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How far can this pool safely be drained?

Enter the pool and the water table and find out — instantly. The calculator returns the factor of safety with the pool empty and the maximum drawdown below the tile line. Estimating only; read the note under the tool.

Pool flotation & safe drawdown estimator

Gunite / shotcrete shells · dead weight only · deck, finishes and equipment not modelled

Concrete 150 pcf, water 62.4 pcf, freeboard 6″, bond beam 12″×12″. The sealed calculation uses your project's actual values and detail.

Maximum safe drawdown below the tile line … starting the estimator…
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Send the pool plan or a few dimensions and the flood zone. Sealed letter back in 1–5 business days.

Preliminary estimating tool — not an engineering document. Provided free for rough screening only. It is not sealed, is not a professional engineering service, and creates no engineer–client relationship. It models the gunite shell and bond beam alone and ignores the deck, finishes, toe or hold-down slabs, equipment, reinforcement, site-specific soil and groundwater data, construction sequence, and hydrostatic relief provisions. It cannot tell you whether a specific pool is safe to drain. Do not drain a pool based on this tool. Oasis Engineering accepts no liability for any use of it. Verify every result with a licensed professional engineer.