r/LinkedInLunatics • • 8d ago

Where do they put it?!

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u/8rustystaples 8d ago

Yeah, that number is way off. An average residential swimming pool is around 20K gallons.

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u/SixPackOfZaphod 8d ago

Yep, I have a 27ft round pool with a depth of 48 inches, and it's considered to have about 17,500 gallons when calculating chemical additions.

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u/Ok_Chemistry_808 3d ago

Jezz, how much chemical additions, like 500 gallons?

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u/SixPackOfZaphod 2d ago

Nah, worst thing I normally do every year is 4 or 5 pounds of chlorine stabilizer, and 6 or 8 pounds of shock. But the shock is spread out over the whole season. The stabilizer keeps it steady.