Whenever you get pool supplies, the instructions say x ounces per 1,000 gallons or something similar. So how many gallons of water does my swimming pool hold?
There are a lot of sites on the internet that tell you how to work out your pool volume. These easy to use pool volume calculators from the Pool Wizard make life so much easier.
You just put in the measurements and it spits out the answer. I tested it out and it consistently gives ‘clean’ results to the nearest 100 gallons. I found this very nifty, after all, who wants a result like 11,489 gallons. It seems unwieldy and unnecessary to have such an accurate result as opposed to 11,500 gallons, which is just as good when it comes to swimming pool volume and chemical dosing.
The Pool Wizard site have also made provision for those who use metric values. You put in the measurements in meters and it gives metric pool volume results (in cubic meters) as well as the conversion into gallons.
I think the volumes are given in US gallons, though they do not say. Perhaps I’ll send them a note and get them to confirm (or deny) this.
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February 18th, 2008 at 13:33
Thanks for pointing this oversight out to me Larry. The pool water volumes are all given in US gallons and I have had the pages updated to reflect this information.
February 22nd, 2008 at 18:29
Wonderful pool volume calculators there.
Thanks so much for finding this gem of a website. I have gone and ordered a Pool Wizard too. I’ll let you know how my pool does with it.
February 23rd, 2008 at 17:09
Wow! That really is easy pool volume calculating. I like the clean results it gives for gallons. Would be nicer if there was a thousands spacer or something.
February 24th, 2008 at 17:59
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