Ok I probably know the answer but I thought I would ask. I upgraded the propane tanks in our new unit, Oshkosh, to 40 lb tanks. Both tanks were freshly filled on Thursday the 21st, which was a high of 69 and a low of 44. We left to go for 5 days thinking all would be fine. I turned the thermostat down to 60 degrees and while we were gone the temps ranged from highs in the upper 30’s and the lows in the mid 20’s.
When we got back to the trailer and turned up the heat to 70 which the trailer achieved only to find out an hour after getting back we were out of propane. So my question is this, did we really burn through that propane in 5 days (80 lbs) at a 60degree setting or ???
My thoughts range from yes the trailer is that inefficient, or because the tanks were brand new they didn’t get them fully filled, to I have a gas leak ( I didn’t check for leaks at the connections with a spray, but I did give it the smell test after I turned on the tank valve).
As as we are presently cleaning out our old residence I have parked the trailer at a neighbors house and am plugged into a 20 amp service so I am limited to other options for heat until next week.
Any thoughts or real world experiences as to what I should expect the burn rate to be would be appreciated.
When we got back to the trailer and turned up the heat to 70 which the trailer achieved only to find out an hour after getting back we were out of propane. So my question is this, did we really burn through that propane in 5 days (80 lbs) at a 60degree setting or ???
My thoughts range from yes the trailer is that inefficient, or because the tanks were brand new they didn’t get them fully filled, to I have a gas leak ( I didn’t check for leaks at the connections with a spray, but I did give it the smell test after I turned on the tank valve).
As as we are presently cleaning out our old residence I have parked the trailer at a neighbors house and am plugged into a 20 amp service so I am limited to other options for heat until next week.
Any thoughts or real world experiences as to what I should expect the burn rate to be would be appreciated.
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