Best Method for Propane Level guesstimates? |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Topic: Best Method for Propane Level guesstimates? Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 2:56pm |
Starting from the first post there are two issues: propane measurement and propane management. For measurement, how much is in a tank, I really like the ultrasonic devices. Much easier than removing and weighing a tank. For propane management the dual tank with automatic change over can't be beat. If you watch the switch indicator and refill when it's red you'll never even need to know how much is in a tank, except for beginning a trip/season. But we incurable techies do both.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 01 Apr 2016 at 9:07am |
I'll have to see how much propane the furnace uses in the early season. If all goes well we will be going to the beach every opposite weekend, starting on the 15th. The cottage is near the beach inside a bay, the temps are as much as 10F higher than 50 miles inland this time of year. If the wind blows from the south it is warmer, if it shifts from the north it can still get chilly at night. If we use a lot, then double tank mod gets bumped up on the list to get done before fall.
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227 |
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 at 9:47pm |
Make that a 3rd. I do as Marwayne and Tars Tarkas. No worries, when one tank is empty, switch over to the other (hopefully filled) one.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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JohnBG
Senior Member Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Deltona, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 at 10:39am |
I have a tank gauge because I don't feel like unstrapping/unbolting the tank. When we camp, we don't use the heat and electric for the water heater, so the only gas we use is for cooking. I've camped 7 or 8 weekends and still have over half a tank left.
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 at 1:10am |
What Marwayne said.
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 11:46pm |
I have two tanks, when tank one is empty I hook up number two and keep my eyes open to refill number one
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 9:55pm |
Built-in gauges are somewhat useful, if only to give a relative reading of tank contents. The warm water method is good because I don't have to take the tank out of the holder to use it.
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StephenH
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 8:07pm |
Thanks for letting me know those tanks with built in are useful enough, I may go this route. Once it reads zero I can give it a swish and evaluate. I could get two tanks, for swap out, and use the remains on my grill or something.
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 7:50pm |
I still find the best method to be: pick up the tank and swish it around. Its fairly easy to tell how much is left. |
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Retroactive
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 2:48pm |
Well warm water it is then! That should be easy enough at home. Definitely better than weighing the tank.
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