pyotr filipivich wrote:
Let the Record show that cavelamb on or about
Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:03 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Well,I did say "approximately". Now I'm going to have to go dig
the reference out and check. (As to the "pints a pound" bit - my
response on first hearing that was "Man, beer is expensive!")
Hmm.. 8 pints to the gallon, 8.345 pounds of water to the US
gallon, or .133 cubic foot to the gallon US, so ... whip out ye old
calculator, punch, punch, punch, ... well, dang, he's right.

In both languages, 1 cubic foot of water weighs about 62.43lbs, so the
proposed (80 cu.ft) tank would hold about 4994.4 lbs (2.23 tons) of water
I got 2.5 tons of water, "close enough". Still more than I first
estimated, and still enough to over stress a system 8-)

tschus
pyotr

"I am always willing to learn. I am not always willing to be taught."
WSC
So, in other words, about a queen sized water bed?

Ummm, yeah, seems about that much, if you say so.


Say, if I put a one of them queen size water beds in the other
corner of the house (catty whampus from the part which is sagging, you
recon I might be able to raise the sagging end enough to rebuild the
supports under there?

tschus
pyotr



Upstairs? In a frame house?

No, I think it would lower the whole thing!



Richard

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2009 16:37:26 -0600, the infamous Lew Hartswick
scrawled the following:

Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Larry Jaques fired this volley in
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Doublecheck your figures. Water's 8.3lbs/gal and 64.5lbs/cu.ft.
That's 7.5 gallons per cu.ft. x 78, or 585 gallons if filled to the
top
I find 62.43lb/cu.ft. in my water constants reference....??


LLoyd

At what temperature is that? When we get down to the .0x lbs.
we better specify the temp and the value of G. :-)
...lew...

Egad, we missed the RH and sea level coefficients, too! Egg all over
our faces, wot?

--
No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up.
--Lily Tomlin
Larry, That is what I said " The value of G" It not only is
dependent on "sea level" but those nasty things called
"mascons". and I did say hunderedths of a pound not the
bigger difference. :-)
...lew...

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2009 16:37:26 -0600, the infamous Lew Hartswick
scrawled the following:

Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Larry Jaques fired this volley in
:

Doublecheck your figures. Water's 8.3lbs/gal and 64.5lbs/cu.ft.
That's 7.5 gallons per cu.ft. x 78, or 585 gallons if filled to the
top
I find 62.43lb/cu.ft. in my water constants reference....??


LLoyd

At what temperature is that? When we get down to the .0x lbs.
we better specify the temp and the value of G. :-)
...lew...

Egad, we missed the RH and sea level coefficients, too! Egg all over
our faces, wot?

--
No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up.
--Lily Tomlin
Larry, That is what I said " The value of G" It not only is
dependent on "sea level" but those nasty things called
"mascons". and I did say hunderedths of a pound not the
bigger difference. :-)
...lew...

Let the Record show that cavelamb on or about
Tue, 19 May 2009 03:14:15 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Let the Record show that cavelamb on or about
Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:03 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Well,I did say "approximately". Now I'm going to have to go dig
the reference out and check. (As to the "pints a pound" bit - my
response on first hearing that was "Man, beer is expensive!")
Hmm.. 8 pints to the gallon, 8.345 pounds of water to the US
gallon, or .133 cubic foot to the gallon US, so ... whip out ye old
calculator, punch, punch, punch, ... well, dang, he's right.

In both languages, 1 cubic foot of water weighs about 62.43lbs, so the
proposed (80 cu.ft) tank would hold about 4994.4 lbs (2.23 tons) of water
I got 2.5 tons of water, "close enough". Still more than I first
estimated, and still enough to over stress a system 8-)
"I am always willing to learn. I am not always willing to be taught."
WSC
So, in other words, about a queen sized water bed?

Ummm, yeah, seems about that much, if you say so.


Say, if I put a one of them queen size water beds in the other
corner of the house (catty whampus from the part which is sagging, you
recon I might be able to raise the sagging end enough to rebuild the
supports under there?

Upstairs? In a frame house?

No, I think it would lower the whole thing!

Oh, good. I don't have an upstairs.

tschus
pyotr
-
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!