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Originally Posted by shcisamax
The shallow end is 1 ft...let's say for purposes of doing the math. So the average depth would be 2.5 (6-1=5/2 right?). So you are saying multiply 14 x 28 x2.5 x 7.5? Which would be 7,350. So it takes 7,350 gallons of water (apx) to fill the pool? x $3.04 per thousand? skybo..that can't be right. Because it would cost $21.00 to fill the pool. Something isn't right. Handyman what is the correct answer here?
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No, the $3.04/thousand rate was for irrigation water, which I included in my answer to your question about average monthly water bills. I don’t think you’d use irrigation water to fill a pool, but I could be wrong...I don’t have a pool here.
I *think* (again I could be wrong) that the water that comes out of the hose is potable water, and that rate is $1.72/thousand. I used 2,650 gallons of potable water last month and it cost me $4.56 (plus the $8.06 base fee). Again, I don’t know if they would charge you sewer treatment fee on water that goes into a pool, but if they do, that rate is $4.12/thousand (on top of what you pay for the water).
To put it into perspective, my first month here (with brand new landscaping that had to be watered every day), I used 39,000 gallons of irrigation water, which is a higher rate than potable water, and that portion of my water bill was only $144.00.
I think your estimate on how much water it will take to fill your pool is a little low, but in any case, I don’t think it’s going to cost you as much to fill it as you might be expecting.