Without gas, not much works in a motor home. In summer the refrigerator runs all day and night and the barbecue is fired up regularly; in winter the heater runs at full throttle. How long your gas supplies last can vary considerably depending on the time of year and holiday destination. Read how to calculate the gas consumption in your RV in the Truma guide.
To calculate your personal gas requirements, for example, on a summer's day, proceed as follows:
To calculate gas consumption exactly for autumn or winter, repeat the calculation for the gas consumption and include the running time of the heater. Remember that the heater consumes more or less gas depending on the setting.
Gas requirements dependent on external circumstances
Whether you need a lot of gas or can manage with less depends on the weather and your holiday destination but also on other factors, such as:
Gas consumption of some appliances in the motor home
In winter, a motor home heater set at full output consumes most gas. Here are a few guiding values for the gas consumption of important appliances in the motor home:
To know how much gas you have actually consumed, you can weigh your gas cylinders. The weight of an empty cylinder is engraved as tare weight. With an empty 6 kg cylinder, this varies between 7 and 10 kilograms. In other words, a full 6 kg cylinder weighs approximately 13 to 16 kilograms. If you deduct the weight shown on the scale from the weight of the full cylinder, you see your gas consumption and know how much gas is left in the cylinder.
If you don’t have a scale handy or don’t want to lift heavy gas cylinders, you can use a filling level indicator.
Using ultrasound, the LevelCheck from Truma shows whether there is gas within the measuring range.
Simply hold it at a 90-degree angle to a steel or aluminium gas cylinder.
Attach the Truma LevelControl to the bottom of your gas cylinder. It also uses ultrasound to measure the gas level and also shows you how long the gas will last.
The data is sent to the Truma iNet Box. This then sends the data to a smartphone or tablet by Bluetooth or SMS. In the Truma App, you can see the result conveniently as a percentage or in kilograms.
To make your gas cylinders last as long as possible, try to reduce gas consumption in the motor home. These tips may help you: