I know this was discussed in an earlier thread on the firebowl but I'll ask again anyway. How fast does it run through propane?
Jim,
A pound of liquid propane contains 91,500 btu. And 5hus a full 5 pound tank could contain 5x 91,500 =457,500 btu's. AThus, for example if your Firebowl consumed 18,000 btu per hour a 5 pound tank could theoretically run it almost 25 hours. In reality you probably never have a completely full propane tank.
This info also handy for knowing how long your heater could run, if you know it's btuh rating.
There you go
I just looked back at earlier posts. One says the aoutland consumes 59,000 btu per hour. Thus it reduces the full power run time to 7.75 hours if the tank is totally full (not likely) .
Running on reduced flame size will obviously extend warm ⏲️⏳
We tend to use our Fire Bowl at about half or less of the max output on the dial after the first couple minutes at full output. Plenty of heat.
We get about 20 hrs at 1/2 throttle.
Thanks all. I wasn't so interested in BTU output as in simple running time at a throttle that gives a fire nice to look at. It sounds like a good way to run through a propane bottle pretty quickly.
@Muleskinner posted:Jim,
A pound of liquid propane contains 91,500 btu. And 5hus a full 5 pound tank could contain 5x 91,500 =457,500 btu's. AThus, for example if your Firebowl consumed 18,000 btu per hour a 5 pound tank could theoretically run it almost 25 hours. In reality you probably never have a completely full propane tank.
This info also handy for knowing how long your heater could run, if you know it's btuh rating.
There you go
What is "5hus?"
Shushing. Should have been thus......typo from large hands
Damn spell check, I hate your shirt