A horizontal GRP water tank for spaces with no headroom — wide and shallow, holding full capacity under a low ceiling.
Indicative — the quotation confirms the final figure US$380 Lead time within 15 working days · ex Dezhou, Shandong
SKU LVJ-GRP-HORZ
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The horizontal GRP water tank from LVJIA is built on the GRP/FRP/SMC panel system at our own plant in Dezhou, Shandong. When the ceiling is the constraint rather than the floor, the tank spreads sideways instead of upwards.
A horizontal GRP water tank is a bolted sectional tank built from hot-press moulded SMC panels. Sheet moulding compound is a glass-reinforced polyester pressed at heat and pressure into a single stiff panel, so the finished wall is inert, light and dimensionally exact. Panels come in 3 × 1 m; 2 × 1 m; 1.5 × 1 m; 1 × 1 m; 1 × 0.5 m; 0.5 × 0.5 m, which is how the tank is fitted to an awkward plant room rather than the plant room to the tank. LVJIA builds it from 1 to 5000 m³.
Plenty of plant rooms have floor area to spare and barely two metres of clear height. Building tall is not an option, and a shallow steel tray tends to oil-can and leak along the seams. A bolted SMC tank handles it because the panel is stiff in its own right: a 1 m deep tank carries its load on the same flange pattern as a 3 m one, just with more of the footprint. Capacity comes from plan area rather than depth, so nothing has to be compromised except the shape.
The wall is a moulded SMC panel — 8 mm on a shallow tank, thickening to 16 mm at full height, with no metal in contact with the water at all, so there is nothing to corrode, nothing to coat and nothing to earth. Panels are drawn together on an external flange with stainless bolts and a food-grade gasket, and internal tie rods brace the larger shells. Because a single panel weighs what one person can carry, the whole tank goes up a stairwell and through a standard doorway, which is why so many of these are retrofits into buildings that were never designed to hold a tank.
| Model number | Customized size |
|---|---|
| Material | FRP / SMC moulded composite panel |
| Type | SMC sectional water tank |
| Installation | Bolt connection |
| Panel sizes | 3 × 1 m 3 × 1 m 1.5 × 1 m 1 × 1 m 1 × 0.5 m 0.5 × 0.5 m |
| Wall thickness | 8 mm |
| Colour | White, blue or black |
| Capacity range | 1 – 5000 m³ |
| Transport package | Wooden crate |
| HS code | 7310100090 |
| Certification | ISO 9001 |
| Origin | Dezhou City, Shandong Province, China |
Build heights start at 1 m and step in half metres. A 1 m deep tank on a 12 × 5 m plan still holds 60 m³, which is what makes the shallow layout worth doing.
| Tank height | Panel thickness | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1.0 m | 8 mm | Shallow or roof-mounted tank |
| 1.5 – 2.0 m | 8 – 10 mm | Standard sectional tank |
| 2.5 – 3.0 m | 10 – 13 mm | Deep tank, internal tie rods |
| 3.5 – 4.0 m | 13 – 16 mm | Maximum height, reinforced base |
Every horizontal GRP water tank is filled and held at full head before it leaves the factory, and no joint is allowed to weep. The plant is certified to ISO 9001 and the inspection certificate ships with the order; the full set is on our certifications page. The same specification is published on our Made-in-China storefront, where LVJIA is an audited supplier with a 5.0 store rating on Alibaba, 100% on-time dispatch and a response time under one hour.
Pricing for the horizontal GRP water tank starts at US$20 per panel, falling to US$19 from 10 and US$18 from 50, FOB Tianjin or Qingdao. The minimum order is one set and lead time is within 15 working days from Dezhou, Shandong. Because a shallow tank has a large plan area, the base must be flat and continuously supported; the drawing shows the bearer layout required.
Send the capacity you need and the space you have, and LVJIA returns an arrangement drawing with the panel schedule before you commit to anything. Our engineers answer specification questions directly through technical help, and the rest of the range sits on the GRP/FRP/SMC water tank page.
Where another material suits the site better, the galvanized water tank for buildings is the same tank in hot-dip galvanized steel, for sites where a heavier steel wall suits the head. Elsewhere in the GRP/FRP/SMC range there is the GRP farm water tank for irrigation and livestock, the GRP fire water tank for fire reserves and the GRP sectional water tank for bolted assembly inside a finished building.
At a glance
Build heights start at 1 m and step in half metres. A 1 m deep tank on a 12 × 5 m plan still holds 60 m³, which is what makes the shallow layout worth doing. Standard panel dimensions: 3 × 1 m; 2 × 1 m; 1.5 × 1 m; 1 × 1 m; 1 × 0.5 m; 0.5 × 0.5 m. Tank dimensions are configured from standard panels. Non-standard panel dimensions are not offered as standard options.
Panel thickness by tank height — Horizontal GRP Water Tank, Low Profile
| Tank height | Panel thickness | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1.0 m | 8 mm | Shallow or roof-mounted tank |
| 1.5 – 2.0 m | 8 – 10 mm | Standard sectional tank |
| 2.5 – 3.0 m | 10 – 13 mm | Deep tank, internal tie rods |
| 3.5 – 4.0 m | 13 – 16 mm | Maximum height, reinforced base |
LVJIA has pressed water-tank panels in Dezhou since the plant opened, and holds ISO 9001 with import and export rights of its own.
Request a quoteThe panel is sheet moulding compound — glass fibre in a polyester matrix, pressed under heat into a single stiff piece. It is inert, it does not conduct, and it weighs a fraction of the equivalent steel panel.
Product dimensions
Tolerance requirements
Every tank is filled and held at full head before dispatch and no joint is allowed to weep. Panels are checked for flatness and bolt-hole pitch as they come off the press.
Typical performance — Horizontal GRP Water Tank, Low Profile
| Test | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrostatic | 48 h at full head | No weep at any joint |
| Panel flatness | Gauge check off the press | ± 1.0 mm |
| Potable contact | Food-grade resin and gasket | Pass |
Send the capacity you need and the space you have, and LVJIA returns an arrangement drawing with the panel schedule before you order.
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