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Subject:Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:33:47 -0400
At 19:08 10/17/2000, S Sittservl wrote:
>If I turn the 5200 BTU/hr Westfalia stove on full (both burners) on
>a 40 degree day, the van's interior temperature will be about
>80 degrees in 10 minutes.  But if I turn the 7500 BTU/Hr P4 on full
>on the same day, I might make it to 70 degrees after an hour.  That
>seems like a lot more gas for a lot less heat.

2x5200 = 10,400, or 40% more than the P4...

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