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Calculating Propane Use
Your Imagine TT's furnace, refrigerator, water heater and range
(if applicable) all may use propane to operate. Use the BTU
rating of each appliance to determine how long your propane
supply will last. Propane consumption depends on their individual
use and the length of time operated.
Most RV gas appliances are operated intermittently. Unless
there is heavy use of hot water, the water heater consumption
of propane is minimal. During cool temperature or high wind
conditions, furnace consumption can be extremely high.
To calculate your propane supply, take the BTU ratings for your
propane appliances and divide that into the BTU availability.
Each gallon of propane (3.86 liters) produces about 91,500
BTUs (46,514 kilojoules) of heat energy.
Average Propane Consumption
Appliance
Average BTU
Consumption/Hr.
Kilojoules/Hr.
Water Heater 8,800 9,280
Refrigerator 640-1,200 68 0 -1,270
Furnace 16,000 - 35,000 16,880 - 36,930
Range w/ Oven 7,10 0 7,4 9 0
Range - Rear Burner 6,500 6,860
Range - Front Burner 9,000 9,490
Propane Systems
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