shawn.pinet.name

I've had my fireplace going for quite a while this winter, and have added an extra fan to help improve the amount of heat getting into the rest of the house.  Hey who knows it might even improve my fireplaces EROEI as it's blowing on a part that didn't have the best heat transfer before.

However in some ways I always look forward to the first bill of the year, when the bill comes in for our propane.  Since I track our efficency of propane use vs. degree days (coming soon?), it gives you an idea how much heat I've been putting out in our fireplace downstairs.

I've always been curious about how much propane I would have needed to offset the amount of heat that I'm generating from my stove.  So today since it's the last day of my vacation I tried to come up with a rough number.

What units are you using?

I have a physics background so units don't mean too much, but you have to be careful with them.  Since I have to pay by the litre, but many things are in BTU when it comes to heat, or BTU/hr. So here's what I have, it may not apply to everyone.   That's how I'll try to work things out to end up with pricing as it sits today. :)

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