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joebedford
Nomad III
Apr 02, 2018

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 how much? I have no idea.

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  • 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.
  • We leave the PILOT on all the time - none of the burners.

    We have a furnace and electric cubes for heat.
  • Truly very little, but if I understood you correctly? are you saying during the Night, day and while away keep your three burners and OVEN on to keep the RV warm? Why not use you Propane RV Heater? is in not working or do you turn it on? Please, I need more information as details as you can be, please.
  • So little it would be hard to measure. But if I were a guessing person one gallon of propane woild last about 6 months.

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