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For your own protection, the preceding warning label has been
placed near the cooking area to remind you of the need of oxygen
for combustion and breathing. Due to smaller area in your recrea-
tional vehicle, there is less oxygen than in your home. Proper venti-
lation is required when cooking.
It is especially important that cooking appliances not be used for
comfort heating, as the danger of asphyxiation and unsafe levels of
carbon monoxide are greater when the appliance is used for long
periods of time.
Propane Consumption
All your propane appliances are operated intermittently. Your fur-
nace is naturally the appliance using the most fuel, especially if
freezing conditions are present outside. On a very cold and windy
day it is conceivable that your coach could consume most of a 30
pound propane bottle.
Propane consumption depends mostly upon individual use of appli-
ances and the length of time operated. Each gallon of propane pro-
duces about 91,500 BTUs of heat energy. Following is a list of typi-
cal appliance consumption when turned on fully for one hour of op-
eration:
APPLIANCE LP GAS CONSUMPTION
Water Heater 8,800-12,000 BTU
Furnace 20,000-35,000 BTU
Stove/Oven 6,500-9,100 BTU
Refer 1,200-2,200 BTU
Note: The above chart represents many
different models.
If you have double bottles and a standard regulator on your RV, use only
one bottle at a time. Otherwise the gas supply will be drawn equally from
both bottles until supply has been totally exhausted. Using one bottle until
it is empty, then using the second bottle will allow you to fill the empty
bottle at your convenience without being totally out of propane.
CAUTION
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