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rbpru
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Jan 03, 2014

How much propane does the furnace use?

We bought a used TT, brought it home, parked it in the snow. We want to do a shakedown trip before our trip to FL in Feb.

We intend to go down to southern Indiana in a couple of weeks. (About 150 miles)

We will dry camp so we do not have to re-winterize and the battery is in the house for the winter. We will have shore power.

My question is how much propane will we need to heat the trailer for 3 days, assuming the following;
• Outside temp 35 degrees, inside temp 60 degrees.
• 2010 Dutchman lite 25 feet long
• Dual propane tanks.
• 25,000 BTU central heating.

Any other cold weather hauling tips?
  • Propane contains approx 90,000 BTU of energy as I remember. So if you have a 25,000 BTU furnace that means your furnace will burn approx 1/3 gallon per hour of running time.
  • The thing is when using propane to use the heater, that you're using up battery power, so keep that in mind. If you'll be on shore power on your trip, get a little inexpensive (DeLonghi is a nice brand) space heater from WalmarK and use it. Some people can go through 2 tanks of propane in 3 to 4 days.

    WoodGlue
  • If you have shore power, get an smallish electric heater to maintain the temp you want at night. The 2 tanks will be more than enough to get you thru the 3 days. More like 10 days!