I got the VC radiance hooked up in the camp. Spent 3 days there working. I tarped off the end with the stove because there is no insulation yet. It kept it at a 60 all night for me. I ran it off two BBQ tanks.
Got the stove going
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Sixty is a HUGE improvement over no heat at all!
One thing to keep in mind: Propane fireplaces use propane as a gas, not a liquid, and it takes energy to boil liquid propane into a gas.
In cold weather, with small tanks of propane and a significant BTU input those small takes need to provide, boiling that propane cools off the propane to the point that it can't produce enough gas to operate the fireplace.
So if the stove seems to reduce the amount of heat it produces, and the flames start turning blue and thready, that may be because the propane tank can't absorb enough heat to produce the gas you need. It will starve the stove for fuel.
You probably need a bigger tank of propane if that starts to happen.
One thing to keep in mind: Propane fireplaces use propane as a gas, not a liquid, and it takes energy to boil liquid propane into a gas.
In cold weather, with small tanks of propane and a significant BTU input those small takes need to provide, boiling that propane cools off the propane to the point that it can't produce enough gas to operate the fireplace.
So if the stove seems to reduce the amount of heat it produces, and the flames start turning blue and thready, that may be because the propane tank can't absorb enough heat to produce the gas you need. It will starve the stove for fuel.
You probably need a bigger tank of propane if that starts to happen.
Yes I noticed that when I was useing one tank at a time when it was really cold. I opened the other one and it fixed the problem. I plane to get a perminant bottle that can be filled on site when it’s all said and done
