities and Prices

The prices of plastic water tanks vary according to their capacity, design, shape, raw material quality, UV additive, production technique and production workmanship, quality and brand value.

Capacity: Standard tanks range from 100 liters to 20 tons, but since the pressure increases in tonnages above, it is considered within the scope of special manufacturing.

• Small Tanks (100-750 liters): Ideal for domestic use. Prices usually vary between 1.500 TL and 5.000 TL.
• Medium Tanks (1,000-5,000 liters): Suitable for agricultural and commercial purposes, these sizes are priced between 6,000 TL and 20,000 TL.
• Large Tanks (5,000-20,000 liters): Preferred for industrial facilities or large agricultural lands. The prices of these warehouses vary between 30.000 TL and 75.000 TL.

”Buying only an affordable tank when purchasing a plastic water tank will cause regrets and financial losses in the short term. For this reason, our plastic water tank selection guide will help your purchasing decision process.”

Design Underground and aboveground manufacturing methods and product standards are evaluated differently. Plastic water tanks are produced in different shapes according to the purpose of use, including vertical, horizontal and angular.

Raw material While the use of LLDPE and HDPE raw materials or PP raw materials is a major factor affecting the cost, tanks produced with raw materials made from scrap using recycled raw materials deform and explode in a short time, so raw material is one of the most important factors for the longevity of a water tank. In addition, the raw material of the water tank is sold in tons and is both updated in foreign currency and calculated by converting the American Dollar ($) into Turkish Lira in our country.

UV additive: A plastic water tank with UV additive is more resistant to the harmful rays of the sun and can be used outdoors for a longer life, while water tanks without this additive should only be used indoors. Production Technique: Manufacturing methods such as rotation, blow molding, injection molding or bending from slab affect the price. Production Labor: There are huge differences between a company that employs qualified personnel in a production facility and a company that employs a personnel who manufactures under the stairs, which seriously affects the cost.

Brand: The cost differences that may occur between the number of personnel employed by a company that has the necessary knowledge and experience before the purchase and the number of personnel employed by a company that helps to transfer the necessary knowledge and experience to the customers in the right way, the personnel who convey the details about long-lasting use by following the instructions for use, pre- and after-sales communication and sustainability, and the company that does not pay attention to these differences are considerable. Buying a tank with a water tank brand that has been operating in the sector for many years increases the trust in the brand.

Quality: The main features that a water tank of a certain liter or ton should have are the desired amount of volume, the original raw material that helps you use the desired liter for many years, and the kilogram weight of the raw material that should be. Reducing the volume and not meeting the correct tonnage in terms of size (such as a 5000 liter water tank taking 4000 liters) or reducing the kilogram of the water tank of the desired volume (such as producing a water tank that should be 90 kg from 75 kg) causes a decrease in cost and commercial ethics.

Color and Layer: White plastic water tanks are permeable to light and cause moss in a short time. For this reason, they are generally preferred indoors. Since blue plastic water tanks refract the sun’s rays, they are less permeable to the tank and delay algae growth a little more. Since double-layer and three-layer plastic water tanks do not absorb the sun’s rays, they do not cause algae and odor and at the same time become more suitable for drinking water.

These are very important factors in determining the price for the use of a long-lasting plastic water tank.

What Should Be Considered When Choosing a Plastic Water Tank?

• Warehouse Capacity: Choose a tank with the appropriate liter/tonnage, design and shape for your water needs. While small sizes are sufficient for domestic use, medium capacity tanks should be selected for agricultural irrigation and rainwater accumulation, and large capacity plastic tanks should be selected for industrial areas.
• Quality and Durability: Choosing a tank resistant to UV rays, impacts and 4 season weather conditions ensures safe use for many years.
• Warranty and Certificates: Especially when storing drinking water, it is important to check whether the water tanks are suitable for food contact. It is also necessary to assess the warranty conditions of the plastic water tank.
• Intended Use: For different purposes, such as drinking water, domestic water, agricultural irrigation, rainwater collection, industrial industrial uses for treatment or chemicals, it is necessary to choose a tank with the right characteristics.
• Assembly and Layout Area: You should choose one of the vertical, horizontal or angular models according to the size and structure by evaluating the plastic water tank according to the underground or above ground settlement of the ground where it will be placed.