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To: dclapp who wrote (811)	4/28/1999 4:32:00 PM
From: Karen E Hoof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 888

Doug....glad you got your tank in......do remember that you only have about 90% draw of the propane in that tank.... and at that point you may start to get a bit of propane smell....just the nature of the beast.......now get that tank piggy-backed as if the situation occurs that we are preparing for you will be in no better situation than I am with a small gas generator......but mine is for power tools and for a transition time to clear the refrig and freezer of the last items...Karen

To: dclapp who wrote (811)	5/2/1999 5:07:00 PM
From: O. H. Rundell	Respond to of 888

dclapp Doesn't propane weigh 4 pounds per gallon? At a pound per hour (at 50% output) that would be 460 hours for your 115 gallon tank (say, 19 days of continuous operation). O. H.

To: dclapp who wrote (811)	5/3/1999 9:11:00 AM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 888

<<And, yes, useage is really worst cast. With the generator running at 50%, my Kohler distributor said it'll use about a <<pound>> an hour of propane. 75% is the most efficient for fuel use, he said.>> Wow! Generators must be big LP guzzlers. I use ~100 - 150 lbs of LP a month during middle winter months (avg day temp 20 F; avg night temp -5 F) to run an everyday-type forced air furnace heating 2600 sq. ft. house. Would not have thought that intermittent (furnace) vs. constant (generator) would have had that huge of an impact. Thanks for posting the info. ...Tim