Propane Consumption

[ice_it_06]

Was wondering what others have experienced with regard to propane consumption.

I have a 8 X 16 perm that has a 10,000 btu "blue flame" heater in it.

I started the heater out with a 100 lb tank on 2/6/08 and it has been on ever since that date.

Typically I fish twice a day for a total of 10 hours. The heater has not really been set much over low the majority of the time, and when I leave I set it under (1) on a scale of 1 - 10 settings.

Seems like a long time to be still running so I thought I'd ask those familiar with (100 lb) tanks and their longevity.

I have no way of metering the tanks level so I'm wondering how much more time I can expect on this tank.

[walleyeslayr]

I emailed Empire heaters to see how much fuel a pilot light will burn. I have a 100 pound tank attached as well.

A pilot light will burn approximately 20 pounds in three weeks. Maybe you can judge from there.

[ice_it_06]

Interesting info on the pilot consumption. I would have expected a higher rate of burn and shorter period for a 20 pound tank.

I had a Ultra Shack with 2-40's on it and a Empire and it only used 4-tanks the entire winter. I never shut it off from the first day of the season. Would just put it on its lowest setting when not in it.

This "blue flame" I have in this old house has a thermostat that shuts her down so even on "low" or less it's not running the entire time. Minus "pilot" time I must be getting close to the end I would think by this next week which will be three weeks straight run time !!

[Bandit]

MY 8x20 ran about 9 days on 100lb tank with a 30,000 btu heater, non-vented. It was t-shirt temp with 3 windows cracked for venting.

[L_Cappo]

i can run my vented 25,000 btu on a 100lb tank for 13 days and its a 8 x 16.i never leave it on when i leave my shack.its never on high it stays on low 90% of the time when im fishing.