Whirlpool 4322452 Fuel Types, #2 Mixed GAS, #3 Manufactured GAS, #4 Liquefied Petroleum L.P. GAS

FUEL TYPES

Gas Fuels are categorized as follows: #1 = Natural Gas

#2 = Mixed Gas

#3 = Manufactured Gas

#4 = Liquefied Petroleum Gas

#1 — NATURAL GAS

Natural Gas is found underground. It is referred to as “wet gas,” because it contains heavy hydrocarbons, such as propane and butane. These hydrocarbons are removed by the gas company so that only the pure natural gas properties, methane and ethane, are left.

Natural gas is lighter than air, and has a heat value of between 900 and 1200 B.T.U. per-cubic-foot.

#2 — MIXED GAS

Mixed Gas consists of natural and manufactured gas. It is lighter than air, and has a heat value of between 700 and 900 B.T.U. per-cubic-foot.

#3 — MANUFACTURED GAS

Manufactured Gas is made from coal and petroleum. It is lighter than air, and has a heat value of between 500 and 700 B.T.U. per-cubic-foot.

#4 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM (L.P.) GAS

Liquefied Petroleum (L.P.) Gas consists of the heavy hydrocarbons “propane or butane.” Both of these gases are converted from a gaseous to a liquid state by using pressure. The liquid gas can then be stored in a pressurized tank and easily transported. The liquid gas will return to its gaseous state when it is released into the atmosphere. L.P. gas is heavier than air and will lay in the lowest spot it can find when released into a room.

Propane has a heat value of 2500 B.T.U. per-cubic-foot, and butane a value of 3200 B.T.U. per- cubic-foot.

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