Propane fire pits bought in retail stores (KMart, Home Depot, etc.)?
Thursday, 4. March 2010
Information regarding those store bought propane fire pits. How long do they burn? Cost of running for about 5 hours. Any suggestions of which work best? Last longer? I am looking at the ones that look like they have a stone foundation or larger burn area more than the small ones that would go on a patio.
My favorite is the castlerock firepit at The Home Depot. If you go to homedepot.com and type "castlerock firepit" or "3-6242-57-0SL" into the search it will pop up. These can burn propane fairly quickly though, especially if you have it on the highest setting. Expect to burn 1 gallon of propane on average for a 5 hour period. So at $3.50 / gallon, you’re look at a little under $1 an hour to run. The biggest headache is refilling or exchanging the 5 gallon propane tanks every week if you’re planning on using it everyday, 5 hours per day.
rottendog93 Says:
What’s the BTU ratings for these?
The operating costs of these things is staggering.
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Keedy Family Says:
My favorite is the castlerock firepit at The Home Depot. If you go to homedepot.com and type "castlerock firepit" or "3-6242-57-0SL" into the search it will pop up. These can burn propane fairly quickly though, especially if you have it on the highest setting. Expect to burn 1 gallon of propane on average for a 5 hour period. So at $3.50 / gallon, you’re look at a little under $1 an hour to run. The biggest headache is refilling or exchanging the 5 gallon propane tanks every week if you’re planning on using it everyday, 5 hours per day.
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http://www.homedepot.com