Filling the pool....DEWA or tanker?

[Chilli]

What do we think? Tanker would be 1200, anyone guess what The DEWA cost would be?

[Harris_I]

I looked into this a few years ago when I had to refill. Bottom line was the tanker guys told me a tanker would cost X, and would be much cheaper than DEWA. When I worked out the volume of the pool multiplied by the DEWA slab, it turned out to be a fraction of the tanker cost. That was at the time, so you would have to do the maths for current slab rates.

[shirt]

how many litres [or cubic metres] do you need?

[Hitch78]

I'd always imagnined your pool to be filled with chilled Bollinger

[Chilli]

shirt]how many litres [or cubic metres said:

do you need?

Not a bad question! Dunno. The pool is about 25 ft x 12 ft and goes from about 3 ft deep, to 7 ft. Someone work that out for me!

[Dusty964]

I will get a price for you tomorrow

[Chilli]

Dusty964 said:

I will get a price for you tomorrow

Thanks buddy.

[oilydan]

A frien of our filled with DEWA and were presented with a 10K bill.

Mine took 3 x 5,000 gal tankers, took about 3 hours and cost 600 dhs.

11m x 3m x 1-3m.

[shirt]

nick. assuming the slope is accross the whole pool [i.e. no flat bottom] i work that out to be a shade over 42m3 = 42,000l = 9240 UK gals.

i'm in work this morning, will see if i can get you a price.

[Chilli]

shirt]nick. assuming the slope is accross the whole pool [i.e. no flat bottom said:

i work that out to be a shade over 42m3 = 42,000l = 9240 UK gals.

i'm in work this morning, will see if i can get you a price.

Yeah, 42,000 life's rings a bell, it's somewhere close to that.

Thanks mate, appreciate it. I didn't know you did this kinda thing....I thought you were qnoil man?!!

[shirt]

nope, power generation. i got a telling off for filling a 10,000l tank from the tap so have the name of a guy somewhere who does tanker deliveries.

[Chilli]

shirt said:

nope, power generation. i got a telling off for filling a 10,000l tank from the tap so have the name of a guy somewhere who does tanker deliveries.

Ah, got ya. Yeah, think I vaguely remember you telling me that now!

[Hitch78]

I cannot see how DEWA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAA could be cheaper. They bum yo...sorry they're really rather expensive for everything.

Just don't get an orange tanker to fill your pool. That really would be st.

[K50 DEL]

My pool company refused to continue to maintain the pool if I had it refilled from a tanker after the last drain and clean session....

Can't help with costs I'm afraid as at the time my water meter was stuck, so it was free!!

[shirt]

K50 DEL said:

my water meter was stuck.....

nick, i might just have a solution.......

[Chilli]

shirt said:

nick, i might just have a solution.......

Yep, aleady been out there and stuck a load of screwdrivers into it.....still ticking!

[shirt]

it is likely a simple mechanical flow meter. just need to split the casing and give one of the gears a nudge. fill pool, put it back.

[Mike Biddle]

These days DEWA hit you with a punitive charge if your consumption is high.

[Hitch78]

shirt said:

it is likely a simple mechanical flow meter. just need to split the casing and give one of the gears a nudge. fill pool, put it back.

My dad used to do this in Zimbabwe in the 80s. He claims he used to just swap it over to reverse it but that sounds a bit Ferris Bueller to me!

[Dusty964]

1500 dirhams.

I was going to phone you to tell you- I still will in fact- I'm just waiting for Phil to send me your number (he hinted) although I understand he is slightly preoccupied with some new gash he was telling me about