I'd say you're doing OK, with maybe a bit of an air problem, but not
much.
The furnace is what sucks the fuel. The stove and refrigerator use a
comparatively tiny amount of propane. When I lived in my EVC for a
couple of months, I refilled (using about 2.5 gal) around every three
weeks. I was cooking all my meals and running the refrigerator
continuously. But I was in warmer weather, typically keeping the
furnace off during the night, and running it for a half hour in the
mornings only. There were a few cold nights where I kept the furnace
on all night, but not many.
I usually get around 2.5 gallons into the tank on a fill, but I
usually fill when the silly little indoor LED display inside indicates
empty. The tank is still over 1/4 full at this point, judging by the
more accurate outdoor gauge. The tank has a shut-off device to
prevent filling over 80% full, so basically the top 1/4 of the tank is
unusable. So I'm really only using the middle 1/2 of the tank's
capacity. I could get a longer time between fills if I would run the
tank closer to empty.
--Rich
My EVC page at:
"edward a. bevan" <pcbeva-@...> wrote:
I ran it for 5 nights and boiled water about 5 times, 3 of the
nights it was about 10 or 15 below zero ( I guess some people would
say that's extremely cold ). The other two were about 15 degrees
F. I have the manuals also ( thank you very much ) the figures I get
support my suspicions that something is wrong with the equipment,
but they're not conclusive. Just how long does your tank usually
last? Also; when you get it filled, does the top light on your tank
levels panel stay on solid green? Both times I got mine filled it
took just a little over 2 gallons. The guys just look at me when I
ask how much it cost, " it's on us " they tell me.
Thanks
EAB
