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buffalobillpatrick · 10-02-14, 03:14 PM

IBC 275gal totes are 40" x 40" x 50" high

((40 x 50 x 4) + (40 x 40)) / 144 = 66.66 ft2 surface area not insulated.

In post #1 I made mistake of including top of tank.

3/4" pex has 1" outside diameter, circumference = 3.1416"

(3.1416 x 12 x 255) / 144 = 66.76 ft2

So exposed area of tank is about the same area as 255' of 3/4" pex.

10-02-14, 03:14 PM	#7
buffalobillpatrick Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florissant, Colorado Posts: 599 Thanks: 814 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	IBC 275gal totes are 40" x 40" x 50" high ((40 x 50 x 4) + (40 x 40)) / 144 = 66.66 ft2 surface area not insulated. In post #1 I made mistake of including top of tank. 3/4" pex has 1" outside diameter, circumference = 3.1416" (3.1416 x 12 x 255) / 144 = 66.76 ft2 So exposed area of tank is about the same area as 255' of 3/4" pex.