Once your pool is finally in your garden, all you have to do is fill it with water. We will show you the options and costs of filling your pool.
Filling your pool: Calculate the costs yourself
If you are thinking about buying a pool, why not use our swimming pool buying guide? Before you fill your pool with water after it has been built or assembled, you should be clear about the costs involved.
- The cost per cubic meter of drinking water is between €1.50 and €2.00, depending on the supplier. In addition, there are the sometimes slightly higher sewage costs, so you end up with around €4 per cubic meter.
- If you know the volume of the pool in liters or cubic meters, you can easily calculate the costs. One cubic meter holds exactly 1000 liters. If you don’t know the volume of the pool, you can easily calculate it.
- Example: The pool is 4 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. 4 x 3 x 2 = 24 cubic meters. 24 x €4 = €96. Filling the pool would therefore cost around 100 euros.
- You can find out how to dispose of the pool water at the end of the season and whether this incurs any costs in a separate article.
Filling the pool: Where does the water come from?
A standard water connection to your house supplies around 2.5 m³ per hour. If you have a slightly larger pool, filling it with a garden hose can easily take over a day. However, there are also significantly faster and in some cases even cheaper alternatives.
Filling your pool via the municipal utilities
You can rent a standpipe with a water meter from your local waterworks for a fee. This allows you to tap the water yourself at the street.
- The water costs are halved because you do not have to pay the sewage costs. However, the effort and cost savings are only worthwhile for larger pools.
- For smaller pools, you can therefore also use your garden hose, provided that the waiting time is acceptable to you.
