{
  "slug": "how-much-to-fill-my-pool",
  "title": "How Much Does It Cost to Fill My Pool?",
  "heading": "How Much Does It Cost to Fill My Pool?",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/how-much-to-fill-my-pool",
  "summary": "Filling a 19,000-gallon pool from a home tap at $6 per 1,000 gallons costs about $114 in water alone.",
  "description": "Filling a pool with municipal tap water costs your water utility's per-thousand-gallon rate times your pool's total gallons; filling by delivery truck instead uses a flat per-load or per-gallon delivery rate that's usually higher but much faster. This calculator computes both options so you can compare.",
  "formula": "Tap Fill Cost = (Gallons ÷ 1000) × Rate per 1,000 Gallons. Truck Fill Cost = Gallons × Delivery Rate per Gallon.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-06",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=how-much-to-fill-my-pool",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "gallons",
      "label": "Pool volume",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 19000,
      "unit": "gal",
      "min": 500,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tapRate",
      "label": "Water rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 6,
      "unit": "$/1,000 gal",
      "min": 1,
      "max": 20
    },
    {
      "id": "truckRate",
      "label": "Delivery truck rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.04,
      "unit": "$/gal",
      "min": 0.01,
      "max": 0.15
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "tapCost",
      "label": "Cost via home tap",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "truckCost",
      "label": "Cost via delivery truck",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Pool volume: 19000 gal",
      "Water rate: 6 $/1,000 gal",
      "Delivery truck rate: 0.04 $/gal"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Cost via home tap: $114.00",
      "Cost via delivery truck: $760.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter pool volume (gal).",
      "Enter water rate ($/1,000 gal).",
      "Enter delivery truck rate ($/gal).",
      "Read your cost via home tap on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "gallons": 11500,
        "tapRate": 3.5999999999999996,
        "truckRate": 0.024
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "gallons": 19000,
        "tapRate": 6,
        "truckRate": 0.04
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "gallons": 30500,
        "tapRate": 9.600000000000001,
        "truckRate": 0.064
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How much does it cost to fill my pool?",
      "a": "Filling a 19,000-gallon pool via home tap at $6 per 1,000 gallons costs about $114, while filling the same pool via delivery truck at 4 cents/gallon costs about $760 — much faster but considerably more expensive."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why is truck delivery so much more expensive per gallon?",
      "a": "You're paying for speed and convenience — trucks fill a pool in hours instead of days and avoid tying up your home's water pressure and sewer/septic system capacity during a slow fill."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does sewer billing affect tap-fill cost?",
      "a": "In some municipalities, water usage also triggers a sewer charge based on metered water even though none of the pool water goes down the drain — check if your utility offers a 'sewer credit' or separate irrigation meter to avoid double-charging for pool fills."
    },
    {
      "q": "How long does it take to fill a pool from a hose?",
      "a": "A standard garden hose delivers roughly 9-10 gallons per minute, so a 19,000-gallon pool takes about 32-35 hours of continuous running to fill from a single hose."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/how-many-gallons-is-my-pool",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/how-much-will-my-electric-bill-be"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — How Much Does It Cost to Fill My Pool? (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/how-much-to-fill-my-pool)"
}