A gallon of propane is 91,502 BTUs. A heater’s description lists that it produces 58,000 BTUs of heat, but no time frame and most heaters say BTU and not BTU/hr. I want to know how many gallons of propane are needed to run the heater for a given time period.
Can this be calculated from this information?
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If the heater just says BTU, it usually means BTU/hr. So divide your BTU/hr by your BTU/gallon and you’ll have gallons/hr (ignoring any losses/inefficiencies). Though the amount of gas should probably be given directly as BTU because the energy content per gallon varies based on pressure and temperature.
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