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  1. #1
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    Default Propane regulator question

    Hello,

    This season I'd like to try using 2-burner propane stoves to boil in full-size restaurant steam-table trays. These stovess have two low-pressure burners rated at 15,000BTU each , so each stove puts out 30,000BTU. I have three trays and plan to buy three stoves, and I'd like to run all three at the same time off a standard 20LB propane tank. I would like to have one regulator off the tank and then tee off three lines to the three stoves.

    Can anyone suggest what I should use for the single regulator for this setup?
    Low or high pressure, and one or two stage? Any suggestions would be welcome, including if you think this is a crazy idea.

    Thanks!

    12 taps, boiling on both wood and single burner propane
    2019-- 1 gallon
    2020-- 1.25 gallons
    2021-- 2 gallons
    2022-- plan to boil only on propane

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    you might find one 20lb tank does not have enough pressure to run 6 burners and in the cold will probably freeze up. Mabey 3 tanks?
    2017 140 taps 30x8 12x16 shack 28.5 gal
    2018 158 taps 30x8 12x16 shack with 8x8 kitchen 44 gal
    2019 223 taps 30x8 12x16 shack with 8x8 kitchen 36 gal
    2020 226 taps 30x8 12x16 shack with 8x8 kitchen 250 waterloo ro 63 gal
    2021 230 taps 30x8 12x16 shack with 8x8 kitchen 250 waterloo ro 37 gal
    2022 230 taps 30x8 12x16 shack with 8x8 kitchen 250 waterloo ro 55 gal
    2023 235 taps 30x8 12x16 waterloo ro 50 gal
    2024 54gal

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    Not entirely sure what regulator you may need, but make sure it's the adjustable type. I have used some propane burners without that feature, which i found odd. It is a lot easier to kill the boil with a single adjustment knob than trying to screw the tank/s all the way off in a hurry. I agree with the previous post as well, you may be better off running 2 or 3 tanks tied together. I think with that many burners, even being low pressure will have you blowing through propane in a jiffy. It would be a real pain trying to swap tanks out in the middle of a boil. Depending how much you're cranking the heat and how long of a boil, you may go through more than 1 single tank.
    Last edited by NhShaun; 02-03-2022 at 06:44 AM.
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