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odkevin t1_j7kzov1 wrote

Not sure the purpose of your post, so I don't know if my case is relevant.

When our gas water heater died a few years ago, we switched to electric. Now our stove is the only gas appliance so we dropped our gas company and switched to 100lb tank. It lasts about a year, (runs out at some point every winter)

So 100lb tank is roughly 23 gallons I think. Divide by 12, just shy of 2 gallons/month

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8valvegrowl t1_j7l45oi wrote

As in a cooking stove? If so, is it also a gas oven? Or like a gas insert for heat?

I have a 4 burner gas cooktop/electric wall oven combo that has a pilot system (no electronic ignition in the 50's).

I have a 200lb tank, it holds just under 50 gallons; I calculate my average consumption over the past 3 years to be ~33 gal/year or about ~2.8 gal/month. I get twice a year delivery to top it up.

I love my vintage cooktop, it's a Chambers and built far better than anything today, totally rebuildable, and is a joy to cook on; but I'm curious about it's overall efficiency compared to a modern gas range.

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odkevin t1_j7l4wfo wrote

Yes, it's a 4 burner gas cooktop and oven. However I don't know if it's an "efficiency" model or just a pile of scrap metal, but it struggles to even boil water. It'll come up to boil fine, but once anything is added to the water it more simmer/slow boils.

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