Date:         Tue, 5 Jul 2016 22:07:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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I found the fridge running near full time with some cooking-BBQ I would usually be good for 3 weeks. 

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Edward Maglott
Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time

based on above...  (96,000btu/gal * 2.5gal) /10,000btu/hr with both
burners=24 hours with both burners going.  no wonder the fridge will run for weeks on a full tank!


On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> A gallon of propane is ~96,000 Btu. The burners on our stoves are 
> about
> 5,000 Btu/hr. The tank full (80%) is about 2.5 gallons. The two 
> burners make more heat the Propex and that would been a much safer way 

> to burn off the fuel.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
> Behalf Of Neil2
> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 12:56 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time
>
> Wow,  I cannot believe how long the two burners can stay lighted on a 
> single tank of fuel!
>
> A few of us in Portland are having our tanks refurbed and I only 
> learned of the deal Friday so after cooking brekky this morning I left 

> the burner on.
> And on.  And on.  I filled the tank last month and used it a little 
> one weekend since but how in the world can a tank last 14 hours?!  I 
> would never have believed it.  I'm tempted to start the propex as well 

> but it's too stinkin' hot as is.
>
> --
> Neil2
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