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How to work out how much water storage tanks hold

cubix · 2010-12-29 14:44:59

The attic tanks are approx 24" wide x 48" long x 16" high, the tank is higher but 16" is the maxium height the water will come upto. IF I multiply these figures I get 18432. How do I go about working out how many litres/gallons each tank holds. Cheers.

29-12-2010 2:44pm

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cubix

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The attic tanks are approx 24" wide x 48" long x 16" high, the tank is higher but 16" is the maxium height the water will come upto. IF I multiply these figures I get 18432. How do I go about working out how many litres/gallons each tank holds.

Cheers.

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#2 29-12-2010 2:49pm

sellerbarry

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50 gallons.;)

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#3 29-12-2010 2:53pm

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Thanks SB, is it a case of dividing the figure, if so with what amout.

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#4 29-12-2010 2:58pm

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Measure internal length, width and height in metres. Multiply the three to get cubic metres and multiply the result by 1000 to get litres. Alternatively go to:

http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/cubic-meters-to-liters.htm

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#5 04-01-2011 12:01am

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To get the weight, Water weighs approximately 10 lbs to the gallon so 50 gal tank = 500 lbs divided by 2.2 to convert to Kilos = 227 kilos

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#6 04-01-2011 7:39am

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Stay with metric.

24" x 48" x 16"
0.6 x 1.2 x 0.4 = 0.288 m3
0.288 x 1000 = 288 ltrs.
288 ltrs. = 288kg

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