NewsLeak » calculator http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak News for Professionals Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:26:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Should You Be Concerned With a 2” Water Loss? http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/2010/06/should-you-be-concerned-with-a-2%e2%80%9d-water-loss/ http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/2010/06/should-you-be-concerned-with-a-2%e2%80%9d-water-loss/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:32:35 +0000 Josh Butler http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/?p=314 Calculate swimming pool water loss at AmericanLeakDetection.com

While many pool owners suspect their pool is leaking, they fail to take corrective action because they incorrectly believe their water loss is minimal.

If you suspect a swimming pool is leaking, visit our swimming pool water loss calculator. Input the length and width of your pool, and the number of inches of water the pool is losing each day. With that information, it will calculate how many gallons of water your swimming pool is actually leaking.

For example, if a standard size pool (18’ by 27’) is losing 2 inches of water a day, the pool loss calculator will show that the number of gallons of water lost each day is 605!

With that type of water loss, a call to an Original Leak Specialist is a must!

Locating and repairing leaks will help save money on water and chemicals as well as reduce the potential for significant damage to property.

]]> http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/2010/06/should-you-be-concerned-with-a-2%e2%80%9d-water-loss/feed/ 1 Calculate your swimming pool water loss in gallons per hour http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/2009/09/calculate-your-swimming-pool-water-loss-in-gallons-per-hour/ http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/2009/09/calculate-your-swimming-pool-water-loss-in-gallons-per-hour/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:36:54 +0000 Josh Butler http://www.americanleakdetection.com/newsleak/?p=252 When you suspect your pool is leaking and you want to know how many gallons of water it is losing, by using data from a bucket test and the dimensions of your pool, you can figure out how many gallons per hour or minute your pool is losing.

Use the swimming pool water loss calculator.

Calculation examples:

Example #1:

A pool owner says his 18×27 pool is losing 2 inches per day. How many gallons is the pool losing per day?
The formula is: L (x) W (x) WL (x) .6233 = Gallons Lost

The given values are: L = 32′  W=18′   WL=2″

Plugging the values into the formula we have:
32 (x) 18 (x) 2 (x) .6233 = 718.04 gallons

The 718 Gallons lost also gives you an idea of how big the leak is that you are looking for.  The example also means that they are losing:

  • 29.9 gallons per hour! (718 divided by 24) and …
  • 0.498 gallons per minute! (29.9 divided by 60)

That’s two quarts per minute!  What size stream of water would it take to fill a quart container in one minute?  About the diameter of a pencil.

Example #2:

A spa owner says he has to add 1.5 inches of water daily to his 12′ diameter spa. How many gallons of water is the pool losing?  The formula for round pools and spas is:
Diameter (feet) (x) Diameter (x) WL (x) .48929 = Gallons Lost

The given values are: Diameter= 12 feet   WL=  1.5 inches

So, plugging the values into the formula, we have:
12 (x) 12 (x) 1.5 (x) .48929 = 105.69 Gallons lost in 24 hours

Use the swimming pool water loss calculator at americanleakdetection.com to find out how many gallons per hour your pool is losing due to leakage.

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