Start with accurate measurements
Pool dimensions, average water depth and recent test results are useful starting points for many pool calculations. If you are unsure how to collect measurements, open the pool measurement guide first.
Explore pool calculators and practical guides for common water-care, equipment, volume and cost questions. Choose a tool to learn what it covers and what information you may need.
Choose from the interactive calculators and practical guides below. Each tool explains its purpose, the inputs it uses and the assumptions that can affect its estimate.
20 tools shown across all categories
Estimate how much salt may be needed to adjust your pool's salinity.
View tool guide →Understand the information used to estimate a pool shock treatment.
View tool guide →Review the factors involved in estimating muriatic acid for pool water adjustment.
View tool guide →See what goes into estimating a chlorine adjustment for pool water.
View tool guide →A simple reference to help understand pool pH readings and their meaning.
View tool guide →Learn how pool volume and alkalinity readings relate to baking soda estimates.
View tool guide →Estimate cyanuric acid (CYA) needed to raise pool stabilizer to a target level, or estimate water replacement when CYA is too high.
View tool guide →Calculate how much calcium chloride to add to raise pool calcium hardness to your target level.
View tool guide →Estimate the pump flow rate your pool needs in GPM from its volume and target turnover time.
View tool guide →Estimate the heater size your pool needs in BTU per hour from its volume, temperature rise and warm-up time.
View tool guide →Work out how many hours your pool pump needs to run each day from pool volume, actual flow rate and turnovers.
View tool guide →Estimate pool sand for a base layer, or the number of filter sand bags your sand filter needs.
View tool guide →Find out how many gallons or litres of water your pool holds from its shape, size and average depth.
View tool guide →Find how many gallons a 24 ft round pool holds from its average water depth, in US gallons and litres.
View tool guide →Find how many gallons a 30 ft round pool holds from its average water depth, in US gallons and litres.
View tool guide →A practical guide to measuring pool dimensions for volume and planning calculations.
View tool guide →Find the water surface area of a swimming pool in square feet, square metres and square yards from its shape and inside dimensions.
View tool guide →Estimate what it costs to heat your pool with electric, heat pump, gas or propane from your pool size, temperatures and energy rate.
View tool guide →Estimate the cost and time required to fill or top off your swimming pool with municipal or trucked water.
View tool guide →Calculate the daily, monthly, and annual electric bill of running your pool pump.
View tool guide →Try another word, such as salt, chlorine, volume, pump or heating.
Pool dimensions, average water depth and recent test results are useful starting points for many pool calculations. If you are unsure how to collect measurements, open the pool measurement guide first.
Results depend on input accuracy, product concentration, equipment specifications and pool conditions. Follow relevant product labels and manufacturer instructions when making real-world decisions.