Can You Fill a Pool With a Garden Hose?
Summary
TLDRThis video script advises that for most pool owners, using a garden hose to fill a swimming pool is the best, easiest, and most affordable option, taking about two days for an average 20,000-gallon pool. It's only recommended to truck in water if you have a well, due to potential contamination and depletion concerns. Calling your local municipality about water usage for pool filling can sometimes halve the cost. The script also warns against using well water due to metal contamination issues that can turn pools brown upon chlorination.
Takeaways
- 🚰 Using a garden hose is the best option for filling a swimming pool for most owners.
- 🏊♂️ The average time to fill a 20,000-gallon pool with a garden hose is about two days.
- 💧 City water supply is ideal for filling pools, while wells may pose contamination risks.
- 🚚 Water trucks are recommended only for well owners concerned about contamination or running dry.
- 💸 The cost of filling a pool can be halved by contacting the local municipality for special arrangements.
- 🛠️ Metals in well water can cause significant problems, turning pools brown when chlorine is added.
- 🏡 If you live in a city with a city water supply, a garden hose is sufficient for pool filling.
- 👫 Asking neighbors to help with multiple hoses is an old practice that might not be as common today.
- 🔄 The process of filling a pool with a garden hose is straightforward, fast, and affordable.
- 🌐 Visit SwimmingPoolSteve.com for more pool-related advice and information.
Q & A
Is it possible to fill a swimming pool using a garden hose?
-Yes, it is possible and often recommended for most swimming pool owners to use a garden hose to fill their pool.
How long does it typically take to fill a swimming pool with a garden hose?
-It usually takes about two days to fill an average swimming pool of around 20,000 gallons, depending on the size of the pool and water pressure.
What are the benefits of using a garden hose to fill a swimming pool?
-Using a garden hose is fast, easy, and affordable compared to other methods such as using water trucks.
Under what circumstances might it be necessary to have water trucked in for a swimming pool?
-Water should be trucked in if you have a well and are concerned about running it dry or if the well water is contaminated with metals, which can cause issues in the pool.
What are the potential problems caused by metals in well water when filling a swimming pool?
-Metals in well water can cause the pool water to turn brown after adding chlorine due to oxidation, leading to various pool maintenance issues.
Can filling a swimming pool with a garden hose affect your water bill?
-Yes, if you pay for water both in and out on the same bill, you might be charged for the sewer treatment of the water used to fill the pool.
Is there a way to reduce the cost of water used to fill a swimming pool?
-Contacting your local municipality and explaining that you're filling your swimming pool can sometimes result in a reduced cost for the water used.
What is the average size of a swimming pool in gallons?
-The average swimming pool is around 20,000 gallons.
Why might using a neighbor's garden hose to fill a pool not be necessary or recommended?
-Using your own garden hose is sufficient as it is affordable and there is no need to incur additional costs or ask for favors.
What is the importance of not introducing metals into a swimming pool?
-Metals can cause discoloration and other maintenance issues, so preventing their introduction is crucial for pool health.
What is the website mentioned in the script for more information about swimming pools?
-The website mentioned is swimmingpoolsteve.com.
Outlines
💧 Filling a Pool with a Garden Hose
The script explains that using a garden hose to fill a swimming pool is usually the best option for most pool owners. It is cost-effective, easy, and fast, taking approximately two days to fill a 20,000-gallon pool. The advice presumes access to city water supply and cautions against using well water due to potential contamination and depletion of the well. The script also suggests contacting the local municipality to potentially halve the water cost if you pay for both water and sewer treatment on the same bill. The issue of metal contamination from well water causing pools to turn brown upon chlorination is also highlighted.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Garden Hose
💡Swimming Pool
💡Water Pressure
💡City Water Supply
💡Well Water
💡Metal Contamination
💡Water Truck
💡Sewer Treatment
💡Chlorine
💡Neighborhood Cooperation
Highlights
Using a garden hose is usually the best option for filling a swimming pool.
