pool help

Hi All,

Can any body help me!!!

If I had a average 8x4 swimming pool,,how many gallons of water would it hold???

Thanks

Tony

 Hi Tony,

Firstly, I am assuming the dimensions are in metres and this is what calculations are based on.

Secondly, the number of gallons is also dependent on the depth of your pool.

Thirdly, we are talking about UK gallons.

I have assumed a depth of 1m and calculate that the number of gallons required is 7033 (((8m x 4m x 1m)/ 0.001)/4.55). However deep your pool is, you need to multiply the depth in metres by 7033.

For a pool 1.5 m deep calculate 1.5 x 7033

  "    "     "    2  m      "           "            2 x 7033

etc.

I hope the final bit is not too patronising and that the info is useful.

Regards,

Noreen

This message was last edited by nfm2862 on 11/06/2012.

Hi Noreen,

Many thanks for your info.  Not to patronising at all, plain and simple just like me!!

Tony

Is it me or do both quotes seem so so different????

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Opps.

 checked again,  think it should be  229 gallons to the cu metre so  10,555 gallons UK but 48,000 ltrs is right

Metric is so much easier

Yes it is !

1m3 = 1000 litres = 1 tonne.

Does anyone know how much it costs to refill a pool from the mains water? The pool is 11x 5 metres.

Many thanks,

Carl

Hi Tony,

Yeah, thats because the 217 920 is wrong!

I disagree with Julianxthat metric is easier. It depends on what units you were brought up on and as Tony asked the question in gallons, I gave the answer in gallons. All you had to do to my calculations was multiply the answer by 4.55 (rounded to 2 dp) and this would be the metric equivalent.

This is of course assuming the pool is 1.5 metres deep. (Are all pools a standard depth maybe?)

Regards 

Noreen

I guess we are all entitled to our opinion of which is easier.

I replied with the amount in gallons because that was the question asked.

Whether metric or imperial is easier doesn't alter the fact the calculation (1,000 ltrs = 1 cu mtr thus 48,000 ltrs in your pool. x 4.54 = 217,920 UK gallons) given by Julianx is wrong.

There are 4.55 (rounded to 2 dp) litres to UK gallon therefore you don't multiply by 4.55 you should have divided.

Noreen

 Hi

The last time I had to fill my 7 x 4 mtr x 1.5 mtr depth pool my quarterly bill came in at €90.

My normal bill usualy came in at €42 per 2 month.

My Bill includes first 15 q mtr every 2 month used or not

Yes I was suprised.

I do remember a few years prior when still on builders supply filling my pool for the first time.

I left all the residents without water for 5 days

I flew back to UK the next day.

Yes very selfish of me.

Sorry