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Subject:P4 vs. stove (was Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions)
From:S Sittservl
Date:Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:58:05 EST

>  From:    dbeierl@attglobal.net (David Beierl)
>
>  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...

I thought  the 5200 BTU/Hr was for both burners.  I assumed that
the label applied to the appliance as a whole, with everything
turned on.  No?

                                                      -Steven Sittser

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