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Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard

Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment
Date: Thursday, 29 April 2010, at 11:50 a.m.

In Response To: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard (terlsworld)

> I am not trying to determine any specific
> data. I am not trying to spy on the
> proprietary "SECRET" of how much
> your fires cost to run. I'm sorry why is
> this so difficult. I would think that every
> person here has in the back of their mind
> some figure that they think it costs to run
> their fires. I am simply asking for that
> figure. I'm not asking you to make any
> calculations or give it much thought simply
> just tell me what figure comes off the top
> of your head. The reason I am asking this is
> becasue I am trying to figure out if an idea
> I have for saving on gas expense is
> practical or not. If the typical shop spends
> hundreds of dollars a month running fires
> then maybe it would be practical. If they
> spend only 20 dollars a month then its not
> practical. There is no hidden secret agenda
> to spy on you. I was simply trying to get
> some sense of what the average shop spends.
> I would think that others would find it of
> some interest in a trivial sort of way as
> well. I am not asking you to send the
> figures to me but to post here so anyone who
> has even a passing curiousity can see as
> well. If you all think this question is
> stupid then I apologize. But I just had this
> curiosity and if I cant get a simple answer
> to a simple question about this in this
> forum then I guess it goes in the big book
> of unknowns between "why are we
> here" and "is there really a
> god" Note the people that responded so
> far have spent 20 times the effort it would
> have taken to just simply answer the
> question trying to find out why I am asking
> the question or telling me how I should
> answer the question. A simple response might
> have gone like this. "Jim from CT. I
> spend 100 dollars a month on gas, and my
> fires run about 3 hours a day". Now I
> ask you is that REALLY so hard?

Open one of the books I mentioned. From the chart you can determine how much gas each burner consumes *per hour*. There is even a BTU value given for each burner if you want to look at it that way. Multiply the *per hour consumption* by your gas cost, which is stated on your utility bill. Is that so hard? No, it's simple really. But maybe I'm being too specific.

Messages In This Thread

• gas costs for burners -- terlsworld -- Saturday, 24 April 2010, at 10:29 p.m.
  • Re: gas costs for burners -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Sunday, 25 April 2010, at 12:37 a.m.
    • Re: gas costs for burners -- Don Miner -- Sunday, 25 April 2010, at 7:31 p.m.
      • Re: gas costs for burners -- terlsworld -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 5:29 a.m.
        • Re: gas costs for burners -- brian phillips -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 1:43 p.m.
        • Re: gas costs for burners -- neontek -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 4:27 p.m.
  • Re: gas costs for burners -- GB -- Monday, 26 April 2010, at 2:53 p.m.
    • Re: gas costs for burners *NM* -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Tuesday, 27 April 2010, at 12:45 p.m.
      • Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- terlsworld -- Wednesday, 28 April 2010, at 6:53 p.m.
        • Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- sean s -- Wednesday, 28 April 2010, at 7:06 p.m.
          • Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- brian phillips -- Wednesday, 28 April 2010, at 7:54 p.m.
        • Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Thursday, 29 April 2010, at 11:50 a.m.
        • Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- neon57 -- Wednesday, 5 May 2010, at 10:30 p.m.
          • Re: Such a SIMPLE question Why is it so hard -- neon57 -- Wednesday, 5 May 2010, at 10:45 p.m.

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