How many gallons in a 24 ft round pool?

The 24 ft round is the most common above-ground pool size, which is why its gallon figure is quoted everywhere — usually as anywhere from 12,000 to 14,500 gallons. All of those can be right; they just assume different water levels.

Why the 24 ft number varies

A 24 ft circle has a water surface of about 452 sq ft, and every inch of depth is about 282 gallons. So the fill level matters a lot:

• Filled to 46 in (mid-skimmer on a 52 in wall): about 12,970 gallons.
• Filled to 48 in: about 13,540 gallons. 54 in wall filled to 48 in: the same.
• To the brim of a 52 in wall: about 14,660 gallons — the number some charts print, but not one anyone fills to.
• Intex’s figure for its 24 ft × 52 in frame pool is 12,481 gallons, about 44 in of water in a full 24 ft circle.

For dosing, call it about 13,000 gallons and multiply label rates (written per 10,000 gallons) by 1.3. Salt to 3,200 ppm is about 346 lb; stabilizer to 30 ppm about 3.3 lb. A wall of 48 in, filled to 42 in, holds about 11,850 gallons.

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