The fire departments around here will sometimes go drain the hydrant closest to your house.
Amount of water to fill a swimming pool.
Multiplier 7 5 for rectangle square or free form pools.
The water volume of a pool 60 ft.
Shallow end 2ft.
Estimate the volume of water that will fill the pool by taking measurements or using dimensions specified in an architectural plan or product specifications.
A standard pool can be filled within a couple hours.
30 x 60 x 10 3 2 11 700 cubic ft.
To determine the average depth in a pool where the bottom slopes measure the shallow end the deep end depth.
Multiplier 5 9 for round or oval pools.
To determine the average depth in a pool where the bottom slopes measure the shallow end the deep end depth.
Add them together and divide by two 2.
Determine the average depth.
I live in south louisiana and we have had a few people fill their pools with bayou water instead of paying hundreds to fill it with a water hose.
Of water 11 700 x 7 5 87 750 gallons calculating make up water.
Length x width x average depth x multiplier volume in us gallons.
One cubic foot of water equals 7 5 gallons.
2ft 10ft 12ft.
This method is the most expensive and costs increase based on the size of your pool or any balancing or pre treating options.
Measure the length width and average depth of the pool rounding each measurement off to the nearest foot or percentage of one foot.
12 2 6ft average depth.
Deep end 10ft.
Determine the average depth.
Wide and that slopes in depth from 3 ft.
One inch equals 0 0833 feet.
Since there are 7 5 gallons in each cubic foot multiply the cubic feet of the pool by 7 5 to arrive at the volume of the pool expressed in gallons.