Calculating Propane Gas Usage; Cooking / Comfort Heating Label; Traveling With Propane; Re-Fueling Warning Label - Jayco 2016 White Hawk Owner's Manual

SECTION 7 – FUEL & PROPANE SYSTEMS
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ALCULATING
It is important to remember that your furnace, refrigerator, water heater and range all may
use propane gas to operate. Each has a different BTU rating, and you will need to consider
them to determine how long your propane supply will last. Most RV gas appliances are
operated intermittently. Propane consumption depends on individual use of appliances and
the length of time operated.
consumption of propane is minimal. During cool temperature or high wind conditions,
furnace consumption can be extremely high.
To calculate your propane supply, take the BTU ratings for your propane appliances and
divide that into the BTU availability. Each gallon of propane gas (3.785 liters) produces
about 91,500 BTU's (96,528 kilojoules) of heat energy.
Propane consumption chart
The following chart provides average propane consumption information.
Appliance
Water Heater
Refrigerator
Furnace
Range/oven
Range, rear burner
Range, front burner
Outside Grill

Traveling with Propane

Use care when fueling your tow vehicle. Make certain
your propane container is properly fastened in place.
Some states prohibit propane appliances to be operated
during travel, especially in underground tunnels. Make
sure you know the laws for the areas where you travel.
The label listed below should be kept permanently
affixed to your recreation vehicle:

Cooking / comfort heating label

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ROPANE AS SAGE
Unless there is heavy use of hot water, the water heater
Average BTU
Consumption per Hour
1,200 – 1,500
35,000 – 40,000
8,800
7,100
6,500
9,000
10,000
7-10
JAYCO TOWABLE
Kilojoules/Hour
9,280
1,270 – 1,580
36,930 – 42,200
7,490
6,860
9,490
10,550

Re-fueling Warning Label