littlem1nx Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hello,Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to fill my above ground pool with mains water? My husband has told me it will cost a small fortune is he right?any help would be greatly appreciated.Intex Ultra Frame Pool - 18' x 9' x 52" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 It depends on the price of your water!Your pool is 18 x 9 x 4.3 cubic feet = 696 cu feet, but we don't have any of those imperial thingies here, so we have to convert to cu metres...696 cu ft = 19.7 cu metres (I used a web site to do the conversion!!).So, if your water costs 1,25€ per cu m (which is what ours is), then your cost will be a smidgen under 25€. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Now let me see! 2.54 centimetres to one inch!About 20 €! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Oh, and don't forget to watch out for water restrictions which may come into force with the drought, forbidding filling or topping up of pools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 [quote user="littlem1nx"]Hello, My husband has told me it will cost a small fortune is he right?[/quote]Guess some peoples fortunes are much smaller than others [:)]Depending on what region you are in there could be a charge as a multiple of the water supplied for the treatment of the used water being taken away (even though it isn't)So 24€ to fill + possibly 24€ or 48€ for the waste water if applicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Yes, Teapot, I should have added that, but we don't have mains drainage here so it's a charge I don't immediately think of. Is it really as much again as the cost of the water?People seem to complain a lot about the cost of water but I don't think it's bad at all. Filling a pool to last all summer, not expensive surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 It's only our first year on mains drainage but we just seem to keep paying for this and that, all in all water isn't that expensive unless you buy that bottled stuff. I will have an expensive year this year as I want to remodel my pool completely in the autumn so a big water change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlem1nx Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Thank you everyone. That's brilliant news,someone had told my husband it would cost about 400 to fill the pool!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 That depends on how much concrete he is going to have to put down to stabilise the ground before you fill it. Your 25€ worth is going to weigh 20 tons! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 [:D][:D]True! But is it usually a problem? I could see difficulties if you tried to put a pool on a slope, in which case it would tip/tear/or spill. On flat ground the weight is distributed over the 18x9 sq ft (15sq metres) so the load per sq metre is not much different to a car standing on that spot? Or have I got that wrong?So many people have these pools without problems. We don't have a pool so it's all hypothetical for me. [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 We have a pool. Our average gradient is about 1:4. I have had to level the ground (of course).The edge of the pool is about 1m from a 1,5m high terrace - so yes it can be important even if the ground is level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 If you had a pool on a slope, you could water ski downhill [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Or a waterfall feature? [:-))]1:4 is very steep; too steep really for an above ground pool.This is from the Intex website:What is the steepest slope that I am able to set up my pool on? The surface must be perfectly flat, solid and level. Pay close attention to the pool's stability and levelness in the early stages of filling your pool up with water. If after about an inch of water is accumulated, and the water is not spreading out evenly, or the pool appears to be bulging to one side, stop filling the pool, drain the water, and select a new level site. If the pool is set up on a slope, the pool will be lopsided and can collapse causing personal injury or property damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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