Comments on: How many 20# propane tanks does a hot dog vendor go through each day? http://www.gascampingstove.net/how-many-20-propane-tanks-does-a-hot-dog-vendor-go-through-each-day.html Let's Get Cooking Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:04:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Propane Guy http://www.gascampingstove.net/how-many-20-propane-tanks-does-a-hot-dog-vendor-go-through-each-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-699 Propane Guy Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:10:44 +0000 #comment-699 It depends on the btu load of all of the burners put together. a pound of propane contains a little over 20,000 btu's so a 20lb cylinder holds about 400,000 btu's of energy. Total up the btu's of your burners and divide that number into 400,000 and that will tell you how many hours of burn time you have if the burners are on full heat. If you turn the burners down or some of them off, you will use a little less... It depends on the btu load of all of the burners put together.

a pound of propane contains a little over 20,000 btu’s so a 20lb cylinder holds about 400,000 btu’s of energy.

Total up the btu’s of your burners and divide that number into 400,000 and that will tell you how many hours of burn time you have if the burners are on full heat. If you turn the burners down or some of them off, you will use a little less…

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