How would I get 200 gallons of water onto the roof of my apartment?

[Imp]

Only 200 gallons? Is it 3.8 gallons/liter? A kilogram per liter? Can't go wrong with a 760 kilogram load.

 

[Ruptga]

Only 200 gallons? Is it 3.8 gallons/liter? A kilogram per liter? Can't go wrong with a 760 kilogram load.

That's nothing compared to the entertainment he's hiring.

 

[Rakehellion]

watch it crash through the roof.

I won't. My 4th floor neighbors will.

 

[DCal430]

Yes, I specifically opted for the smallest pool they had. The water itself couldn't weigh more than the people, furniture, and other crap that's up there.

Some don't allow waterbeds, some do. The pool is smaller than a twin bed.

I can assure you, you are very wrong. That water weights a lot more than the furniture and people. Especially in terms of pounds per square inch of weight.

 

[dank69]

I can assure you, you are very wrong. That water weights a lot more than the furniture and people. Especially in terms of pounds per square inch of weight.

Still less than a waterbed. 1600 lbs for 200 gallons. OP will be fine.

 

[zinfamous]

This seems like something you should have though of before buying a pool.

This is terrible advice. I never let "thought" stop me from buying kiddie pools back when I was in college, and for some reason found myself wandering through Toys R Us on a hot summer day, stoned out of my gourd.

And it always ended spectacularly.

....I don't think I was ever as stupid as the OP, though. Still, this has potential.

 

[TwiceOver]

...The building is four stories and I live on the bottom floor, so a water hose from the kitchen won't work.

Why won't this work?

 

[rh71]

watch nobody will go in the pool anyway.

 

[edro]

Especially in terms of pounds per square inch of weight.

pressure

 

[ImpulsE69]

Is this a multilevel apartment? You should put the pool at the end of the roof, with a slip n' slide leading to a ramp into the pool. Then watch hilarity ensue.

However, you are doing it wrong. You need to fill it with liquor.

 

[IronWing]

/thread

If there is anything on this earth that the OP doesn't need, that one thing would be retardant.

 

[DCal430]

Still less than a waterbed. 1600 lbs for 200 gallons. OP will be fine.

200 gallons is about the size of a queen size water bed.

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

So on impulse, I bought an inflatable kiddie pool. 5 feet wide. I got the idea that I could put it on the roof to have a hot, hot bikini pool party, but how would I fill it?

My first thought was to carry the water up in buckets, but it would be about half a ton of water to carry up five flights of stairs. That's like helping a friend move. And having to to do it several days in a row as the water gets dirty is a no go.

Also it rained yesterday, so that's a good start. :thumbsup:
Is there some kind of fancy water pump that will shoot 50 feet into the air with no issues?
Can I connect it to a fire hydrant? Are there dozens of laws against that? Is it remotely safe?

The building is four stories and I live on the bottom floor, so a water hose from the kitchen won't work.

 

[rh71]

^ those are so useless other than kids tossing water out of it. Can't fit more than 1 laid out six year old comfortably. Draining it is also a bitch and a half.

 

[deadlyapp]

A faucet doesn't have enough pressure to push that much water straight up.

Depends on your water pressure. 30psi of supply pressure should be enough to get you around 70 feet of water column. Problem is your friction losses in those tiny hoses. You use a big bore hose maybe you'll get lucky.

If you want to do it the right way you should be able to pick up a small booster pump. 150ft of head at maybe 5gpm would probably work. That's around a 1/4HP to 1/2HP pump.

 

[Phoenix86]

If there is anything on this earth that the OP doesn't need, that one thing would be retardant.

 

[Ruptga]

If there is anything on this earth that the OP doesn't need, that one thing would be retardant.

sick burn.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

That's nothing compared to the entertainment he's hiring.

What, is the OP hiring Echo Valley or something?

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

 

[Pulsar]

Because it's coming from a big pipe which connects to a small pipe, which kills the water pressure. I can cut off the water flow by covering the faucet with my finger.

You do not understand hydraulic pressure at all.

But since I really really want to hear about your top floor collapsing, technically 1 psi of water pressure can create 2 feet of head. Or, for every foot of head you will lose .5 psi. If your water pressure at the ground floor is 40 psi, it should be able to pump water up 60 feet (approximation that includes losses). But it isn't going to be fast. Buy a long hose and do it.

 

[Rakehellion]

Is this a multilevel apartment? You should put the pool at the end of the roof, with a slip n' slide leading to a ramp into the pool. Then watch hilarity ensue.

However, you are doing it wrong. You need to fill it with liquor.

The front end of the roof is actually a long ramp leading to a straight drop off. Might be easy to do.

 

[ImpulsE69]

OMFG LMAO *snort*.

 

[BoberFett]

Normally I'd say use buckets, but given who the OP is, I'm going to recommend bending over, shooting 200g of water into his ass, then just walking upstairs. I'm sure he's got plenty of room for it, his head's up there all the time.

 

[ControlD]

You can come get that water from my basement that just flooded. This fucking weather is crazy.

 

[Fayd]

I can assure you, you are very wrong. That water weights a lot more than the furniture and people. Especially in terms of pounds per square inch of weight.

I think you mean cubic inch. And to be honest, it's not a lot more.