How much propane does oven pilot light use?
We leave ours on all the time - basically all the time when we're snowbirding - months. It occurs to me that could add up to a lot of propane. Standard 3 burner Dometic with oven. Anybody know h...
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2oldman wrote:Songbirds said about leaving the burners on.
Nobody said anything about leaving burners on. Just pilot.
It could add up to a lot over years, but that would be spit in the ocean compared to your use for other items. My concern about leaving it on is that when there's a tank changeover, the pilot goes out, leaving just gas pouring into the oven.
If the pilot goes out, the thermocouple shuts off the gas valve.
Besides, a tank changeover doesn't shut off the gas.
