Water Volume of IO 160 Gallon Salt buckets

[wayner]

Anyone know how much water these pails hold?

[danny zubot]

Approx. 5 gallons

[wayner]

Thanks

[Invigor]

(3.14)r²h / 231 = volume in gallons if you measure in inches.

[Aquattro]

(3.14)r²h / 231 = volume in gallons if you measure in inches.

I think the bucket is tapered.....

[BCOrchidGuy]

Get a 4 litre milk jug or similar and use it as a starting point. Those (if I'm thinking of the right one) buckets are usually 3.5 gallons (Imp) the old taller ones were closer to 5.

Doug

[christyf5]

The taller ones are ~7.75 gallons if full by my calculations.

[kari]

(3.14)r²h / 231 = volume in gallons if you measure in inches.

I think the bucket is tapered.....

r(bottom) + r(top) / 2 = r (average) :lol: :lol:

I + 6:00am < awake

[IslandReefer]

water weighs apx 8lb/gal....weigh it -tare
or 1kg per litre -tare (bucket)
..bathroom scale etc

[trilinearmipmap]

r(bottom) + r(top) / 2 = r (average)

Yes but the average area is what counts, not the average radius. Therefore it is the square of the radius that would need to be averaged I believe. It is a long time since I have done any calculus.

[Murminator]

Tap water is 10/Lbs gallon. the specific gravity is 1.000
5 Imp G=22.73 L
5 Us G = 18.92 L
22.73 L X 1.025 SG(saltwater) = 23.3 kg or 51.36 LBS
18.92 L X 1.025 Sg = 19.4 kg or 42.7 LBS

Then do the tare system Island reefer suggested. Zero the bucket out on a scale then fill it.
Hope it helps :mrgreen:

[Aquattro]

Tap water is 10/Lbs gallon. the specific gravity is 1.000


My references say 8.345404 pounds per gallon....

[BMW Rider]

Look on the bottom of the pail. Often the volume is listed somewhere on them.

[Murminator]

Tap water is 10/Lbs gallon. the specific gravity is 1.000


My references say 8.345404 pounds per gallon....

must be US gals :mrgreen:

[kari]

r(bottom) + r(top) / 2 = r (average)

Yes but the average area is what counts, not the average radius. Therefore it is the square of the radius that would need to be averaged I believe. It is a long time since I have done any calculus.

Which space ship is this tank going into?

[G1GY]

Yes but if GM built a car that went the speed of light, could someone tell me why or why not it would be a waste of money to put head lights on it :question: :lol:

[Rikko]

Wow guys, and I thought I was bad. :lol:

[wayner]

Wow!, was just looking for a ballpark figure :eek: