Tried the Blue Flame, will be looking at another way to heat

Hi Francesca,

Yes, it draws 0.5 amps for the exhaust blower when the unit is in heating mode. It does draw 5 amps for 2 minutes when igniting. Further it has a proper thermostat so it doesn't get too hot, saving even more on propane costs.

My furnace draws 9 amps for the fan, so running the furnace for one hour would power the platinum cat for 18 hours--and that's if it never cycled off. The larger Cat unit (5200 btus) will run for 17 hours on one gallon of propane (4.25 pounds).