โNov-25-2019 06:34 PM
โDec-08-2019 07:22 AM
โDec-06-2019 02:37 PM
campigloo wrote:That is just for those that run one cylinder at a time.
.....and tanks only go empty in the middle of the night. Iโm convinced itโs some kind of conspiracy!
โDec-06-2019 12:29 PM
โNov-30-2019 06:38 AM
Twistedlarch wrote:CavemanCharlie wrote:
I understand that you are asking "Just In Case" but, if you have power hook up why not take an electric space heater to supplement the propane heater.
I do plan to run a a space heater as the main source of heat, but I always like to plan for the worse, especially with my 8-10 yr old boys. "What if"
I did just buy two #30 tanks, Home Depot has them on sale on line for $40 with free shipping to your local store
Brian
โNov-29-2019 09:14 AM
CavemanCharlie wrote:
I understand that you are asking "Just In Case" but, if you have power hook up why not take an electric space heater to supplement the propane heater.
โNov-29-2019 08:35 AM
Twistedlarch wrote:
Thanks all for the responses!
I plan to take our trailer up the mountain to our local ski area, they have power hookups but want to prepare for worse case scenario and have enough propane to make it through a cold night.
Thanks!
Brian
โNov-28-2019 08:40 PM
CavemanCharlie wrote:
I understand that you are asking "Just In Case" but, if you have power hook up why not take an electric space heater to supplement the propane heater.
โNov-28-2019 10:32 AM
โNov-27-2019 10:21 AM
โNov-27-2019 07:39 AM
happy2rv wrote:rhagfo wrote:
Every time I had my empty 20# tank filled, it took 5 gallons to fill, our 30# tanks will take 7 to 7.2 gallons to fill when empty.
It shouldn't take 5 gallons to fill a 20#. Propane should weigh 4.22 pounds per gallon which equates to 4.73 gallons for 20#, so I was low when I said 4.5 gallons. That's assuming it's filled to capacity which can vary by who is doing the filling. Assumption is OPD should kick in at 20# but I don't know how precise those are. 7.1-7.2 gallons should be spot on for a completely empty 30# tank.
Also, to be fair, I did round the usage saying approximately 1/4 gallon per hour. So, assuming 91500 BTU/HR capacity 20000/91500=.2185745 gallons per hour or 21.64 hours for 4.73 gallons. All these calculations are very precise, but reality isn't so precise. I seriously doubt the 20K BTU is 100% efficient and exactly 20K BTU. I also seriously doubt that if you take 10 random 20# propane tanks any of them will hold exactly 4.73 gallons of usable propane. So, I would say approximately 20 hours of continuous run time from a full 20# tank. Again noting if you use exchange tanks they will almost certainly never be full when exchanged.
โNov-26-2019 07:14 PM
โNov-26-2019 05:30 PM
โNov-26-2019 05:18 PM
badsix wrote:
I would think your heater is not going to run continually. it should heat up then shut down then when temps drop inside it will come back on. like on for 5 min. then off for 5min. depends on how well your insulated.
Jay D.
โNov-26-2019 10:22 AM