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Old 10-16-2004, 09:34 AM
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Default Ovens with gas question

Hello there folks, have a quick question for anyone out there who is using gas for your ovens. I have successfully built a 4'x6'x4' oven running at 15k watts, but the electric bill runs a little high. I am going to switch to gas, I know about the safety valve and the solid state igniter. What I need is information on the burner, I am looking to run the oven around 250,000 BTU's per hour and not sure how big to build the burner. I thought that someone out there should have an idea how to figure out the correct size for the burner. I also thought about adding oxygen or compressed air into the mix to bring the heat up and cut down on fuel expense. Would this idea work alright for an oven. If anyone could help it would greatly be appreciated. Thanks
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