Alpacas are raised for their soft and luxurious fleece (sometimes called fiber). Each shearing produces roughly five to ten pounds of fleece per animal, per year. This fleece, often compared to cashmere, can be turned into a wide array of products from yarn and apparel to tapestries and blankets.
1 gallon of propane is about 90,000 BTU/hour. A 20 lb tank holds a little more than 4 gallons. My patio propane fireplace is 60,000 BTU. At full blast, a 20 lb tank will last about 6-7 hours, which is really close to the calculation. 32 people found this useful.
Provided they are maintained and run properly, heat pump pool heaters have life spans of 10 to 20 years, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Most gas and electric heaters typically have life spans of five to 10 years. You can heat a pool with a solar setup.