63# Propane Last......?
Typically how many days does a 63# propane tank last on a small class c motorhome?
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Our Class C has a 56# propane tank. Before the start of our seasonal stay (May 1st), we had it filled. We have run the furnace about 5 times overnight (from about 10pm - 7am) when we had some overnight lows in the 40s and a few times in the morning. We use the oven a lot, probably 4 - 5 times a week about 20 - 30 minutes at a time. We also use the stove a few times a week. All other cooking is outside using a 20# propane canister. We also lost power for 5 days after a storm so the refrigerator and hot water heater ran on propane for those 5 days.
Right now we have 1/4 tank of propane. That should last us the rest of our stay here (end of August) and the rest of the summer and fall. When we start winter camping we'll have to fill it again. If we didn't need to run the furnace, we'd have a lot more propane still. Running the furnace will exhaust 60# of propane quickly.
When we bought our previous RV we were told that running the furnace and hot water heater burn about 1# per hour. Once the hot water is hot, keeping it hot doesn't take a lot of propane, however we keep our hot water heater on electric because we don't want to have to unhook and drive somewhere to have the propane tank filled.
When we first bought our Class C it had a full tank of propane. We bought it end of April. When we first had the tank filled 15 months later, there was about 1/4 tank of propane in it. We did not use the furnace during that 15 month period.
-Michael
Right now we have 1/4 tank of propane. That should last us the rest of our stay here (end of August) and the rest of the summer and fall. When we start winter camping we'll have to fill it again. If we didn't need to run the furnace, we'd have a lot more propane still. Running the furnace will exhaust 60# of propane quickly.
When we bought our previous RV we were told that running the furnace and hot water heater burn about 1# per hour. Once the hot water is hot, keeping it hot doesn't take a lot of propane, however we keep our hot water heater on electric because we don't want to have to unhook and drive somewhere to have the propane tank filled.
When we first bought our Class C it had a full tank of propane. We bought it end of April. When we first had the tank filled 15 months later, there was about 1/4 tank of propane in it. We did not use the furnace during that 15 month period.
-Michael
