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<blockquote data-quote="Ray Clark" data-source="post: 520501" data-attributes="member: 31103">I think my generator consumes between 1.7 and 3.2 gallons of propane per hour depending on the load.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to tell because the gauge on the propane tank is very &quot;iffy&quot; in terms of accuracy.&nbsp; Right now, my gauge is showing about 63% full.&nbsp; However, based on experience, the tank is probably only about 50-51% full.If I had to run 120 hours (5 days) while using the AC, I would expect to consume about 240-300 gallons.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t had to do that to this point, so maybe if a long outage like that happens to me, then I&#039;ll find out better info.One thing to keep in mind is that propane tanks are only filled to about 80% of their stated capacity.&nbsp; So my 1000 gallon tank is &quot;full&quot; at 800 gallons.&nbsp; Sometimes, depending on ambient temperature, my propane guy will fill it to 82%, but 80% is the standard fill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ray Clark, post: 520501, member: 31103"] I think my generator consumes between 1.7 and 3.2 gallons of propane per hour depending on the load. It's hard to tell because the gauge on the propane tank is very "iffy" in terms of accuracy. Right now, my gauge is showing about 63% full. However, based on experience, the tank is probably only about 50-51% full. If I had to run 120 hours (5 days) while using the AC, I would expect to consume about 240-300 gallons. I haven't had to do that to this point, so maybe if a long outage like that happens to me, then I'll find out better info. One thing to keep in mind is that propane tanks are only filled to about 80% of their stated capacity. So my 1000 gallon tank is "full" at 800 gallons. Sometimes, depending on ambient temperature, my propane guy will fill it to 82%, but 80% is the standard fill. [/QUOTE]

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