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Originally Posted by ishoot308
Sorry to butt in, but I can answer that as I have a propane stove in my camp. The pilot is lit with the same type of piezoelectric actuator push button thing a ma jig you have on your outdoor grill. I leave my pilot running year round. The thermostat uses simple AA batteries.
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The key is to have a pilot light, and to keep it on. I only keep mine on in the winter months (you know, from September through July
) -- but the pilot light really doesn't use a lot of gas. When I'm not home, I set the primary heat source for operation at 45-50 degrees; and the propane thermostat is set to kick on at 42 degrees. That's plenty to keep things from freezing up. Any vented gas unit or fireplace insert has this feature (although some don't use a thermostat, so beware when you buy). Some even come with blowers, so if you have electricity, you can circulate the heat more effentially. However, the blower isn't really necessary.