The average swimming pool is about 20,000 gallons.
It typically takes about two days to fill a pool with a garden hose.
City water supply is recommended for filling pools due to cost-effectiveness.
Water trucks are expensive and not necessary for most pool owners.
Well water can be a source of contamination and is not ideal for pool filling.
Metals in well water can cause problems, turning pools brown when chlorine is added.
Trucking in water is recommended only when dealing with well water.
Contacting the local municipality can sometimes halve the cost of water for filling pools.
Asking neighbors to help fill the pool with their hoses used to be common but is less so now.
Filling a pool with a garden hose is fast, easy, and affordable.
Well water may not be suitable for swimming pools due to potential metal content.
City water supply is preferable for filling swimming pools.
The process of filling a pool with a garden hose takes about two days.
Well water can cause discoloration and other issues in swimming pools.
Trucking in water is an option to avoid metal contamination from well water.
Saving money by negotiating with the local municipality for water costs is possible.
Using a garden hose is sufficient for most residential pool filling needs.
Transcripts
can you fill a swimming pool with a
garden hose well not only can you you
almost certainly should it's it's almost
always the best option and as a pool
professional you know I was always
surprised to hear people asking me you
know what where do I get the water from
to fill my swimming pool do I have to
get those water trucks you know I called
and they're really expensive and the
reality is for most Swimming Pool owners
because of course every situation is
unique but for most Swimming Pool owners
so garden hose is all you need go ahead
and drop your garden hose into your
swimming pool and turn it on and let's
you know average swimming pool 20 000
gallons something like that it's
probably going to take about two days to
fill it up and you know a little more or
a little less depending again on the
size of your pool and the amount of
water pressure that you have at your
house now this answer presumes that you
live in an area where you're provided
with you know City Water Supply you
don't have a well most specifically if
you have a well that is the time when
you should be exploring having your
water trucked in and it's kind of the
only time I recommend to have your water
are trucked in because filling with a
garden hose is fast it's easy and it's
affordable
and a quick tip I'll mention here it's
not really as applicable as it used to
be but it still applies to some of you
if you pay for your water both in and
out on the same bill it's likely that
you're going to get charged for wasting
or the sewer treatment of all of this
water that you fill your swimming pool
with and if you call your local
municipality and you explain that you're
filling your swimming pool sometimes
they cut the cost of that water delivery
in half for you and that's a significant
amount of money that you could be saving
so definitely explore that so back to
the question at hand here
when you have a well and you're worried
about you know a you've got the amounts
of water that you need to draw from it
you don't want to run your well dry but
B Wells are often sources for
contamination or water which is
questionable for use in swimming pools
due to for example you could have Metals
Metals within Rural Water Supplies are
pretty common and it would be a great
idea for you to solve metal problems in
your swimming pool by not allowing them
to get in there in the first place metal
in your pool causes all kinds of
problems
it's actually really common to hear from
Pool owners with a well Source I filled
my pool up I put some chlorine in the
into the pool and right before my eyes
the pool turned brown like from clear to
Brown and that's because there's metal
there's iron in that water and it's
oxidizing as soon as you add that
chlorine into the water and again that's
probably come from a well so that's
really the only time that I explore
Trucking in water if you live in a city
and you have a city supply for sure just
go ahead and fill the pool with your
garden hose you could ask your neighbor
like that used to be really common like
you would get all of your neighbors to
drop a garden hose over the fence and
we'd fill the pool maybe in just in one
day like that but I think people used to
be a little more friendly than they are
now and people don't really ask their
neighbors for favors like that because
it it probably used to be a little more
affordable as well that would represent
a significant cost now as well do you
use your neighbor's garden hose you
don't need it you can just use your own
garden hose and you're probably looking
at two days in order to fill your
swimming pool if you found this
information helpful please be sure to
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YouTube channel and you can check out my
website swimmingpoolsteve.com
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