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Finding
out how many gallons your pool holds!
It is important
for many reasons to known how many gallons of water your
pool contains. First of all, you need to know the amount of water in
order
to determine the proper amount of chemicals to use in your pool. Not
only
are the chemicals important for the health and safety of your pool
water,
but to be cost effective as well. You do not want to spend more on
chemical
treatments than what is necessary in order to properly maintain your
swimming pool or spa.
If you are not aware of how much water your pool contains, you
cannot
accurately test the water or correct any possible problems.
The following is a sample of an uncomplicated technique for
measuring the
number of gallons of water in your pool.
Find out the average depth. One way to do this is to tie a string
that has
been marked off in feet to a type of weight, then measure the deep
end of
the pool, then measure the shallow end. Add up those numbers then
divide by
two to obtain the average depth. Then take the average depth number
to
determine your pool's capacity for gallons of water. The following
calculations are set forth in order to determine measurements for
rectangular, round and oval shaped pools.
If your pool is a round shape: Take the diameter x diameter x
average depth
x 5.9 to equal the total gallons. For example: an 18 foot round pool
with an
average depth of 5 feet contains 9,558 gallons of water.
If your pool is oval shape: Take the long diameter x short diameter
x
average depth x 5.9 to equal the total gallons. For example if the
long
diameter is 30 feet, the short diameter is 15 feet and the average
depth is
6 feet, the pool contains 15,930 gallons of water.
If your pool is rectangular shape: Take the length x width x average
depth x
7.5 to obtain the total gallons. For example: A pool that is 30 feet
in
length, 15 feet wide and has an average depth of 6 feet will hold
20,250
gallons of water.
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