Balance Tank water tonnage

Tatty


Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 16:58

How much water would a balance tank hold in tons if it messured 7ft x 5ft x 6ft 8inchs in depth.

Thanks.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 17:34

Multiply the 3 figs you quote and then convert into cubic metres and the result is the tonnage of water in the balance tank, simple.

Baspinar Bob


Joined: 15/02/2008
Posts: 618

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 17:38

Tatty.



You will need eight ton.



Bob.

loslobos


Joined: 02/04/2009
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 19:08

It would be 6 tonnes

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 19:40

I agree with msg 4

7 x 5 x 6.667 feet = 233.334 5 cubic feet = 6.607 cubic meter

If you fill it to the very top, then some will be wasted down the overflow - ideally you should measure the height to the bottom of the overflow pipe...

And even then you could lose half a ton if someone jumps in and makes a 'tidal wave'!

Keith.

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
23/06/2009 21:00

Some pools, such as the one we had, didn't have an overflow. Once the tank was full the guttering around the pool would then fill up, the flood the pool before flowing onto the garden. That happened a couple of times in winter when the rainfall was continuous. A few other times we had to backwash to remove excess from the balance tank. It's hust a pity we had nowhere else to store that water!