Doesn't the LP HotDawg cost a fortune to use?
The avg sized heater for a two-car garage uses 100,000 BTU/hour.
A gallon of propane contains 91,502 BTU of heat energy.
Dividing 91,502 by the BTU per hour rating gives you the number of hours that one gallon of propane will last.
Basically, 1 hour of HotDawg Heater usage is just over 1 gallon of propane.
A standard 120 gallon tank (54" high x 30" diameter) holds 96 gallons of propane. This is a typical tank for someone who uses propane for a fireplace insert, cooking, or clothes dryer....not a full time LP boiler to heat the whole house.
So...if I use the heater 4 hours a day, I'll need an LP delivery every 3 weeks at about $350 each delivery with the bs fees included.
If you're an occasional user of propane, you are not going to get a discount propane price; you're going to pay around $3.50 - $3.75 a gallon... the only was propane is discounted is if you're getting 500 gallon deliveries at a time to a larger tank to heat your whole house - or - constantly refilling, which includes $35 safety fees. Propane delivery pricing is funny like that.
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