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10-10-2017, 10:16 AM
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Propane
Going to be living in our coach Aspire 2014 DEQ this winter in Ohio. Does anyone have a good guess on how long my propane tank will last? Thanks in advance.
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10-10-2017, 01:25 PM
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My guess is 3 tanks in your area if you are only using LP. If you can’t get delivery service, I would install a extend a stay valve too your lp tank. RV Geeks did a you tube video on hooking up a large lp tank.
I would augment my heating by using a couple of portable electric heaters and power them directly from the power pedestal
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10-10-2017, 06:13 PM
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Are you going to be plugged in? Is the electricity metered? I was just at a campground in Michigan where most people stay all season. Most of them hook up an external 100#tank.
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10-10-2017, 06:30 PM
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We will be hooked up electric which is not metered, electric is free here. I also plan on getting a 100 pound tank which holds 24 gallons of propane. I plan on just using the on board lp tank for emergencies. So I will be on burner and electric the whole time we are here. I hope to get 15 days on the external tank before having to refill.
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Springboro Ohio
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10-11-2017, 02:03 AM
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There was some previous postings about heaters on the LP regulator. In very cold weather the LP regulator can ice up if I remember. I think later model Aspires had such a thing but not sure about 2014. You might look into those posts. My previous coach was a 2013 Aspire with propane and it never seemed to heat well in real cold weather.
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10-11-2017, 09:30 AM
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We've camped in single digits and never had a problem keeping warm in our 2012 Aspire. The AquaHot is a nuclear reactor for the heat it generates. We could go about a week on a 100lb tank we had hooked up to an extend a stay so we could save the on board tank.
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10-11-2017, 01:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coachmanrvr
We've camped in single digits and never had a problem keeping warm in our 2012 Aspire. The AquaHot is a nuclear reactor for the heat it generates. We could go about a week on a 100lb tank we had hooked up to an extend a stay so we could save the on board tank.
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That was our problem. Our Aspire chewed up LP at a crazy rate. If you burn 100 lb a week, that’s a lot of propane. My old Monaco would run a furnace for about a month on the RV tank.
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10-11-2017, 02:09 PM
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I really never considered propane use a problem. Falls into the same category as gas mileage...
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10-11-2017, 02:16 PM
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I agree 100 pounds seems a lot but it's better than freezing. Our house sold much quicker then we thought so we are stuck here till spring time. I did speak with Aqua-Hot they said hooked to electric we should use less than 2 gallons per day. I agree same as gas mileage. Let's hope it's a mild winter. We plan on using bath house for showers and they also provide free washers and dryers so that will cut down on propane use I hope.
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10-11-2017, 03:17 PM
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No way id leave the coach for a shower. We've been in ours since we bought it.
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10-11-2017, 03:38 PM
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Quote:
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No way id leave the coach for a shower. We've been in ours since we bought it.
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Cool, begs a question though. Aren't you getting hungry, or do you have food delivered. [emoji1]
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10-11-2017, 03:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dennis45
Cool, begs a question though. Aren't you getting hungry, or do you have food delivered. [emoji1]
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Ha!
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