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Annual Container Count Calculator

How many containers a year of consumption takes, and the volume that has to be stored.

Inputs

Range: 0.01–1,000,000 gal

Enter the measured quantity in the unit shown.

Range: 0.03125–55 gal

Enter the measured quantity in the unit shown.

Result

Containers per year
52 containers
Volume ordered per year
260.0 gal
Product in the part container
0.00 gal
Reading: what this result means for the job
A whole number of containers a year. The purchase figure to take to the supplier is the container count rather than the gallons, because the container count is what the price is quoted against.
Applicability limit
The container count is the annual consumption divided by the container size, rounded up, and it assumes the annual figure is right. Annual consumption comes from the issue history, and the issue history does not know about a product that was written off or spilled. This is a planning figure for the values entered, not a measured result. Coverage rates, product yields and application rates are properties of a specific product, applicator and substrate, and the label or data sheet for the product you are using always takes precedence over the default here.
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Working

Containers per year
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Volume ordered per year
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Product in the part container
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What to check

  • Use actual annual consumption rather than a budget figure.
  • Check the container size the distributor will actually deliver.
  • Add the part container left over to the storage calculation.

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The container count is the number that has to fit in a closet and has to fit on a purchase order. It is rounded up, so it includes a part container that will be sitting open at the end of the year.