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Old-Biscuit
Apr 02, 2018Explorer III
Mont G&J wrote:
The answer to the OP's question.
How much gas does a standing pilot use?
Again, this goes back to the design of the burner. A thermocouple system uses about 700 btu's per hour while a thermopile system about 1500 btu's. I find it easier to understand volume in gallons; a gallon of LP gas contains roughly 91,500 btu's. A thermopile assisted burner therefore uses one gallon of gas in 61 hours, or nearly 12 gallons a month. A thermocouple system would be roughly half that amount.
Your oven pilot uses the thermocouple design.
Pretty close to what 'Soundguy' posted on 1st page
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