Water Heater....leave on or as needed?
Do you leave your hot water heater on when camping or on and off as needed?
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1 gallon of propane has 91,600 btus
Atwood water heater
6 gal uses a 8800 btu/hr burner--------10.4 TOTAL hrs burn time
10 gal uses a 10,000 btu/hr burner----- 9.1 TOTAL hrs burn time
Suburban water heater
6,10,12 gal...all use 12,000 btu/hr burner-----7.6 TOTAL hrs burn time
Propane fries up when temp drops to 110*F (Atwood) 100*F (Suburban)
Shuts down when temp reaches 140*F (Atwood) 130*F (Suburban)
Roughly 20 mins of burn time.
So propane usage is MINIMAL
Atwood water heater
6 gal uses a 8800 btu/hr burner--------10.4 TOTAL hrs burn time
10 gal uses a 10,000 btu/hr burner----- 9.1 TOTAL hrs burn time
Suburban water heater
6,10,12 gal...all use 12,000 btu/hr burner-----7.6 TOTAL hrs burn time
Propane fries up when temp drops to 110*F (Atwood) 100*F (Suburban)
Shuts down when temp reaches 140*F (Atwood) 130*F (Suburban)
Roughly 20 mins of burn time.
So propane usage is MINIMAL
