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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2018, 02:54:45 PM »
I've seen tanker trucks around the area hauling water to fill swimming pools with. I don't know how much they charge, but I don't think it would be much worse than filling a pool with city water by garden hose, which I've seen people do. If it's not cheaper, a tanker truck would be a lot faster, anyway. Maybe some people just can't wait.
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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2018, 06:24:59 AM »
I'm not clear whether filling meant the 6' to refill or the entire pool.  If you were an average of 4' deep, and your average should be more than that, you have 4,000 cubic feet of volume which is 29,900 gallons....you better keep that water meter if it took you 10-1/2 hours to fill it....but I'm thinking that's not what you meant...just to refill the 4 to 6 inches !!! 

Using 4.75' as an average depth the volume calculates out at 35,500 gallons.  That means at 10-1/2 hours you filled at a 56-1/3 gallon per minute rate to fill in 10-1/2 hours...not likely you meant the entire pool. 

On the other hand...if you meant filling the 6" took you 10-1/2 hours and was 11,500 gallons you better get that meter replaced.  That was an 18.25 gallon per minute fill...that's a pretty good rate but on the upper end of delivery rates.  On the other hand for the 6' volume that calculated at 3,750 gallons then the fill rate was 5.95 gallons per minute which is a reasonable number. 
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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2018, 06:28:09 AM »
I've seen tanker trucks around the area hauling water to fill swimming pools with. I don't know how much they charge, but I don't think it would be much worse than filling a pool with city water by garden hose, which I've seen people do. If it's not cheaper, a tanker truck would be a lot faster, anyway. Maybe some people just can't wait.

Because of weight restrictions the most the trucks can haul is around 4,250 gallons of water.  Normal charges for water are around $50 to $100 for city water fill.  The hourly charge for the trucks runs from $75 to $125 an hour and depending how far away you are probably 3 hours or roughly $350 bucks for a load.  That's if you are a business client for a hauler...if not they may clip you for $500 plus.  But I think $350 is fair....
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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2018, 07:17:42 AM »
I'm not clear whether filling meant the 6' to refill or the entire pool.

10-1/2 hours to refill the entire pool after draining.

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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2018, 05:25:36 PM »
With a single 5/8" garden hose it takes about 36 hours to fill our 14,500 gallon pool.

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Re: Home Swimming Pool
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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2018, 05:56:21 PM »
10-1/2 hours to refill the entire pool after draining.

Don't let anybody change your meter!
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Re: Home Swimming Pool
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2018, 11:20:18 AM »
Don't let anybody change your meter!

What he said!!  ;D
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