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bigblueok
Explorer
Nov 23, 2013

Furnace propane ussage

We have a 2012 Cougar 327RES fifth and last night I had to stay in it to prevent the water lines from frizing since it got down to 24F. I used what I thought was a full propane bottle and this morning I looked at it an the frost was about 1/2 down the bottle. I'm assuming that the frost line is where the gas is.

How much gas does the furnace normally use?
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  • LynnandCarol's avatar
    LynnandCarol
    Explorer
    Nov 23, 2013
    Yes, it does sound about right. The furnace will really use the propane. We normally only use ours for a fast morning warm up and use an electric ceramic heater with a thermostat setting for overnight and continuous heat.
  • Roy_Lynne's avatar
    Roy_Lynne
    Explorer
    Nov 23, 2013
    That actually sounds about right, The bottles are never "topped off" and the furnace uses a great deal of propane when on all night. We plug our RV in and run a small electric heater at night (or all day if the weather demands it as we are still planning on going camping this winter), but why don't you just drain your water lines and blow them out. Cheaper than propane.

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