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ron/roscoe
Groupie Joined: 13 May 2016 Location: Hanahan, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 84 |
Topic: LP gas indicator Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 7:59pm |
Since I do not trust the gas indicators light, I bought a tank level screw on fixture, works great. I guess carring two 20 pound bottles would be better. I also use the fixture on my home grill tanks. Cost is about $10.00 from Lowes.
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Ron Rowland
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 09 Jun 2016 at 7:57pm |
Gas indicator light?
The screw-on pressure-based indicators don't work until the very end when it is too late. Pressure remains the same until the liquid level reaches the bottom shoulder.
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 09 Jun 2016 at 8:24pm |
What "gas indicator light"? |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 09 Jun 2016 at 8:46pm |
+1. Those gauges are accurate only two times: When the tank is empty and when it's not. Useless. |
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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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sailor323
Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2015 Location: S Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 2:34am |
Get a "steak saver." It's an adapter for attaching a 1 lb canister to your gas hose. Great if you run out of gas in the middle of cooking. Or, if you want to spend the bucks, get a composite propane tank, they are see through so you always know how much fuel you have.
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ronahue
Senior Member Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 316 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 7:52am |
I also purchased a propane tank gauge and I have to agree it is useless.
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Ron & Sharon
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 10:51am |
You could try an ultrasonic tester. You press it on the outside of the tank and it will tell you if there's LP or nothing behind that one spot. You keep testing at different levels until you find two points very close together that give you opposite readings. That's where the LP level is.
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 11:04am |
+1. IMO there are only two reliable methods of measuring Propane levels. Weight (disconnect, remove, weigh, reinstall, reconnect ) and ultrasonic. I've used both and now totally recommend ultrasonic. Hot water, magnetic strips, etc, are iffy and inconvenient. Gauges other than true float types are useless. Weighing is really inconvenient if installed on the trailer, but ultrasonic is accurate and easy. Don't leave home without it. |
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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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Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 12:08pm |
IMHO, a second tank is the only way to go (if you can tolerate a little additional tongue weight). I have a dual tank setup and never run out of propane. I purposefully leave the "2nd tank" shut off at the tank - so I know when the first is empty (manually turning on and switching, when needed). I refill the first tank at my convenience, as a tank lasts me for most of a season. It then becomes the "second tank". Save your money on the fancy smancy sensors and buy a 2nd tank! |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 12:20pm |
If you can't afford the full weight of a second tank but can tolerate some extra weight, a 30-lb tank may be an option too.
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