Industrial production and daily life often need to store water, the choice of water tank is a point can not be ignored. Generally, water tank can be divided into steel water tank and plastic water tank, and then some people often can’t help wondering: which is better between steel water tank and plastic water tank? How can I choose the most suitable one for myself that can not only guarantee the water safety, but also reduce the cost of investment as much as possible? According to decades of our water tank manufacturing experiences, the following article will give you a detailed introduction.The evident difference between steel water tank and plastic water tank is material, plastic water tank mostly adopts PE material, while the steel water tank is usually a stainless steel tank. There are four main points need to be considered when we choose a suitable water tank - price, capacity, quality, and application.Steel water tank is becoming more and more popular as its excellent performance on strength、corrosion resistance and lifespan. This kind of water tank isin the daily life of small residential areas, office buildings, schools and small factories, and water storage for fire fighting. The most used steel water tank is stainless steel water tank as its good rust prevention performance, it can be divided into vertical water tank、horizontal water tank、transportation water tank, above ground water tank, underground water tank, etc.Because of the particularity of its production material, stainless steel water tank is just suitable for the industrial production and domestic water storage, it cannot store hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or the liquid with larger basic and acidic content.The use range of plastic water storage tank contains the chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, pesticide industry, metallurgical industry, etc. It is widely used for the secondary water supply and water storage of high building, auxiliary equipment for water treatment and purification. What’s more, plastic water tank can store most of organic solvents and be regarded as the reaction container, can partly replace stainless steel, titanium, high nickel alloy steel and other materials. PE plastic water tank is a perfect storage container for chemical reaction corrosion solution and cleaning solution.Plastic water storage tank can store and reverse most of the inorganic acid, salt solvents and most organic solvents, can partly replace stainless steel titanium, nickel, high alloy steel and some other material. This kind of water storage tank conforms to the dangerous goods storage and transportation regulation, it is an ideal container for storage and reaction of chemical corrosion solvents and clean solvents.The plastic PE water storage tank is made of low molecular material, belongs to ordinary pressure vessel, so it is easy to crack with weak anti – pressure ability, just suitable for atmospheric pressure.
From this comparison, it is easy to draw a conclusion that plastic water tank and steel water tank are all ideal containers for storing water, the differences between them is only in the change of use range and environment. Plastic water tank is suitable for atmospheric storage and acid and alkali solvent, while steel water tank can store water with higher requirement in hygiene and use safety. In a word, when choose our own water tank, we should not only follow the business advice but also take into account our own actual application environment.
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One main complaint of concrete tanks is cracking, leaking, and the resulting maintenance and costs required to correct these problems.
Concrete is not flexible, and is subject to expansion and contraction – caused by changing temperatures or seismic activity – which overtime causes cracks and leaking. Cracks in concrete tanks can be repaired, but in some instances an expensive plastic liner is required. An untreated crack in concrete can lead to the growth of bacteria on the porous concrete which can compromise the sanitation of your tank.
The most significant advantage for choosing a steel tank over a concrete tank is the durability. Steel will flex but not crack like concrete tanks often will. A properly maintained above ground steel panel tank can last well over 100 years, whereas a concrete tank is estimated to have a maximum lifespan of 50 years.